Does your state lean blue or lean red? Check out our new report, highlighting partisan control of state government from 1992-2013.
Arnold Simpson
| Arnold Simpson | ||
 | ||
| Kentucky House of Representatives District 65 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 1995-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 1, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 18 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $188.22/day | |
| Per diem | $135.30/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 1994 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| City Manager, City of Covington | ||
| 1986-1990 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Kentucky State University, 1974 | |
| J.D. | University of Kentucky, 1977 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | April 26, 1952 | |
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Religion | Baptist | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Personal website | ||
 | ||
Contents |
Simpson's professional experience includes working as an attorney with his own firm, the Law Office of Arnold R. Simpson and Staff Attorney to Judge Donald Wintersheimer, Kentucky Court of Appeals from 1978-1980.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Simpson served on the following committees:
| Kentucky Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations and Revenue, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Economic Development | ||||
| • Licensing and Occupations | ||||
| • Local Government | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Simpson served on the following committees:
| Kentucky Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations and Revenue | ||||
| • Banking and Insurance | ||||
| • Licensing and Occupations | ||||
| • Local Government | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
| • Appropriations and Revenue | ||||
| • Banking and Insurance | ||||
| • Licensing and Occupations | ||||
| • Local Government | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Simpson served on the following committees:
| Kentucky Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations and Revenue, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Banking and Insurance | ||||
| • Licensing and Occupations | ||||
| • Local Government | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
Elections
2012
Simpson won re-election in the 2012 election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 65. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 22, 2012 and was unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012. [2][3]
2010
Simpson won re-election to the 65th District Seat in the November 2 election. Simpson was unopposed, and according to official results, received a total of 5,922 votes.[4]
Simpson ran unopposed in the May 18 Democratic primary.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Simpson was re-elected to the 65th District Seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives with no opposition. [5] He raised $17,108 for his campaign. [6]
| Kentucky House of Representatives, District 65 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Arnold Simpson (D)
|
9,285 | 100% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Simpson raised $49,757 in contributions. [7]
His four largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Kentucky Optometric Association | $2,000 |
| Kentucky Hospitals Circle Of Friends | $1,000 |
| Brown-Forman Corp | $1,000 |
| Covington Fire Fighters Political Activities Fund | $1,000 |
2008
In 2008 Simpson collected $17,108 in donations.[8]
Four of his largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | $1,000 |
| Kentucky Automobile Dealers | $600 |
| Kentucky Optometric Association | $600 |
| Kentucky Hospital Association | $500 |
Recent news
 |
Know more information about this profile? Submit a bio |
This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term "Arnold + Simpson + Kentucky + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Arnold Simpson News Feed
- Snapple co-founder Leonard Marsh dies at 80 - Salon
- Ron Chernow receives biography award - Salon
- Jury gets first glimpse of defense in Jackson case - Salon
- Covington's now-sprawling Gateway scrounging for cash - Cincinnati.com
- It Had to Be Kenneth - Vanity Fair
- Maria Shriver is coming back to NBC News - Salon
- Dutch schools color orange for new king - Salon
Cite error: <ref> tags exist, but no <references/> tag was found
External links
- Arnold Simpson's personal website
- Kentucky Legislature - Arnold Simpson
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Kentucky Votes profile
- State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Simpson
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, House candidate list
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, Official 2012 Primary Election Results
- ↑ Official Kentucky general election results
- ↑ 2008 Kentucky Election Results
- ↑ Kentucky House of Representatives, 2008 Money raised
- ↑ 2010 contributions
- ↑ 2008 Contributions to Arnold Simpson
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Martin J. Sheehan |
Kentucky House of Representatives District 65 1995–present |
Succeeded by NA |
 |
State of Kentucky Frankfort (capital) |
|---|---|
| Ballot measures |
List of Kentucky ballot measures | Local measures | School bond issues | Ballot measure laws | History of I&R | History of direct democracy | Campaign Finance Requirements | |
| Government |
Kentucky State Constitution | House of Representatives | Senate | Legislative Research Commission | |
| State executive officers |
Governor | Lieutenant Governor | Attorney General | Secretary of State | State Treasurer | Auditor of Public Accounts | Commissioner of Education | Commissioner of Insurance | Commissioner of Agriculture | Commissioner of Natural Resources | Secretary of Labor Cabinet | Chairman of Public Services | |
| Judiciary |
Kentucky Supreme Court | Court Election (2008) | Circuit Court of Appeals | District Courts | Judicial Nominating Commission | Judicial news | Judicial activist organizations | |
| Transparency Topics |
Open Records Act | Transparency Checklist | Government corruption reports | Transparency Legislation | Open Records procedures | Transparency Advocates | Transparency blogs | State budget | Taxpayer-funded lobbying associations | Freedom Kentucky | |
| Divisions |
State |
List of Counties |
List of Cities |
List of School Districts | |
- State legislative article missing donor information
- Current member, Kentucky House of Representatives
- State representatives first elected in 1995
- 2010 unopposed
- Democratic Party
- Kentucky
- 2010 candidate
- 2010 incumbent
- House of Representatives candidate, 2010
- 2010 winner
- 2012 incumbent
- House of Representatives candidate, 2012
- 2012 primary (winner)
- 2012 general election (winner)
- 2012 unopposed
- 2012 unopposed primary and general election
