Ben Waide Explained

Ben Waide
State House:	Kentucky
District:	10th
Term Start:	January 1, 2011
Term End:	January 1, 2015
Predecessor:	Eddie Ballard
Successor:	Dean Schamore (redistricting)
Birth Date:	17 May 1963
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Madisonville, Kentucky
Alma Mater:	University of Louisville

F. L. "Ben" Waide (born May 17, 1963) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from January 2011 to January 2015, representing District 10.^[1] In the 2014 redistricting of the house, the 10th district was redrawn such that Waide lived in the 9th district alongside incumbent Myron Dossett. He did not run for reelection, instead running unsuccessfully for Judge/Executive of Hopkins County.

Education

Waide earned his BS in health sciences from the University of Louisville.

Elections

• 2012: Waide was unopposed for the May 22, 2012 Republican primary^[2] and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 9,441 votes (60.4%) against Democratic nominee Mike Seiber.^[3]
• 2010: When District 10 Democratic Representative Eddie Ballard retired and left the seat open, Waide was unopposed for the May 18, 2010 Republican Primary and won the November 2, 2010 general election with 7,032 votes (56.4%) against Democratic nominee Michael Duncan.^[4]

Conviction

Representative Waide pleaded guilty to violations of campaign laws by using campaign funds for purposes other than his campaign. He was sentenced to 12 months' supervision.^{[5] [6] [7]}

External links

• Official page at the Kentucky General Assembly
  • Ben Waide at Ballotpedia
• FL (Ben) Waide at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ben Waide's Biography . . April 23, 2014.
2. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results . 22 . . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 23, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141103152601/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf . November 3, 2014 .
3. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results . 28 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 23, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025244/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf . June 11, 2014 .
4. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results . 31 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 23, 2014.
5. Web site: Former Rep. Waide pleads guilty to violating Kentucky campaign laws. Allyson. Beasecker. Legal Newsline.
6. Web site: Former State Rep. Ben Waide Pleads Guilty To Campaign Finance Abuse. Ryland. Barton. April 10, 2015. 89.3 WFPL News Louisville.
7. Web site: Former Kentucky lawmaker pleads guilty to campaign finance violations . Cheves . John . April 10, 2015 . www.kentucky.com. 2019-11-21.