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John Blanton
John C. Blanton is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 92nd House district since January 2017. His district includes Knott and Magoffin counties as well as part of Pike County. Background In 1990, he joined the Kentucky State Police and served as a state trooper in Pikeville specializing in drug enforcement and special investigations. Throughout his career, Blanton also served the cities of Madisonville, Henderson, Morehead, and Frankfort. In 2012, he retired from the KSP as a major. Following retirement, Blanton returned to school and graduated from Morehead State University with a Bachelor of University Studies and a concentration in criminology. Blanton identifies as a Baptist, and serves as a pastor for multiple churches. Political career Elections * 2016 Blanton was unopposed in the 2016 Republican primary and won the 2016 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 7,745 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Short (Kentucky Politician)
John W. Short (born August 24, 1964) is an American politician and former Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives who represented district 92 from 2011 to 2017. He was defeated for reelection in 2016 Kentucky House of Representatives election, 2016 by Republican John Blanton. Elections *2012 Short was challenged in the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,934 votes (75.9%) and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 9,807 votes. *2010 Short challenged District 92 incumbent Representative Ancel Smith in the May 18, 2010, Democratic Primary, winning with 6,474 votes (52.3%) and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 10,149 votes (72.7%) against Republican Party (United States), Republican nominee Ruby Couch. References External linksOfficial pageat the Kentucky General Assembly *John Shortat BallotpediaJohn W. Short at the National Institute on Money in State Politics Place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |