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Thomas Kerr
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:
Kentucky committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Banking and Insurance |
• Economic Development |
• Judiciary |
• Labor and Industry |
• Tourism Development and Energy |
• Banking and Insurance |
• Economic Development and Tourism |
• Judiciary |
• Labor and Industry |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Kerr served on the following committees:
Kentucky committee assignments, 2013 |
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• 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:
Kentucky committee assignments, 2011 |
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• Economic Development |
• Judiciary |
• Labor and Industry |
• Tourism Development and Energy |
• Economic Development and Tourism |
• Judiciary |
• Labor and Industry |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kerr served on the following committees:
Kentucky committee assignments, 2009 |
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• Economic Development |
• Judiciary |
• Labor and Industry |
• Tourism Development and Energy |
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
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 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
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 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
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 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
77.00% | 1,761 | |
Republican | Sean Fitzgerald | 23.00% | 526 | |
Total Votes | 2,287 |
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
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
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) | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
![]() |
16,093 | 100% |
Campaign finance summary
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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
- Kentucky General Assembly
- Kentucky House of Representatives
- Kentucky House Committees
- Kentucky Joint Committees
- Kentucky state legislative districts
External links
- Official Site
- Profile from Open States
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Kentucky Votes profile
- State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994
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
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Election Results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General Election Results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Official 2010 General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Official 2010 Primary Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Official 2010 Primary Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Report of 'Official' Election Night Tally Results," November 26, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money, "General Election Results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Webb-Edgington
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Preceded by '' |
Kentucky House of Representatives District 64 1985–2017 |
Succeeded by Kimberly Moser (R) |