David Floyd

David W. Floyd (born October 2, 1951 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for District 50. Floyd dropped out after filing for re-election in 2016 when Republican Chad McCoy challenged Floyd in the primary.[1] Floyd was later appointed to be KY House Chief of Staff in 2018, after which controversy arose over his campaign contributions to his new boss Speaker David Osborne who appointed him.[2] Floyd was known for pushing to abolish the Death Penalty in Kentucky even though his home district of Nelson County and the state overwhelmingly supports the Death Penalty in capital murder cases.[3]

David Floyd
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 50th[4] district
Assumed office
January 2005
Preceded byJodie Haydon
Personal details
Born (1951-10-02) October 2, 1951
Louisville, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceBardstown, Kentucky
Alma materUnited States Air Force Academy
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
Websitedavidwfloyd.com
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force
Years of service1973–1995


Floyd earned his BS from the United States Air Force Academy, and his MA in aeronautics from Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University.

Elections
  • 2012 Floyd was challenged in the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 894 votes (72.6%)[5] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 11,379 votes (53.4%) against Democratic nominee Dick Heaton.[6]
  • 1996 Floyd initially ran for the District 50 seat and won the 1996 Republican Primary but lost the November 5, 1996 General election to Democratic nominee Jodie Haydon.
  • 1998 Floyd and Representative Haydon were both unopposed for their 1998 primaries, setting up a rematch; Floyd lost the November 3, 1998 General election to Representative Haydon.
  • 2004 When Representative Haydon left the Legislature and left the seat open, Floyd won the 2004 Republican Primary with 569 votes (72.0%)[7] and won the November 2, 2004 General election with 9,952 votes (54.0%) against Democratic nominee Tommy Reed.[8]
  • 2006 Floyd was unopposed for both the 2006 Republican Primary[9] and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 7,880 votes.[10]
  • 2008 Floyd was unopposed for both the 2008 Republican Primary[11] and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 14,623 votes.[12]
  • 2010 Floyd was unopposed for the May 18, 2010 Republican Primary[13] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 10,325 votes (63.4%) against Democratic nominee Eddie O'Daniel.[14]

References
  1. Co, Kentucky Legislative Research. "GOP state Rep. David Floyd won't seek re-election". kentucky. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  2. Report, Ky Record Staff. "Did Republican David Floyd Buy A $115,000 A Year Job At The Expense of Taxpayers?". Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  3. "Bill to abolish death penalty in Ky defeated". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  4. "Representative David Floyd (R)". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky House of Representatives. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  5. "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  6. "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  7. "2004 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  8. "2004 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  9. "2006 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  10. "2006 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  11. "2008 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  12. "2008 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  13. "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 25. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  14. "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 45. Retrieved April 30, 2014.


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