Jared Carpenter
American politician

Jared Carpenter

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American politician
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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Politician
Work field:
Politics
Birth:
26 April 1977(Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, USA)
Star sign:
Taurus
Politics:
Republican Party
Education:
Eastern Kentucky University
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Jared K. Carpenter (born in Richmond, Kentucky, April 26, 1977) is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 34 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.

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%) 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.. In 2014 he defeated his democratic challenger, Michael Cope, in the general election by well over 60% of the vote.