Arnold Simpson Explained

Arnold Simpson
State House:	Kentucky
District:	65th
Term Start:	January 13, 1994
Term End:	January 1, 2019
Predecessor:	Martin Sheehan
Successor:	Buddy Wheatley
Birth Date:	26 April 1952
Nationality:	American
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Covington, Kentucky
Alma Mater:	Kentucky State University University of Kentucky College of Law
Profession:	Attorney

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]

Education

Simpson earned his BA from Kentucky State University and his JD from the University of Kentucky College of Law.

Elections

• 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]

External links

• Official page at the Kentucky General Assembly
• Campaign site
  • Arnold Simpson at Ballotpedia
• Arnold R. Simpson at OpenSecrets

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arnold Simpson's Biography . . May 5, 2014.
2. Web site: Wartman . Scott . After 24 years, a Greater Cincinnati politician retires with an unusual claim to fame . . 21 December 2022 . 2 January 2018.
3. Web site: Representative Arnold Simpson (D) . . . May 5, 2014 . September 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180929122609/http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/H065.htm . dead .
4. News: January 12, 1994 . Majority white district elects black legislator . . B2.
5. Web site: 2000 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
6. Web site: 2000 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
7. Web site: 2002 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
8. Web site: 2002 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
9. Web site: 2004 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141224165808/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/Primary%20Election/STATEwidebyoffice.txt . December 24, 2014 .
10. Web site: 2004 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141224121418/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/General%20Election/2004statebyoffice.txt . December 24, 2014 .
11. Web site: 2006 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
12. Web site: 2006 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
13. Web site: 2008 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
14. Web site: 2008 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
15. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results . 26 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
16. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results . 51 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
17. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results . 29 . . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141103152601/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf . November 3, 2014 .
18. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results . 44 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025244/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf . June 11, 2014 .