Chris Hightower
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Chris Hightower was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 16 of the Kentucky House of Representatives.
Hightower was involved in his family's construction business prior to the housing crisis of 2006.[1]
Campaign themes
Hightower's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Protect Our Rights & Liberty
- Excerpt: "Chris will diligently guard the right to life, and work to restore prosperity by opposing job killing over-regulation, federal overreach and government control of our property."
Stop Borrowing
- Excerpt: "Chris will never vote for a budget that isn’t balanced. We simply cannot continue to spend more than we take in."
Tax Reform Leads To Jobs
- Excerpt: "Chris will introduce more tax and fiscal sanity solutions essential to allow our economy to expand."
Protect The Second Amendment
- Excerpt: "Chris will always vote to safeguard our right to self-defense."
End Corruption
- Excerpt: "Chris will introduce legislation to enact term limits and end the legislators’ pension, which subsidizes career politicians. Leading by example, he will limit himself to two terms and not participate in the pension."
Elections
2012
Hightower ran in the 2012 election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 16. He defeated Kent Wilson in the Republican primary on May 22, 2012, and was defeated by incumbent Martha Jane King (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Martha King Incumbent |
54.3% | 8,143 | |
| Republican | Chris Hightower | 45.7% | 6,861 | |
| Total Votes | 15,004 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Chris Hightower |
53.4% | 412 |
| Kent Wilson | 46.6% | 359 |
| Total Votes | 771 | |
Personal
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Hightower and his wife LaDonna have four children.[4]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Chris + Hightower + Kentucky + House"
External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Chris Hightower on Facebook
- Chris Hightower on Twitter
- Chris Hightower on YouTube
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "hightowerforkentucky," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 General Election Results," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Election Results," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
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