Kevin P. Sinnette (born March 2, 1962, in

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) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the

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who represented district 100 from 2009 to 2019. In 2018 he unsuccessfully ran for the

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, failing to advance from the top-two primary.

Education

Sinnette earned his BS from

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and his JD from

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's Salmon P. Chase College of Law.

Legislative Elections

*2012 Sinnette was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 11,097 votes. *2008 When District 100 Republican Representative John Vincent left the Legislature and left the seat open, Sinnette won the 2008 Democratic Primary with 3,006 votes (52.2%) and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 10,113 votes (64.4%) against Republican nominee Michael Stewart. *2010 Sinnette was unopposed for the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 6,557 votes (59.7%) against Republican nominee Cheryl Spriggs.

Judiciary

On November 29, 2017, the Kentucky

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, led by Chief Justice John D. Minton, Jr., announced nominees to fill a vacancy in Boyd County Circuit Court. Boyd County is in the 32nd

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and the vacancy was in the circuit's 2nd Division. Sinnette was one of three nominees for the Circuit Court judgeship.

References

External links

Official page
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