Jason Nemes | |
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Member of the KentuckyHouseofRepresentatives from the 33rd district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Ronald Crimm |
Personal details | |
Born | Louisville,Kentucky | March 27,1978
Political party | Republican |
Relatives | Mike Nemes (father) |
Education | Western Kentucky University (BA) University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law (JD) |
Committees | Committee on Committees Judiciary Rules |
Jason Michael Nemes (born March 27,1978) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member in the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 33rd district since 2017. [1] [2] He currently serves as House Majority Whip.
Nemes graduated from DuPont Manual High School before attending Western Kentucky University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in government and sociology in 2000. [3] He earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in 2004. [4]
After law school,Nemes became the Chief of Staff for the Office of the Chief Justice of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He went to serve as Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts,the highest unelected position in the Kentucky Court of Justice. He also served as an adjunct professor at his alma mater,UofL's Brandeis School of Law,teaching courses in constitutional law. [5]
Nemes has been a member of numerous law firms including Dinsmore &Shohl LLP,Commonwealth Counsel Group,and Nemes Eade PLLC. [4] [5]
Nemes' father,Michael Nemes,currently serves as a member of the Kentucky Senate representing the 38th Senate district. He previously served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013 representing the 38th House district.
On November 17,2022,Nemes was selected by the Republican caucus to replace retiring House Majority Whip Chad McCoy. [6]
2016 Nemes won the 2016 Republican primary with 1,574 votes (51.5%),unseating incumbent representative Ronald Crimm,and won the 2016 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 14,146 votes (55.6%) against Democratic candidate Rob Walker. [7]
2018 Nemes was unopposed in the 2018 Republican primary,and won the 2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 11,056 votes (51%) against Democratic candidate Rob Walker. [7]
2020 Nemes was unopposed in the 2020 Republican primary,and won the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 15,186 (54.1%) against Democratic candidate Margarett Plattner. [7]
2022 Nemes was unopposed in the 2022 Republican primary,and won the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 10,846 votes (55.2%) against Democratic candidate Kate Turner. [7]
2024 Nemes was unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary,and will face Democratic candidate Taylor Jolly in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election on November 5. [7]
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