Jason Howell
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jason Howell
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| state_senate = Kentucky
| district = 1st
| term_start = January 1, 2021
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| predecessor = Stanley H. Humphries
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|12|19}}
| birth_place =
| party = Republican
| spouse = Renee
| education = {{plainlist|
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Jason Glenn Howell (born December 19, 1970) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 1.
Biography
Howell was born in Fulton, Kentucky. He earned his JD from the University of Kentucky College of Law, and his BA from The University of the South. He is married to Renee and they have three children. Howell worked as an attorney before entering politics.{{Cite web|title=Jason Howell's Biography|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/189351/jason-howell|access-date=August 8, 2021|website=Vote Smart: The Voter's Self Defense System}}
In December 2019, Howell announced that he would be a candidate for the Kentucky Senate in Kentucky's 1st Senate district in 2020. Incumbent Senator Stanley H. Humphries had announced that he would not be seeking re-election.{{Cite news|last=Wright|first=Jon|date=December 27, 2019|title=Murray's Howell will seek Senate seat|work=Murray Ledger|location=Murray|url=https://www.murrayledger.com/news/local/murray-s-howell-will-seek-senate-seat/article_05db8954-283c-11ea-ba08-0bbbe743289f.html|access-date=August 8, 2021}} The Republican primary for the seat was cancelled due to Howell being the only candidate.{{Cite news|date=January 11, 2020|title=There will be no Murray council primary; Howell only Senate candidate|work=Murray Ledger|location=Murray|url=https://www.murrayledger.com/news/local/there-will-be-no-murray-council-primary-howell-only-senate-candidate/article_2217326a-3419-11ea-beed-f7405fca7b75.html|access-date=August 8, 2021}}
He was elected unopposed in the November 3, 2020 general election.{{Cite news|last=Wright|first=John|date=November 4, 2020|title=Howell is now senator-elect for Ky. 1st House Dist.|work=Murray Ledger|url=https://www.murrayledger.com/news/local/howell-is-now-senator-elect-for-ky-1st-house-dist/article_f20bddf6-1e6d-11eb-9187-e76fe80e12f7.html|access-date=August 8, 2021}} He was sworn into office on January 1, 2021.
Electoral history
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jason Howell|votes=40,128|percentage=100.0}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=40,128|percentage=100.0}}
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References
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External links
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Jason_Howell_(Kentucky) Jason Howell (Kentucky)] at Ballotpedia
- [https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=101 Senator Jason Howell (R)] at Kentucky Senate
- [http://howellforsenate.com/ Official website]
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Republican Party Kentucky state senators
Category:21st-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly
Category:University of Kentucky College of Law alumni