Phillip Randolph Pratt (born May 12, 1955) is an American politician who was a Republican member of the

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from 2017 to 2025. His district consisted of part of

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. Pratt did not seek reelection in 2024.

Background

Pratt graduated from

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before earning a

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agricultural economics Agricultural economics is an applied field of economics concerned with the application of economic theory in optimizing the production and distribution of food and fiber products. Agricultural economics began as a branch of economics that specif ...

from the

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. While at UK, Pratt was a member of

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. After graduation, Pratt was employed as an assistant manager for

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and afterwards spent ten years as a location manager for

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. Today, Pratt is the owner and president of Pratt's Lawn and Landscape, a family business that he began with his two sons in 1995.

Political career

Elections

* 2016 (special)

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called for a special election to be held on March 8, 2016, following the resignation of incumbent representative

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to assume the position of

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. Pratt was defeated in the 2016 Kentucky House of Representatives special election, garnering 3,210 votes (48.1%) against Democratic candidate Chuck Tackett. * 2016 Pratt was unopposed in the 2016 Republican primary and won the

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with 12,662 votes (57.6%) against incumbent Democratic representative Chuck Tackett. * 2018 Pratt was unopposed in the 2018 Republican primary and won the

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with 11,228 votes (57.8%) against Democratic candidate Jennifer Urie. * 2020 Pratt was unopposed in the 2020 Republican primary and won the

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with 17,470 votes (69%) against Democratic candidate David Mayo. * 2022 Pratt won the 2022 Republican primary with 3,264 votes (79.8%) and was unopposed in the

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election The 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election was held on November 8, 2022. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 17. All 100 seats of the house were up for election. Republicans increased their majority in the ...

, winning with 11,054 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pratt, Phillip 1955 births Living people Republican Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly People from Georgetown, Kentucky