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Matthew Pfaadt
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

May 21, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Kentucky, 2012

Personal
Birthplace
Louisville, Ky.
Religion
Catholic
Profession
Engineer
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Matthew Pfaadt (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 29. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 21, 2024.

Pfaadt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Matthew Pfaadt was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky in 2012. His career experience includes working as an engineer. Pfaadt has been affiliated with ACE Mentor.[1][2]

Elections

2024

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29

Chris Lewis defeated Timothy Findley Jr. in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Chris Lewis (R) Candidate Connection
 
57.5
 
14,051
Image of Timothy Findley Jr.
Timothy Findley Jr. (D)
 
42.5
 
10,371

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

Total votes: 24,422
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29

Timothy Findley Jr. defeated Matthew Pfaadt and Ricky Santiago in the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Timothy Findley Jr.
 
41.9
 
1,027
Image of Matthew Pfaadt
Matthew Pfaadt Candidate Connection
 
40.0
 
982
Image of Ricky Santiago
Ricky Santiago Candidate Connection
 
18.1
 
443

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

Total votes: 2,452
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29

Chris Lewis defeated Debbie Peden and Wyatt Allison in the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Lewis
Chris Lewis Candidate Connection
 
68.0
 
2,063
Image of Debbie Peden
Debbie Peden Candidate Connection
 
27.1
 
822
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Wyatt Allison
 
5.0
 
151

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

Total votes: 3,036
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pfaadt in this election.

2022

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Kevin Bratcher defeated Ann Sermersheim in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Kevin Bratcher (R)
 
99.4
 
11,389
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Ann Sermersheim (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.6
 
66

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Total votes: 11,455
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kevin Bratcher advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Matthew Pfaadt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pfaadt's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I’m a graduate of JCPS and a father to a kid in JCPS currently. I’m a husband, Eagle Scout and Engineer. I spent the past decade working in American manufacturing as both a plant engineer and outside consultant. After watching the current state of politics I decided to get involved because I believe I can make a difference. I look forward to listening to people, hearing what struggles they have, and then going to push for legislation to make positive change.
  • Support Collective Bargaining and Unions
  • Standing up for Public Education
  • Expanding access and affordability for healthcare, with an emphasis on mental health
Labor Rights, Public Education, Fiscal Policy
Andy Beshear. Watching that man leading the state of Kentucky with love and kindness through some of the most challenging times while some Kentuckians he was trying to take care of continuously hurled hate and vitriol his way. That to me, is the greatest display of strength.
Just be kind to people.
Trustworthy, Helpful, Friendly
Empathetic and Caring. We need public servants that can relate to the struggles and pain that people are going through, and need representatives that simply care about their constituents.
Listen to the constituents and then work with fellow legislators to enact policy that addresses the needs of their community.
A relationship that has an open line of communion as well as a mutual respect for each other.
Fiscal policy causing cost of living to continue to increase. People not being able to afford food, housing, insurance, medical expenses will continue to be the number one problem for the next decade.
It can be beneficial but it is not necessary. A fresh perspective helps root out instances of complacency and helps challenge the status quo.
Yes. Ideally the legislative body should be made of people working together to get what’s best for all Kentuckians. Having people who can relate to each other and find common ground is critical to an ideal and effective legislative body.
Andy Beshear.
U.S. Congress one day maybe.
The first day I ever knocked doors I had a person who informed me they lost both their parents to suicide and they were just so moved and hopeful that it was one of the main parts of my platform. I’ll never forget that interaction.
If the emergency powers are being used to address ACTUAL emergencies then yes. Kentucky is no stranger to dangerous storms, and there will be times the state needs to be agile to help people. In these situations I believe it makes sense and can be used with correctly.
Term Limits. Americans want them, politicians need to stop getting in the way of the will of the people.
Economic Development and Workforce Investments, Small Business and Information Technology, Banking and Insurance
I think transparency and accountability are extremely important. Accountability makes sure that people can’t make false or misleading claims by following up with what was said with results. Transparency is critical because it allows for dissemination of information, enabling outside sources the ability to verify things are correct as well as identify potential problems or injustices that are overlooked.

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2022

Candidate Connection

Matthew Pfaadt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pfaadt's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I'm a Husband, Father, Eagle Scout, and Electrical Engineer. Born and Raised in Louisville Kentucky.
  • I will fight to fully fund educators.
  • I understand my role as a representative is to be a voice for all my constituents.
  • I care about the people in my community
Education, Workers Rights, Liberty Over Ones Body (Pro Choice), Affordable Health Care, Mental Health initiatives, Medical Cannabis, Recreational Cannabis for Tax Revenue, Gun Safety, Local Businesses
People that are taller than 6'2. I would like to follow the example of Mr. Rogers because I believe showing kindness to others is the greatest strength one can exhibit, and I believe it is lacking in our world today.
Trust, Courage, Empathy
Easy to Talk To, Friendly and Detail Oriented
Listening to the constituents, understanding their needs, and struggles, and wants then pushing for legislation that addresses problems and provides solutions.
9/11 would be the first historical event I remember in my lifetime.
My first job out of college was working as an Electrical Engineer at a paper mill in Hawesville Kentucky. I had that job for about 2-3 years.
The house is responsible for making and changing laws. As an engineer I wrote and developed logic for manufacturing equipment and processes that increased efficiency and safety, now I want to go write laws that improve the health and well being of Americans.
Beneficial? Yes. But necessary? no.
Fiscal Policy. I believe there will be a recession and/or depression due to poor fiscal policy, oversight, and regulation in America's financial institutions from the past few decades and we the American people will see and feel the consequences of those poor choices.
House Banking and Insurance Committee, House Natural Resources and Energy Committee, Small Business and Information and Technology Committee
It is sufficient.
They are needed for all seats throughout American Government.
I believe compromises are desirable for policymaking because it means more buy in from all parties involved, but not 100% necessary.
It would be to ensure that raising revenue is done in a transparent manner so that constituents understand WHY the government is asking for money from them, and its is also my role to ensure that the government spends funds appropriately.

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Campaign finance summary

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Matthew Pfaadt campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Kentucky House of Representatives District 29Lost primary$18,091 $0
2022Kentucky House of Representatives District 29Withdrew general$24,155 $0
Grand total$42,246 $0
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 16, 2022
    2. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 21, 2024


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