Jared Carpenter

Jared K. Carpenter (born in Richmond, Kentucky, April 26, 1977) is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 34[2] since January 4, 2011. He was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. He is the Chairman of the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee. He also serves on the Agriculture, Transportation, and Banking & Insurance Committees. Away from Frankfort he is a business man and farmer residing in Berea with his family.

Jared Carpenter
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 34th[1] district
Assumed office
January 4, 2011
Preceded byEd Worley
Personal details
BornBerea, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceBerea, Kentucky
Alma materEastern Kentucky University

Education

Carpenter earned his BA from Eastern Kentucky University where he was a member of the basketball team.

Elections
  • 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%)[3] 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.[4] In 2014 he defeated his democratic challenger, Michael Cope, in the general election by well over 60% of the vote.

References
  1. "Senator Jared Carpenter (R)". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Senate. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  2. "Jared Carpenter's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  3. "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 19. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  4. "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 24. Retrieved May 6, 2014.


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