Jared K. Carpenter (born in

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, April 26, 1977) is a Republican member of the

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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.

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External links

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Living people Eastern Kentucky University alumni Republican Party Kentucky state senators 21st-century American politicians 1977 births {{LouisvilleMSA-stub