Matt Lockett (born June 8, 1974) is an American politician and Republican member of the

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from Kentucky's 39th House district since January 2021. His district comprises parts of Fayette and Jessamine counties.

Background

Lockett earned a

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in Political Science from

Murray State University Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, ...

, and later earned a

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from

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) is a Baptist theological institute in Louisville, Kentucky. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. The seminary was founded in 1859 in Greenville, South Carolina, where it was a ...

. He is currently employed as a financial adviser at Family Wealth Group. Previously, he served as director of the Kentucky Department of Insurance's Health and Life division as well as the Property and Casualty division. and worked as a financial services professional. Lockett is also a former chair of the Jessamine County Republican Party as well as a volunteer for the

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and member of the Jessamine County

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Political career

Elections

* 2012 Lockett was unopposed in the 2012 Republican primary for Kentucky's 39th House district and was defeated in the 2012 Kentucky House of Representatives election by

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incumbent Robert Damron. He garnered 6,364 votes (43,7%). * 2020 Lockett won the 2020 Republican primary with 3,143 votes (59.9%), and won the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 13,485 votes (61.1%) against Democratic candidate Carolyn Dupont. * 2022 Lockett was unopposed in the 2022 Republican primary and won the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 8,329 votes (59.6%) against Democratic candidate Gwendolyn Mitchell. * 2024 Lockett was unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary and will face Democratic candidate Ryan Stanford in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election on November 5.

References

Living people Republican Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly Politicians from Paducah, Kentucky People from Nicholasville, Kentucky Murray State University alumni Southern Baptist Theological Seminary alumni 1974 births {{Kentucky-politician-stub