Robert Benvenuti | |
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Chair of the Kentucky Republican Party | |
Assumed office December 11, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Mac Brown |
Member of the KentuckyHouseofRepresentatives from the 88th district | |
In office January 1,2013 –January 1,2019 | |
Preceded by | Bill Farmer |
Succeeded by | Cherlynn Stevenson |
Personal details | |
Born | August 31,1966 |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Kentucky (BS,MPA,JD) |
Website | Campaign website |
Robert J. Benvenuti III (born August 31,1966) is an American politician and current chair of the Kentucky Republican Party.
Previously,he was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing Kentucky's 88th House district from 2013 to 2019. [1] [2]
Benvenuti is a native of Sparta,New Jersey. [3] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in communications in 1988 and a Master of Public Administration degree in 1991,both from the University of Kentucky. He also earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1998. [3]
Following graduation,Benvenuti was employed as the corporate compliance officer for UK's Chandler Medical Center,and was an attorney for the firm Stites &Harbison. In 2004,he was appointed inspector general of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. [3]
In 2012,Kentucky's 88th House district incumbent,Bill Farmer,chose not to seek reelection. Benvenuti was unopposed for the May 22,2012 Republican primary [4] and won the 2012 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 12,959 votes (54.0%) against Democratic nominee and future state senator Reggie Thomas. [5] He was unopposed in both the 2014 and 2016 Republican primary,and was also unopposed in the 2016 Kentucky House of Representative election.
In 2018,Bevenvunti did not seek reelection. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert Benvenuti | 20,242 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert Benvenuti | 11,592 | 64.2% | |
Democratic | Creasa Reed | 6,473 | 35.8% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert Benvenuti | 12,959 | 54.0% | |
Democratic | Reggie Thomas | 11,054 | 46.0% |