Dean Schamore is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 10th district from 2015 to 2021

Early life

Schamore was born and raised in

Hardinsburg, Kentucky Hardinsburg is a home rule-class city in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 2,343 at the 2010 census. Hardinsburg was named after Captain William Hardin. History In August ...

. He served in the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

during the first

Gulf War The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a Coalition of the Gulf War, 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Ba'athist Iraq, ...

Career

In 1993, Schamore founded Digital Connections Plus (DC+) as Dean's Computers Plus. As Dean's Computers Plus, the company's focus was on desktop support and networking. Dean's Computer's largest customer was in manufacturing.

Kentucky House of Representatives

In 2014, Schamore was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives, defeating Republican nominee Alan Claypool and succeeding Dwight Butler. On November 4, 2014, Schamore defeated Claypool in the general election with 8,099 votes (53.6%) to Claypool's 7,002 (46.4%).November 2014 Election Results. Kentucky's Secretary of State. http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2014/2014%20General%20Election%20Results.pdf , but w Schamore was easily reelected in 2016, defeating Republican T. W. Shortt. Schamore went on to win one additional two-year term but was beaten by Republican Josh Calloway in the 2020 race.

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schamore, Dean Living people Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives United States Navy sailors 21st-century American politicians People from Hardinsburg, Kentucky 1968 births United States Navy personnel of the Gulf War