Kevin Bratcher

American politician
Kevin D. Bratcher
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 29th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 1997
Preceded byDave Stengel
Personal details
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Louisville, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Louisville, Kentucky
Alma materLouisville Technical Institute
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
Webster University
CommitteesElections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (Chair)
Judiciary
Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations
State Government
Websitekevinbratcher.com
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1985–1991

Kevin D. Bratcher (born 1961[1] in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing Kentucky's 29th House district [1][2] since January 1997. He was the first Republican House Majority Whip in Kentucky history. Currently, Bratcher is the Chairman of the House Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee.

Bratcher is not seeking reelection in 2024, and is instead running for the Louisville Metro Council.

Kevin's cousin, Steve Bratcher, is also a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from District 25.

Background

Bratcher graduated from Shawnee High School before earning his BS from Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, his MA in media communications from Webster University and his AAS in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the Louisville Technical Institute.

Elections

  • 1996 Bratcher won the November 5, 1996 General election against Democratic nominee John Flood after incumbent representative Dave Stengel retired to run for Commonwealth's Attorney.
  • 1998 Bratcher won the November 3, 1998 General election against Democratic nominee Joyce McClain.
  • 2000 Bratcher and returning 1998 Democratic challenger Joyce McClain,[3] setting up a rematch; Bratcher won the November 7, 2000 General election with 8,915 votes (57.3%) against McClain.[4]
  • 2002 Bratcher won both the 2002 Republican Primary[5] and the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 12,008 votes.[6]
  • 2004 Bratcher was challenged by Eastern High School Principal, James Sexton in the 2004 Republican Primary, winning with (74.1%)[7] and won the November 2, 2004 General election with 15,407 votes (62.8%) against Democratic nominee Bruce Roberts.[8]
  • 2006 Bratcher won the 2006 Republican Primary[9] and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 13,411 votes.[10]
  • 2008 Bratcher ran for the 2008 Republican Primary[11] and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 16,630 votes (58.8%) against Democratic nominee James Sexton,[12] who had been his Republican Primary challenger in 2004.[13] Bratcher also won the November 2, 2010 General election with 15,019 votes (68.3%) against Democratic nominee Dustin Wilcher.[14]
  • 2010 Bratcher was unopposed in the 2010 Republican primary, and won the 2010 Kentucky House of Representatives election against Democratic candidate Dustin Wilcher, winning with 15,019 votes (68.3%)
  • 2012 Bratcher was unopposed in the 2012 Republican Primary[15] and the 2012 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning with 21,143 votes.[16]
  • 2014 Bratcher was unopposed in the 2014 Republican primary, and won the 2014 Kentucky House of Representatives election against previous seat holder and Democratic candidate Dave Stengel, winning with 8,892 votes (52.5%).[17]
  • 2016 Bratcher was unopposed in both the 2016 Republican primary, and the 2016 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning with 17,535 votes.[17]
  • 2018 Bratcher was unopposed in the 2018 Republican primary, and won the 2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election against Democratic candidate Ronel Brown, winning with 10,570 votes (53.3%).[17]
  • 2020 Bratcher was unopposed in the 2020 Republican primary, and won the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election against Democratic candidate Suzanne Kugler, winning with 15,298 votes (55.6%).[17]
  • 2022 Bratcher was unopposed in the 2022 Republican primary. Initially, previous Democratic candidate Suzanne Kugler filed to run against Bratcher, however her residence was included in the 2022 Kentucky redistricting. Matthew Pfaadt filed to replace Kugler as the Democratic nominee, however he was disqualified for failing to meet the party registration requirements. Finally, Ann Federspiel Sermersheim attempted to file to be the Democratic nominee, but was denied by Secretary of State Michael Adams due to the filing deadline having already passed; she chose to run as a write-in candidate instead.[18] Bratcher won the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election against Democratic write-in candidate Ann Federspiel Sermersheim, winning with 11,389 votes (99.4%).[17]
  • 2024 Bratcher chose not to seek reelection to the Kentucky House of Representatives, and is instead running to represent District 22 on the Louisville Metro Council. Bratcher won the 2024 Republican primary against Robert Zoeller, winning with 1,792 votes (87.7%), and will face Democratic candidate Rasaen Crawley on November 5.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "Representative Kevin D. Bratcher (R)". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky House of Representatives. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "Kevin Bratcher's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "2000 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  4. ^ "2000 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "2002 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  6. ^ "2002 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  7. ^ "2004 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  8. ^ "2004 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  9. ^ "2006 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  10. ^ "2006 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  11. ^ "2008 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  12. ^ "2008 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  13. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 23. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  14. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 38. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  15. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  16. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  17. ^ a b c d e f "Kevin Bratcher". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  18. ^ Vanderhoff, Mark (2022-10-11). "Democrat suing to get on ballot in Kentucky House race appears in court". WLKY. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

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