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Austin Valentine Jr.
Austin Valentine Jr. (independent) ran for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 4. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Valentine completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Valentine was born in Paducah, Kentucky. He attended Madisonville Community College and Paducah Community College after graduating from Crittenden County High School in Marion, Kentucky. Valentine earned a bachelor's degree in applied science from Murray State University in 2018. He minored in history and geographic information systems at Murray State. Valentine earned an M.A. in history from Southern New Hampshire University before beginning work on his dissertation in the philosophy of history program at Liberty University.[1]
Valentine's career experience includes working as an administrative clerk, assistant to the city administrator for the City of Marion, substitute teacher, and an instructor at Earle C. Clements Job Corps Training Academy.[1]
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.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Austin Valentine Jr. completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Valentine's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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For most of my life, I was a self-employed general contractor who worked in the private, commercial, and government sectors up until August 2010 - when I became partially disabled. Since then, I have worked for both Crittenden and Livingston County Schools as a substitute teacher. I worked as a substitute until taking a job as an Academic Instructor at the Earle C. Clements Job Corps Training Academy in Morganfield, KY, in June of 2019. Currently, I am finishing up a Master of Arts in History online through South New Hampshire University while I teach at Earle C. Clements. My political goals are to provide teachers, state workers, and the working-class citizens a voice in the political arena.
- For the teachers and state workers
- For the working-class citizens
- For the second amendment
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
