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Brandon Reed
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Republican Party

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Kentucky House of Representatives District 24
Successor: Courtney Gilbert
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Brandon Reed (Republican Party) was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 24. He assumed office in 2017. He left office on January 15, 2024.

Reed (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 24. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on May 21, 2024.

Reed resigned from the Kentucky House of Representatives on January 15, 2024.[1]

Biography

Bran Reed was born on October 22, 1980, and, as of February 2020, lived in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Reed’s career experience includes working with the State Board of Agriculture, the Governor’s Family Farm Commission, and Administrative Office of the Courts. He is also a licensed minister with Worldwide Evangelism.[2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Reed was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Reed was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Reed was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Kentucky committee assignments, 2017
• Agriculture
• Judiciary
• Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24

Ryan Bivens defeated Johnny Pennington in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ryan Bivens (R)
 
81.6
 
17,097
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Johnny Pennington (D)
 
18.4
 
3,860

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 20,957
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Johnny Pennington advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24

Ryan Bivens defeated Asa Waggoner in the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Ryan Bivens
 
75.0
 
2,636
Image of Asa Waggoner
Asa Waggoner Candidate Connection
 
25.0
 
878

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,514
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Reed in this election.

2022

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24

Incumbent Brandon Reed defeated Keith Pruitt in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Brandon Reed (R)
 
76.2
 
11,873
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Keith Pruitt (D)
 
23.8
 
3,706

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Total votes: 15,579
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24

Keith Pruitt defeated Johnny Pennington in the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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70.0
 
1,667
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Johnny Pennington
 
30.0
 
714

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,381
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24

Incumbent Brandon Reed defeated Courtney Gilbert in the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Brandon Reed
 
68.3
 
3,769
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Courtney Gilbert Candidate Connection
 
31.7
 
1,751

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,520
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24

Incumbent Brandon Reed defeated Terry Mills in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Brandon Reed (R)
 
65.9
 
14,326
Image of Terry Mills
Terry Mills (D)
 
34.1
 
7,406

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,732
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Terry Mills advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Brandon Reed advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24.

2018

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24

Incumbent Brandon Reed defeated Terry Mills in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Brandon Reed (R)
 
56.8
 
8,981
Image of Terry Mills
Terry Mills (D)
 
43.2
 
6,837

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 15,818
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24

Terry Mills advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
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Terry Mills

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24

Incumbent Brandon Reed advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24 on May 22, 2018.

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Brandon Reed

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2016

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 26, 2016.

William Reed defeated incumbent Terry Mills in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 24 general election.[3][4]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 24, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png William Reed 54.07% 10,563
     Democratic Terry Mills Incumbent 45.93% 8,972
Total Votes 19,535
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections


Incumbent Terry Mills ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 24 Democratic primary.[5]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 24, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Terry Mills Incumbent (unopposed)


William Reed defeated Richard Treitz in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 24 Republican primary.[6]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 24, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png William Reed 59.98% 1,121
     Republican Richard Treitz 40.02% 748
Total Votes 1,869


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Brandon Reed did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Brandon Reed did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Reed's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[7]

“
  • I support traditional marriage between one man and one woman.
  • I believe that only a traditional married couple should be able to adopt children.
  • I believe that at the moment of conception, a child is a human being with a soul - and should be protected under the constitution as a citizen of the United States of America from all harm and malice.
  • I believe the 2nd Amendment enables us the responsibility to bare arms to protect our families, provide for our families and hold our government accountable to any tyranny that may form.
  • I believe that the Pledge of Allegiance should be recited all across the commonwealth at the start of everyday in the classroom , and if you’re offended by this concept and activity- you are allowed to stand quietly, stand in the hallway or move to a different country, but as for the Americans in the classroom - we enjoy being American![8]
 ”

Campaign finance summary

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Brandon Reed campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Kentucky House of Representatives District 24Won general$129,807 $0
2020Kentucky House of Representatives District 24Won general$40,984 N/A**
2018Kentucky House of Representatives District 24Won general$424,099 N/A**
2016Kentucky House of Representatives, District 24Won $134,002 N/A**
Grand total$728,892 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

In 2024, the Kentucky State Legislature was in session from January 2 to April 15.

Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
Legislators from the Louisville area are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.


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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ WBKO, "Reed announces resignation from Kentucky House of Representatives," accessed January 15, 2024
    2. ↑ Kentucky General Assembly, "Representative Brandon Reed (R)," accessed February 14, 2020
    3. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed August 17, 2016
    4. ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2016
    5. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 26, 2016
    6. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 26, 2016
    7. ↑ William Brandon Reed for Kentucky, "Core platform," accessed September 20, 2016
    8. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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    Preceded by
    -     		Kentucky House of Representatives District 24
    2017-2024    		 Succeeded by
    Courtney Gilbert (R)


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