Jesse Crenshaw
American Democratic politician (b.1946)
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Jesse Crenshaw (born September 23, 1946) is an American politician who served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 77th district from 1993 to 2015.[1] He was first elected to the house in 1992 when incumbent representative Louie Mack did not seek reelection.[2] Crenshaw retired from the house in 2014.
Jesse Crenshaw | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 77th district | |
| In office January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Louie Mack |
| Succeeded by | George Brown Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 23, 1946 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Kentucky State University (BS) University of Kentucky (JD) |
Education
Crenshaw earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Kentucky State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law.
Elections
- 1992: Crenshaw was initially elected in the 1992 Democratic primary and the November 3, 1992 general election.
- 1994: Crenshaw was unopposed for both the 1994 Democratic primary and the November 8, 1994 general election.
- 1996: Crenshaw was unopposed for both the 1996 Democratic primary and the November 5, 1996 general election.
- 1998: Crenshaw was unopposed for both the 1998 Democratic primary and the November 3, 1998 general election.
- 2000: Crenshaw was unopposed for both the 2000 Democratic primary[3] and the November 7, 2000 general election, winning with 6,363 votes.[4]
- 2002: Crenshaw was unopposed for both the 2002 Democratic primary[5] and the November 5, 2002 general election, winning with 4,589 votes.[6]
- 2004: Crenshaw was unopposed for both the 2004 Democratic primary[7] and the November 2, 2004 general election, winning with 10,252 votes.[8]
- 2006: Crenshaw was unopposed for the 2006 Democratic primary[9] and won the November 7, 2006 general election with 6,231 votes (100%) against Republican nominee Stephen McFayden.[10]
- 2008: Crenshaw was unopposed for both the 2008 Democratic primary[11] and the November 4, 2008 general election, winning with 12,873 votes.[12]
- 2010: Crenshaw was challenged in the May 18, 2010 Democratic primary, winning with 4,532 votes (82.0%)[13] and won the November 2, 2010 general election with 7,131 votes (70.6%) against Republican nominee David Darnell.[14]
- 2012: Crenshaw was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Democratic primary[15] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 general election, winning with 12,822 votes.[16]
