Sal Santoro (born July 14, 1951) is an American politician and a Republican member of the

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representing District 60 from 2007 to 2023. Santoro was a

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man. He was defeated for renomination in

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by Marianne Proctor.

Education

Santoro earned his BA from the

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and his MA from

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Elections

*2012 Santoro was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary, and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 21,798 votes. *2006 When District 60 Representative Paul Marcotte left the Legislature and left the seat open, Santoro won the 2006 Republican Primary with 1,487 votes (55.2%) and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 9,783 votes (68.4%) against Democratic nominee David Ryan. *2008 Santoro was unopposed for both the 2008 Republican Primary and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 20,471 votes. *2010 Santoro was unopposed for the May 18, 2010 Republican Primary and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 12,595 votes (80.4%) against

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candidate Sean McPhillips.

References

External links

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Place of birth missing (living people) 1951 births Living people American state police officers Republican Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives People from Florence, Kentucky University of Cincinnati alumni Xavier University alumni 21st-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly {{Kentucky-politician-stub