Alonzo Pennington
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Alonzo Pennington (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 4. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Alonzo Pennington lives in Princeton, Kentucky.[1] Pennington’s career experience includes working as a lead singer, songwriter, and picker with his group, The Alonzo Pennington Band.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Lynn Bechler defeated Alonzo Pennington and Austin Valentine Jr. in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lynn Bechler (R) | 72.6 | 14,696 |
 | Alonzo Pennington (D) | 22.6 | 4,565 | |
 | Austin Valentine Jr. (Independent)  | 4.8 | 979 | |
| Total votes: 20,240 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Alonzo Pennington advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 4.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lynn Bechler advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 4.
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 1
Incumbent James Comer Jr. defeated Paul Walker in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Comer Jr. (R) | 68.6 | 172,167 |
 | Paul Walker (D) | 31.4 | 78,849 | |
| Total votes: 251,016 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 1
Paul Walker defeated Alonzo Pennington in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 1 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Walker | 81.2 | 75,148 |
| Alonzo Pennington | 18.8 | 17,398 | |
| Total votes: 92,546 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 1
Incumbent James Comer Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 1 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | James Comer Jr. |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Alonzo Pennington did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Alonzo Pennington participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 11, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Alonzo Pennington's responses follow below.[3]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Jobs |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Good and affordable healthcare should be a right and not just a privilege. I also believe that education is the backbone of what will bring in jobs, so we must make sure we are funding it properly.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[5]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Alonzo Pennington answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | I look up to my father and grandfather who have taught me through example what it's like to be a good public servant, and what it's like to fight for the working class people. Also, my favorite President, FDR. Roosevelt's New Deal is what saved this country from economic crisis and complete failure. He saved our country by looking out for the middle class and the working people.[5] | ” |
| “ | FDR's "Second Bill of Rights".[5] | ” |
| “ | To accurately resemble the ideals of, and serve the the people they are elected to represent.[5] | ” |
| “ | I'm a KY native who loves our district. I've been here my entire life. I've seen the up sides, and not just the bad. I know what we can become once again. I'm an open book who's ears and office doors will always be open to my constituents.[5] | ” |
| “ | To listen to the wants and needs of the people of the district. I believe the representative should be ready to fight for funding so we can have the resources we need to meet our goals.[5] | ” |
| “ | I want people to say, "Alonzo cared about the people. He always fought hard to get us the jobs we need, he made sure we had the funding to rebuild our infrastructure, and he stood up for the working people and made sure they had a seat at the table".[5] | ” |
| “ | I was 7 years old when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded. We watched all day long and thought of the astronauts on board and their families. I remember crying and praying for the kids that were left behind by their parents and a teacher.[5] | ” |
| “ | I've been a performing musician since I was 7 years old. I've been in front of an audience nearly all my life.[5] | ” |
| “ | Pulling ourselves out of this financial crisis and creating jobs across the country. Rebuilding our crumbling roads and bridges. Making sure all Americans have healthcare. Also, making sure our veterans are left out in the cold when the come home from duty.[5] | ” |
| “ | I'd like to be on the "Ways and Means" committee. I believe this would be the best place for me to serve so I can work on our infrastructure here at home. "Energy and Commerce" and "Education and the Workforce". I believe these would be best so I could server the working people.[5] | ” |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Election Candidate Filings," accessed February 13, 2018
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Alonzo Pennington," accessed February 13, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Alonzo Pennington's responses," April 11, 2018
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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