Kevin Sinnette Explained

Kevin Sinnette
State House:	Kentucky
District:	100th
Term Start:	January 1, 2009
Term End:	January 1, 2019
Predecessor:	John Vincent
Successor:	Terri Branham Clark
Birth Date:	2 March 1962
Birth Place:	Ashland, Kentucky
Nationality:	American
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Ashland, Kentucky
Alma Mater:	Eastern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Profession:	Attorney

Kevin P. Sinnette (born March 2, 1962, in Ashland, Kentucky) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives who represented district 100 from 2009 to 2019.^{[1] [2]} In 2018 he unsuccessfully ran for the Kentucky Court of Appeals, failing to advance from the top-two primary.

Education

Sinnette earned his BS from Eastern Kentucky University and his JD from Northern Kentucky University's Salmon P. Chase College of Law.

Legislative Elections

• 2012 Sinnette was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary^[3] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 11,097 votes.^[4]
• 2008 When District 100 Republican Representative John Vincent left the Legislature and left the seat open, Sinnette won the 2008 Democratic Primary with 3,006 votes (52.2%)^[5] and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 10,113 votes (64.4%) against Republican nominee Michael Stewart.^[6]
• 2010 Sinnette was unopposed for the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary^[7] and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 6,557 votes (59.7%) against Republican nominee Cheryl Spriggs.^[8]

Judiciary

On November 29, 2017, the Kentucky Judicial Nominating Commission, led by Chief Justice John D. Minton, Jr., announced nominees to fill a vacancy in Boyd County Circuit Court. Boyd County is in the 32nd Judicial Circuit and the vacancy was in the circuit's 2nd Division. Sinnette was one of three nominees for the Circuit Court judgeship.^[9]

External links

• Official page at the Kentucky General Assembly
• Campaign site
  • Kevin Sinnette at Ballotpedia
• Kevin P. Sinnette at OpenSecrets

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kevin Sinnette's Biography . . April 24, 2014.
2. Web site: Representative Kevin Sinnette (D) . . . April 24, 2014.
3. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results . 32 . . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 24, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141103152601/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf . November 3, 2014 .
4. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results . 56 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 24, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025244/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf . June 11, 2014 .
5. Web site: 2008 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 24, 2014.
6. Web site: 2008 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 24, 2014.
7. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results . 31 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 24, 2014.
8. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results . 66 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 24, 2014.
9. 935965903237328896. BGPolitics. ^JB . 29 November 2017.