Jared Carpenter | |
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Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 34th district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 1, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Ed Worley |
Personal details | |
Born | (1977-04-26) April 26, 1977 (age 47) Berea, Kentucky, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Berea, Kentucky, U.S. |
Alma mater | Eastern Kentucky University (BA) |
Jared Keith Carpenter (born in Richmond, Kentucky, April 26, 1977) is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 34 since January 2011. He is the Chairman of the Senate Banking & Insurance Committee. He also serves on the Agriculture, Transportation, and Natural Resources & Energy Committees. Away from Frankfort he is a businessman and farmer residing in Berea with his family.
Education
Carpenter earned his BA from Eastern Kentucky University where he was a member of the basketball team.
Elections
- In 2022 he defeated Rhonda Goode in the Republican Primary with 6,086 votes (75.6%). He defeated his Democratic challenger, Susan Cintra with 24,140 votes (59.7%).
- In 2018 he ran unopposed in the Republican Primary. He defeated his Democratic challenger, Susan Byrne Haddix with 28,145 votes (61.8%).
- In 2014 he ran unopposed in the Republican Primary. He defeated his Democratic challenger, Michael Cope, in the general election with 22,932 votes (64.6%).
- 2010 When District 34 Senator Ed Worley retired and left the seat open, Carpenter won the three-way May 18, 2010, Republican Primary with 4,405 votes (37.9%) and won the three-way November 2, 2010, general election with 23,553 votes (64.9%) against Democratic nominee Lee Murphy and Evangelical Christian Party candidate Donald VanWinkle.
References
- "Jared Carpenter's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- "Senator Jared Carpenter (R)". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Senate. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ "Jared Carpenter". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 19. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 24. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
External links
- Official page Archived 2019-01-29 at the Wayback Machine at the Kentucky General Assembly
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Jared Carpenter at Ballotpedia
- Jared K. Carpenter at OpenSecrets
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