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James Kay II
James L. Kay II is a former Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 56 from 2013 to 2018. He was first elected to the chamber in a special election on June 25, 2013.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Kentucky committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Economic Development & Workforce Investment |
| • Transportation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kay served on the following committees:
| Kentucky committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture and Small Business, Vice Chair |
| • Education |
| • State Government |
| • Tourism Development and Energy |
| • Agriculture |
| • Economic Development and Tourism |
| • Education |
| • State Government |
Sponsored legislation
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
2018
James Kay II did not file to run for re-election.
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.
Incumbent James L. Kay II defeated Daniel Fister in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 56 general election.[1][2]
| Kentucky House of Representatives District 56, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  James L. Kay II Incumbent |
59.63% | 12,590 | |
| Republican | Daniel Fister | 40.37% | 8,525 | |
| Total Votes | 21,115 | |||
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent James L. Kay II ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 56 Democratic primary.[3]
| Kentucky House of Representatives District 56, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | James L. Kay II Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Daniel Fister ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 56 Republican primary.[4]
| Kentucky House of Representatives District 56, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Daniel Fister (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 28, 2014. Incumbent James Kay ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Ryan Schwartz ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Kay defeated Schwartz in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | James Kay Incumbent |
59.8% | 9,668 | |
| Republican | Ryan Schwartz | 40.2% | 6,498 | |
| Total Votes | 16,166 | |||
2013
Kay won election in the special election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 56. The seat was vacant following Carl Rollins, II's (D) resignation to take a job with the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. Kay defeated Lyen Crews (R) and John-Mark Hack (I) in the special election, which took place on June 25.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
| Kentucky House of Representatives, District 56, Special Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | James L. Kay II |
44% | 3,925 | |
| Republican | Lyen Crews | 34.4% | 3,065 | |
| Independent | John-Mark Hack | 21.6% | 1,925 | |
| Total Votes | 8,915 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Kentucky General Assembly was in session from January 2 through April 14.
- Legislators from the Louisville area are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2017
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In 2017, the Kentucky General Assembly was in session from January 3 through March 30.
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2016
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In 2016, the Kentucky General Assembly was in session from January 5 through April 15.
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2015
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In 2015, the Kentucky General Assembly was in session from January 6 through March 23.
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2014
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In 2014, the Kentucky General Assembly was in session from January 7 to April 15.
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2013
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In 2013, the Kentucky General Assembly was in session from January 8 to March 26. Ballotpedia staff did not find any state legislative scorecards published for this state in 2013. If you are aware of one, please contact editor@ballotpedia.org to let us know. |
Recent news
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See also
- Kentucky General Assembly
- Kentucky House of Representatives
- Kentucky House Committees
- Kentucky Joint Committees
- Kentucky state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 26, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 26, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary Election Results," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official 2014 General Election Results," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ lex18.com, "Special Election First Test Of Military Voting Law," April 28, 2013
- ↑ kentucky.com, "Democrats choose Woodford party leader to run for vacant Central Kentucky House seat," April 29, 2013
- ↑ kentucky.com, "Kentucky Republicans choose Lyen Crews to run in special election for House 56th District seat," May 1, 2013
- ↑ kentucky.com, "Third candidate files to run in Central Kentucky state House race," May 7, 2013
- ↑ kentucky.com, "Democrat wins special House election in Kentucky," June 25, 2013
- ↑ elect.ky.gov, "Official special election results," accessed November 19, 2013
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Carl Rollins, II (D) |
Kentucky House of Representatives District 56 July 2013-2018 |
Succeeded by Joe Graviss (D) |
