Jared Carpenter

American politician
Jared Carpenter
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 34th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2011
Preceded byEd Worley
Personal details
Born (1977-04-26) April 26, 1977 (age 46)
Berea, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Berea, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma materEastern Kentucky University (BA)

Jared K. Carpenter (born in Richmond, Kentucky, April 26, 1977) is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 34[1] since January 2011.[2] 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%).[3]
  • In 2018 he ran unopposed in the Republican Primary. He defeated his Democratic challenger, Susan Byrne Haddix with 28,145 votes (61.8%).[3]
  • 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%).[3]
  • 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%)[4] 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.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Jared Carpenter's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "Senator Jared Carpenter (R)". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Senate. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Jared Carpenter". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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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Members of the Kentucky Senate
President of the Senate
Robert Stivers (R)
President pro tempore
David P. Givens (R)
Majority Leader
Damon Thayer (R)
Minority Leader
Gerald Neal (D)
  1. ▌Jason Howell (R)
  2. ▌Danny Carroll (R)
  3. ▌Whitney Westerfield (R)
  4. ▌Robby Mills (R)
  5. ▌Stephen Meredith (R)
  6. ▌Lindsey Tichenor (R)
  7. ▌Adrienne Southworth (R)
  8. ▌Gary Boswell (R)
  9. ▌David P. Givens (R)
  10. ▌Matthew Deneen (R)
  11. ▌John Schickel (R)
  12. ▌Amanda Mays Bledsoe (R)
  13. ▌Reginald Thomas (D)
  14. ▌Jimmy Higdon (R)
  15. ▌Rick Girdler (R)
  16. ▌Max Wise (R)
  17. ▌Damon Thayer (R)
  18. ▌Robin L. Webb (D)
  19. ▌Cassie Chambers Armstrong (D)
  20. ▌Gex Williams (R)
  21. ▌Brandon J. Storm (R)
  22. ▌Donald Douglas (R)
  23. ▌Christian McDaniel (R)
  24. ▌Shelley Funke Frommeyer (R)
  25. ▌Robert Stivers (R)
  26. ▌Karen Berg (D)
  27. ▌Stephen West (R)
  28. ▌Greg Elkins (R)
  29. ▌Johnnie Turner (R)
  30. ▌Brandon Smith (R)
  31. ▌Phillip Wheeler (R)
  32. ▌Mike Wilson (R)
  33. ▌Gerald A. Neal (D)
  34. ▌Jared Carpenter (R)
  35. ▌Denise Harper Angel (D)
  36. ▌Julie Raque Adams (R)
  37. ▌David Yates (D)
  38. ▌Michael J. Nemes (R)


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