Kevin P. Sinnette (born March 2, 1962, in Ashland, Kentucky) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives who represented district 100 from 2009 to 2019.[1][2] In 2018 he unsuccessfully ran for the Kentucky Court of Appeals, failing to advance from the top-two primary.
Kevin Sinnette | |
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| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 100th district | |
| In office January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Vincent |
| Succeeded by | Terri Branham Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 2, 1962 Ashland, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Ashland, Kentucky |
| Alma mater | Eastern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Website | kevinsinnette |
Education
editSinnette earned his BS from Eastern Kentucky University and his JD from Northern Kentucky University's Salmon P. Chase College of Law.
Legislative Elections
edit- 2012 Sinnette was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary[3] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 11,097 votes.[4]
- 2008 When District 100 Republican Representative John Vincent left the Legislature and left the seat open, Sinnette won the 2008 Democratic Primary with 3,006 votes (52.2%)[5] and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 10,113 votes (64.4%) against Republican nominee Michael Stewart.[6]
- 2010 Sinnette was unopposed for the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary[7] and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 6,557 votes (59.7%) against Republican nominee Cheryl Spriggs.[8]
Judiciary
editOn November 29, 2017, the Kentucky Judicial Nominating Commission, led by Chief Justice John D. Minton, Jr., announced nominees to fill a vacancy in Boyd County Circuit Court. Boyd County is in the 32nd Judicial Circuit and the vacancy was in the circuit's 2nd Division. Sinnette was one of three nominees for the Circuit Court judgeship.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Kevin Sinnette's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ^ "Representative Kevin Sinnette (D)". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky House of Representatives. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 56. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ^ "2008 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ^ "2008 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 31. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 66. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ^ @BGPolitics (29 November 2017). "^JB" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
edit- Official page at the Kentucky General Assembly
- Campaign site
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Kevin Sinnette at Ballotpedia
- Kevin P. Sinnette at OpenSecrets
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