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Thomas Kerr

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Thomas Kerr
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Prior offices
Kentucky House of Representatives District 64

Education

Bachelor's

University of Kentucky, 1972

Law

Salmon P. Chase College of Law, 1977

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Military National Guard

Years of service

1971 - 1977

Personal
Religion
Christian: Baptist
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Thomas Kerr (b. July 25, 1950) is a former Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 64 from 1985 to 2017.

Kerr did not seek re-election to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 2016.

Biography

Kerr's professional experience includes working as an Attorney with his own firm, Thomas R. Kerr, Attorney At Law and Associate Editor with the Northern Kentucky Law Review. He served in the Ohio National Guard from 1971-1977.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kerr served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Kerr served on the following committees:

Kentucky committee assignments, 2013
Banking and Insurance
Economic Development
Judiciary
Labor and Industry
Tourism Development and Energy

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kerr served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kerr served on the following committees:

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

2016

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 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 Thomas Kerr (R) did not seek re-election.

Kimberly Moser defeated Lucas Deaton in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 64 general election.[1][2]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 64, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kimberly Moser 69.10% 15,220
     Democratic Lucas Deaton 30.90% 6,807
Total Votes 22,027
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections


Lucas Deaton defeated Larry Varney in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 64 Democratic primary.[3]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 64, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lucas Deaton 76.54% 1,651
     Democratic Larry Varney 23.46% 506
Total Votes 2,157


Kimberly Moser defeated Sean Fitzgerald in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 64 Republican primary.[4]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 64, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kimberly Moser 77.00% 1,761
     Republican Sean Fitzgerald 23.00% 526
Total Votes 2,287

2014

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 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 Thomas Robert Kerr ran unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]

2012

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2012

Kerr won re-election in the 2012 election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 64. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 22, 2012, and was unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

2010

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2010

Kerr won re-election to the 64th District Seat on November 2, 2010. He was unopposed, and according to official results, received a total of 10,466 votes.[10]

Kerr ran unopposed in the May 18 Republican primary election.[11][12]

2008

On November 4, 2008, Kerr was re-elected to the 64th District Seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives with no opposition.[13] He raised $60,937 for his campaign.[14]

Kentucky House of Representatives, District 64 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Kerr (R) 16,093 100%

Campaign finance summary


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Thomas Kerr campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Kentucky House of Representatives, District 64Won $27,681 N/A**
2012Kentucky State House, District 64Won $26,621 N/A**
2010Kentucky State House, District 64Won $3,233 N/A**
2008Kentucky State House, District 64Won $60,937 N/A**
2006Kentucky State House, District 64Won $5,617 N/A**
2004Kentucky State House, District 64Won $2,320 N/A**
2002Kentucky State House, District 64Won $5,571 N/A**
2000Kentucky State House, District 64Won $18,631 N/A**
1998Kentucky State House, District 64Won $23,944 N/A**
1996Kentucky State House, District 64Won $3,534 N/A**
1994Kentucky State House, District 64Won $11,599 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Kerr is a member of the Calvary Baptist Church Board of Trustees and serves as Deacon. He is also a member of the Boone County Bar Association, Campbell County Bar Association, Kenton County Bar Association, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Kentucky Bar Association, Northern Kentucky Bar Association, and the Pro Bono Panel of Northern Kentucky Bar Associations.[15]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed August 17, 2016
  2. Kentucky State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2016
  3. Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 26, 2016
  4. Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 26, 2016
  5. Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed October 29, 2014
  6. Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary Election Results," accessed October 29, 2014
  7. Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official 2014 General Election Results," accessed December 5, 2014
  8. Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Election Results," accessed March 13, 2014
  9. Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General Election Results," accessed March 13, 2014
  10. Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Official 2010 General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
  11. Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Official 2010 Primary Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
  12. Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Official 2010 Primary Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
  13. Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Report of 'Official' Election Night Tally Results," November 26, 2008
  14. Follow the Money, "General Election Results," accessed March 13, 2014
  15. Project Vote Smart - Rep. Webb-Edgington
Political offices
Preceded by
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Kentucky House of Representatives District 64
1985–2017
Succeeded by
Kimberly Moser (R)


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