Jared K. Carpenter (born in
Richmond, Kentucky
Richmond is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Madison County, Kentucky, United States. It is named after Richmond, Virginia, and is home to Eastern Kentucky University. In 2019, the population was 36,157. Richmond is the fourth-la ...
, April 26, 1977) is a
Republican member of the
Kentucky Senate
The Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly. The Kentucky Senate is composed of 38 members elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. There are no term limits for Kentucky Senators. The Kentu ...
representing District 34
since January 4, 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
External links
Official page at the
Kentucky General Assembly
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The General Assembly meets annually in the ...
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Ballotpedia
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Living people
Eastern Kentucky University alumni
Republican Party Kentucky state senators
21st-century American politicians
1977 births
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