Carl Rollins, II
| Carl Rollins, II | ||
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| Kentucky House of Representatives District 56 | ||
| Former Member | ||
| In office | ||
| 2007-2013 | ||
| Party | Democratic | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2006 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Magistrate | ||
| 1999-2007 | ||
| Mayor, City of Midway | ||
| 1990-1994, 1996-1998 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Morehead State University | |
| Master's | University of Kentucky | |
| Ph.D. | University of Kentucky | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | August 4, 1947 | |
| Profession | Vice President for State Relations, Student Loan People/Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority | |
| Religion | Disciples of Christ | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Rollins was a Magistrate from 1999-2007, Mayor of the City of Midway from 1990-1994 and 1996-1998, and on the Midway City Council from 1986-1990.
Rollins is the Vice President for State Relations for the Student Loan People/Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. He has previously served as Director of Community Education at Woodford County Public Schools, Director of Admissions at Midway College, and Owner of Ashland Oil Distributorship.[2]
Issues
Campaign themes
Rollins' website highlights the following campaign themes:[3]
Jobs
- Excerpt:"I would propose that now is the time to modernize our tax code in order to make state revenue more stable so that we can protect these vital programs."
Education
- Excerpt:"In higher education, we will continue to focus on college affordability and trying to bring spending under control at our public universities. While we would never want to sacrifice quality, we can make important inroads into how we fund the universities and hold them accountable for spending taxpayer dollars."
State Employees
- Excerpt:"I vow to continue to fight for our state employees. The number of state employees has been drastically cut over the last six years and the remaining employees are expected to pick up the additional workload with no extra compensation."
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Rollinsserved on the following committees:
| Kentucky Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Education, Chair | ||||
| • Licensing and Occupations | ||||
| • State Government, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Rollins served on the following committees:
| Kentucky Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Education | ||||
| • Licensing and Occupations | ||||
| • State Government | ||||
| • Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety | ||||
| • Education | ||||
| • Licensing and Occupations | ||||
| • State Government | ||||
| • Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Rollins served on the following committees:
| Kentucky Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Education, Chair | ||||
| • Licensing and Occupations | ||||
| • Military Affairs and Public Safety | ||||
| • State Government, Vice-chair | ||||
Elections
2012
Rollins won re-election in the 2012 election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 56. He defeated Jerry L. Atwood in the Democratic primary on May 22, 2012 and defeated Douglass Jones (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012. [4][5]
| Kentucky House of Representatives, District 56, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Carl Rollins, II Incumbent |
61.1% | 12,931 | |
| Republican | Douglass Jones | 38.9% | 8,223 | |
| Total Votes | 21,154 | |||
| Kentucky House of Representatives, District 56 Democratic Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Carl P. Rollins II Incumbent |
70.3% | 2,985 |
| Jerry L. Atwood | 29.7% | 1,263 |
| Total Votes | 4,248 | |
2010
Rollins' opponent in the November 2 general election was Republican candidate Lyen Crews. According to official results, Rollins defeated Crews by a margin of 8,590 to 7,846. [6]
| Kentucky House of Representatives, District 56 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Carl Rollins, II (D)
|
8,590 | |||
| Lyen Crews (R) | 7,846 | |||
Rollins ran unopposed in the May 18 Democratic primary election.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Rollins was re-elected to the 56th District Seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives with no opposition. [7] He raised $27,298 for his campaign. [8]
| Kentucky House of Representatives, District 56 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Carl Rollins, II (D)
|
14,364 | 100% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Rollins raised $61,017 in contributions. [9]
His four largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Kentucky House Democratic Caucus Campaign Cmte | $10,000 |
| Kentucky Optometric Association | $2,000 |
| Jones, Brereton | $2,000 |
| Kentucky Education Association | $2,000 |
2008
In 2008 Rollins collected $27,298 in donations.[10]
Four of his largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Kentucky Optometric Association | $600 |
| Kentucky Automobile Dealers | $600 |
| Lexington Fire PAC | $500 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | $500 |
Personal
Rollins and his wife Brenda have one child.[11]
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External links
- Official campaign website
- Kentucky Legislature - Carl Rollins, II
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Carl Rollins on Facebook
- Kentucky Votes profile
- State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006
References
- ↑ kentucky.com, "Democratic state Rep. Carl Rollins of Midway resigns his legislative seat," April 24, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Rollins
- ↑ Official campaign website
- ↑ 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 Carl Rollins, II
- ↑ Biography from Project Vote Smart
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