Arnold R. Simpson (born April 26, 1952) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 65[1] from January 1994 to 2019, when he retired.[2][3] Simpson was first elected to the house in a January 1994 special election.[4]
Arnold Simpson | |
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Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 65th district | |
In office January 13, 1994 – January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Martin Sheehan |
Succeeded by | Buddy Wheatley |
Personal details | |
Born | April 26, 1952 |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Covington, Kentucky |
Alma mater | Kentucky State University University of Kentucky College of Law |
Profession | Attorney |
Website | arnoldsimpson |
Education
editSimpson earned his BA from Kentucky State University and his JD from the University of Kentucky College of Law.
Elections
edit- 1994 Simpson won the 1994 Democratic Primary and the November 8, 1994 General election.
- 1996 Simpson was unopposed for both the 1996 Democratic Primary and the November 5, 1996 General election.
- 1998 Simpson was unopposed for both the 1998 Democratic Primary and the November 3, 1998 General election.
- 2000 Simpson was unopposed for both the 2000 Democratic Primary[5] and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 5,738 votes.[6]
- 2002 Simpson was unopposed for both the 2002 Democratic Primary[7] and the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 4,112 votes.[8]
- 2004 Simpson was unopposed for both the 2004 Democratic Primary[9] and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 7,739 votes.[10]
- 2006 Simpson was unopposed for the 2006 Democratic Primary[11] and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 4,628 votes (65.5%) against Republican nominee Ray Murphy.[12]
- 2008 Simpson was unopposed for both the 2008 Democratic Primary[13] and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 9,285 votes.[14]
- 2010 Simpson was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary[15] and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 5,022 votes.[16]
- 2012 Simpson was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary[17] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 8,293 votes.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Arnold Simpson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ Wartman, Scott (2 January 2018). "After 24 years, a Greater Cincinnati politician retires with an unusual claim to fame". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Representative Arnold Simpson (D)". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky House of Representatives. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "Majority white district elects black legislator". The Lexington Herald-Leader. January 12, 1994. p. B2.
- ^ "2000 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "2000 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "2002 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "2002 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "2004 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "2004 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "2006 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "2006 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "2008 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "2008 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 26. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 51. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
External links
edit- Official page Archived 2018-09-29 at the Wayback Machine at the Kentucky General Assembly
- Campaign site
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Arnold Simpson at Ballotpedia
- Arnold R. Simpson at OpenSecrets