Matthew Pfaadt
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Chris Lewis (R) ![]() | 57.5 | 14,051 |
![]() | Timothy Findley Jr. (D) | 42.5 | 10,371 |
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Timothy Findley Jr. | 41.9 | 1,027 |
![]() | Matthew Pfaadt ![]() | 40.0 | 982 | |
![]() | Ricky Santiago ![]() | 18.1 | 443 |
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Chris Lewis ![]() | 68.0 | 2,063 |
![]() | Debbie Peden ![]() | 27.1 | 822 | |
Wyatt Allison | 5.0 | 151 |
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kevin Bratcher (R) | 99.4 | 11,389 |
Ann Sermersheim (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.6 | 66 |
Total votes: 11,455 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matthew Pfaadt (D)
Democratic primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Suzanne Kugler (D)
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
See also: Ballotpedia's 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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|- Support Collective Bargaining and Unions
- Standing up for Public Education
- Expanding access and affordability for healthcare, with an emphasis on mental health
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2022
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 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
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Kentucky House of Representatives District 29 |
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