Howard "Luke" A. Kenley (born March 28, 1945) is an American politician who served as a member of the
Indiana Senate
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, city court judge, and mayor of
Noblesville, Indiana
Noblesville is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Indiana, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States, a part of the north Indianapolis suburbs along the White River (Indiana), White River. The population was 51,969 at the 2010 Unite ...
.
Early life and education
Kenley was born in
Fort Stockton, Texas
Fort Stockton is a city in and the county seat of Pecos County, Texas, United States. It is located on Interstate 10 in Texas, Interstate 10, future Interstate 14, U.S. Highways U.S. Route 67 (Texas), 67, U.S. Route 285 (Texas), 285, and U.S. R ...
and attended both
Miami University
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and
Harvard Law School
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Each class ...
. He served in the
United States Army
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from 1969 to 1971. He reached the rank
First Lieutenant
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The rank of lieutenant has different meanings in different military formations, but in most forces it is sub-divided into a s ...
.
Career
He represented the 20th District in the Indiana Senate. A
Republican
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Political ideology
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, Kenley was first elected to the
Indiana State Senate
The Indiana Senate is the upper house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The Senate is composed of 50 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. Senators serve four-year terms ...
in 1992, defeating incumbent Anthony C. Maidenberg. He took office on November 17, 1992. Before becoming a State Senator, Kenley served as a judge for Noblesville City Court from March 16, 1974, to September 1, 1989. He was appointed by
Noblesville
Noblesville is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Indiana, United States, a part of the north Indianapolis suburbs along the White River. The population was 51,969 at the 2010 census making it the state's 14th largest city/town ...
Mayor
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Max E. Robinson after incumbent judge, Jerry Barr, resigned. He was replaced by Stephen H. Free.
He made an unsuccessful bid to become the Republican nominee for
Governor of Indiana
The governor of Indiana is the head of government of the State of Indiana. The governor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the functions of many agencies of the Indiana state government ...
in 2003, losing to
Mitch Daniels
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. He retired from the Senate on September 30, 2017. He was replaced by
Victoria Spartz
Victoria Spartz ( Kulheyko; uk, Вікторія Кульгейко , Viktoriya Kul'heyko; born October 6, 1978) is a Ukrainian-born American politician and businesswoman who is the U.S. representative for . A member of the Republican Party, s ...
.
References
External links
Virtual Office of Senator Luke Kenley''official Indiana State Legislature site''
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Luke Kenley at Ballotpedia
1945 births
Living people
Republican Party Indiana state senators
Harvard Law School alumni
People from Fort Stockton, Texas
21st-century American politicians
Miami University alumni
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