Dennis Parrett

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Dennis Parrett
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 10th[1] district
Assumed office
January 4, 2011
Preceded byElizabeth Tori
Personal details
Born (1959-10-30) October 30, 1959 (age 62)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceElizabethtown, Kentucky
Alma materUniversity of Kentucky
Websiteparrett4senate.com

Dennis L. Parrett (born October 30, 1959) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 10[2] since January 4, 2011. He considered running for Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky in the 2015 elections but ultimately did not run.[3][4] Senator Parrett was elected by the Senate Democratic Caucus as Minority Caucus Whip on August 23, 2017.[5] Parrett earned a BS in agricultural economics from University of Kentucky.

Electoral history[]

  • 2014 Parrett was unopposed in the primary and general elections.
  • 2010 To challenge District 10 incumbent Republican Senator Elizabeth Tori, Parrett was unopposed for the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary[6] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 16,291 votes (51.7%) against Senator Tori.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Senator Dennis Parrett (D)". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Senate. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "Dennis Parrett's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Democratic state Sen. Dennis Parrett mulling run for Kentucky agriculture commissioner". Lexington Herald-Leader. August 27, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  4. ^ "State Sen. Dennis Parrett decides against run for Agriculture Commissioner in 2015". Spectrum News. September 16, 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. ^ http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/dennis-parrett-accepts-leadership-role-in-state-senate/article_9c33118e-88e2-11e7-87a5-574ead15aae8.html
  6. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 15. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  7. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 18. Retrieved May 6, 2014.

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