Todd Hollenbach
Todd Hollenbach was a judge of the Kentucky 30th District Court 4th Division. He left office in 2019.
Hollenbach ran for re-election for judge of the Kentucky 30th District Court 4th Division. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Hollenbach is from Jefferson County, Ky. He earned his undergraduate degree in 1982 from the University of Kentucky and graduated with a J.D. from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1985.
Hollenbach served five years as a commissioner with the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights and was a member of the bipartisan Blue Ribbon Commission investigating the Merit Hiring System.[1]
He worked as an attorney at law in private practice from 1985 to 2007.[2]
Hollenbach was the 37th Kentucky state treasurer. A Democrat, he served from January 2008 to January 2016. As treasurer, he acted as head of the treasury and was responsible for maintaining the state's funds. His duties included managing the state's depository, recording all money due and payable to the state, processing warrants from the Finance and Administration Cabinet, making payments on behalf of the state, and making an annual report.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Kentucky 30th District Court 4th Division
Julie Kaelin defeated incumbent Todd Hollenbach in the general election for Kentucky 30th District Court 4th Division on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julie Kaelin (Nonpartisan) | 62.9 | 134,839 |
 | Todd Hollenbach (Nonpartisan) | 37.1 | 79,538 | |
| Total votes: 214,377 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
The judges of the Kentucky District Courts are elected in nonpartisan elections. They serve four-year terms and must run for re-election if they wish to serve again.[3][4]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[3]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a resident of the represented district for at least two years; and
- licensed to practice law for at least two years.
2011
Hollenbach won re-election as state treasurer in 2011. He defeated Steve Hamrick in the Democratic primary on May 17.[5] Hollenbach defeated Republican KC Crosbie and Libertarian Ken Moellman in the general election on November 8.
| Re-Elect Todd Hollenbach campaign ad |
| Kentucky Treasurer, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Todd Hollenbach Incumbent |
48.8% | 393,413 | |
| Republican | K.C. Crosbie | 46.6% | 375,916 | |
| Libertarian | Ken Moellman | 4.6% | 37,261 | |
| Total Votes | 806,590 | |||
| Election results via Kentucky Secretary of State | ||||
| Treasurer -- Democratic primary results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party |  Todd Hollenbach
|
70.95% | |
| Democratic Party | Steve Hamrick | 29.05% | |
| Total Votes | 149,628 | ||
Endorsements
- The Courier-Journal[6]
Issues
On his 2011 campaign website Hollenbach listed the following seven positions:
- I will push for the revitalization of the Kentucky's Affordable Pre-paid Tuition Program (KAPT) so that more Kentucky families can save for their children's education.
- I will host a Financial Literacy Summit, bringing all private, public, educational, religious organizations that deal with financial literacy together to develop a comprehensive financial literacy plan for Kentucky.
- Through partnerships with our colleges and university we can provide tools to our students in order to help them make better financial decisions.
- The Women and Money Program offers free financial literacy seminars to better prepare women and girls for the day-to-day financial issues they will face.
- Provide business and personal finance training to our farmers in the commonwealth.
- I will push for legislation and training so that our elderly are protected from financial scams and predatory lending.
- Continue to build a financial literacy plan specifically for our military families, using the current Military Families' Bill of Rights as a foundation.
2007
Hollenbach won election as state treasurer in the November 2007 election, defeating Republican candidate Melinda L. Wheeler.[7]
| Kentucky State Treasurer -- General Election (2007) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Todd Hollenbach (D)
|
573,890 | 57.5% | ||
| Melinda L. Wheeler (R) | 424,312 | 42.5% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Hollenbach and his wife, Rosemarie, have two sons, Jacob and Reiss.[8]
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Kentucky State Treasury, "Treasurer Todd Hollenbach"
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2011, 2009, 2007
- Todd Hollenbach on Facebook
- Todd Hollenbach on YouTube
- Kentucky Court of Justice, "District Court"
Footnotes
- ↑ Kentucky State Treasury, "Biography of Todd Hollenbach," accessed May 7, 2011
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Todd Hollenbach IV's Biography," accessed March 17, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Kentucky; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Election Schedule," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate filings for State Treasurer, accessed April 29, 2011
- ↑ The Courier-Journal, "Endorsements 2011: Re-elect Todd Hollenbach as Kentucky state treasurer," October 12, 2011
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "November 2007 General Election Results," accessed April 29, 2011
- ↑ Kentucky State Treasury, "Treasurer Todd Hollenbach," accessed March 12, 2013
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jonathan Miller (D) |
Kentucky State Treasurer 2008–2016 |
Succeeded by Allison Ball (R) |
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