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Robert Sainte

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Elections and appointments
Last election

May 16, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

St. Joseph’s College Rensselaer, 1970

Personal
Birthplace
Goodland, Ind.
Religion
Catholic
Profession
Mechanical engineer
Contact

Robert Sainte (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the Kentucky State Senate to represent District 28. He lost in the special general election on May 16, 2023.

Sainte completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Robert Sainte was born in Goodland, Indiana. He earned a bachelor's degree from the St. Joseph’s College Rensselaer in 1970. His career experience includes working as a mechanical engineer.[1]

Elections

2023

See also: Kentucky state legislative special elections, 2023

General election

Special general election for Kentucky State Senate District 28

Greg Elkins defeated Robert Sainte and Richard Henderson in the special general election for Kentucky State Senate District 28 on May 16, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Greg Elkins
Greg Elkins (R)
 
49.8
 
7,899
Robert Sainte (D) Candidate Connection
 
31.3
 
4,968
Image of Richard Henderson
Richard Henderson (Independent)
 
18.9
 
3,001

Total votes: 15,868
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Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Robert Sainte completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sainte'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 an engineer, and I own and operate Hydro-Ventures, Inc. where I design and build custom hydraulic components for use in the marine and aerospace industry.
  • Politicians in Frankfort have been corrupted by money and power, catering to corporate special interests rather than Kentuckians and our communities.
  • Kentucky Republicans have lost touch with issues that really make a difference in voter's lives.
  • Protect reproductive rights and parents’ rights to make medical decisions for their children.
Exposing and eliminating corruption and restoring transparency and accountability to our state legislature.

Fighting to protect reproductive rights and parents’ rights to make medical decisions for their children.
Standing up for working families.
Keeping big government and big corporations out of our public schools, libraries and personal lives.
Protecting free markets and local businesses by ending government handouts to big corporations.

Speaking out for every person’s individual liberty because – in my eyes – we are all equal. We are all children of God.
Lyndon Johnson for his determination to pass civil rights legislation
Corruption of existing legislative bodies and super majority of Republicans in both houses

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 9, 2023


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