Chris Girdler
Chris Girdler is a former Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate, representing District 15 from 2013 to 2017. Girdler did not seek re-election to the state Senate in 2016. Girdler's seat was won by his uncle, Rick Girdler (R), in 2016.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Girdler served on the following committees:
| Kentucky committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Appropriations and Revenue |
| • Banking and Insurance |
| • Economic Development, Tourism and Labor, Vice Chair |
| • Natural Resources and Energy |
| • Agriculture |
| • Appropriations and Revenue |
| • Banking and Insurance |
| • Economic Development and Tourism |
| • Labor and Industry |
| • Natural Resources and Environment |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Girdler served on the following committees:
| Kentucky committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Banking and Insurance |
| • Economic Development, Tourism and Labor, Vice chair |
| • Natural Resources and Energy |
| • Transportation |
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
- See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Kentucky State Senate 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 Chris Girdler (R) did not seek re-election.
Rick Girdler defeated Don Moss, Michael Keck and Joshua Nichols in the Kentucky State Senate District 15 Republican primary.[1]
| Kentucky State Senate District 15, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rick Girdler |
31.74% | 3,395 | |
| Republican | Don Moss | 24.66% | 2,638 | |
| Republican | Michael Keck | 22.90% | 2,449 | |
| Republican | Joshua Nichols | 20.70% | 2,214 | |
| Total Votes | 10,696 | |||
2012
- See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2012
Girdler won election in the 2012 election for Kentucky State Senate District 15. He defeated A.C. Donahue, Todd Hoskins, Joe E. Laswell, Dennis Mitchell and Mark F. Polston in the primary on May 22, 2012, and was unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Chris Girdler |
50.6% | 5,775 |
| Mark F. Polston | 40.8% | 4,653 |
| A.C. Donahue | 7.5% | 850 |
| Dennis Mitchell | 0.8% | 96 |
| Joe E. Laswell | 0.3% | 33 |
| Total Votes | 11,407 | |
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- Kentucky General Assembly
- Kentucky State Senate
- Kentucky Senate Committees
- Kentucky Joint Committees
- Kentucky state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Chris Girdler on Facebook
- Campaign Contributions: 2012
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Vernie McGaha (R) |
Kentucky State Senate District 15 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by Rick Girdler (R) |
