Dennis Horlander

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Dennis Horlander
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 40th district
In office
February 22, 1996 – January 1, 2019
Preceded byDonna Shacklette
Succeeded byNima Kulkarni
Personal details
Born (1952-09-06) September 6, 1952 (age 71)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceLouisville, Kentucky
Alma materUniversity of Louisville
Websitedennishorlander.com

Dennis L. Horlander (born September 6, 1952) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives who represented District 40[1] from February 1996 to January 2019. Horlander was first elected to the house in a February special election following the resignation of incumbent Donna Shacklette.[2] He was defeated for renomination in 2018 by Nima Kulkarni.

Education[edit]

Horlander attended the University of Louisville.

Elections[edit]

  • 2012 Horlander was unopposed for the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary[3] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 11,039 votes against a write-in candidate.[4]
  • 1996 Horlander won the five-way 1996 Democratic Primary and won the November 5, 1996 General election against Republican nominee Kim Jefferson.
  • 1998 Horlander was unopposed for both the 1998 Democratic Primary and the November 3, 1998 General election.
  • 2000 Horlander was unopposed for both the 2000 Democratic Primary[5] and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 8,998 votes.[6]
  • 2002 Horlander was challenged in the 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,269 votes (76.6%)[7] and was unopposed for the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 6,609 votes.[8]
  • 2004 Horlander was unopposed for both the 2004 Democratic Primary[9] and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 10,632 votes.[10]
  • 2006 Horlander was unopposed for both the 2006 Democratic Primary[11] and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 6,871 votes.[12]
  • 2008 Horlander was unopposed for both the 2008 Democratic Primary[13] and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 11,698 votes.[14]
  • 2010 Horlander was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary[15] and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 7,293 votes.[16]
  • 2018 Horlander lost the Democratic Primary to Nima Kulkarni, who went on to win the general election.[17][18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dennis Horlander's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "Three new Democratic house members picked". The Lexington Herald-Leader. February 21, 1996. p. B4.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 37. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "2000 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  6. ^ "2000 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  7. ^ "2002 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  8. ^ "2002 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  9. ^ "2004 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  10. ^ "2004 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  11. ^ "2006 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  12. ^ "2006 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  13. ^ "2008 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  14. ^ "2008 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  15. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 24. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  16. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 42. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  17. ^ "Longtime state Rep. Horlander ousted in Democratic primary". WDRB. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  18. ^ Reporter, India-West Staff. "After Ousting Incumbent in Primary, Indian American Attorney Nima Kulkarni Primed to Win Kentucky House Seat". India West. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-04.

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