Rob Wiederstein
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rob Wiederstein
| state_house = Kentucky
| district = 11th
| term_start = January 1, 2019
| term_end = January 1, 2021
| predecessor = Robby Mills
| successor = Jonathan Dixon
| office2 = Judge of the 51st Kentucky District Court
| term_start2 = January 4, 1999
| term_end2 = June 1, 2016
| predecessor2= Anita Mindrup-Ivie
| successor2 = Jill Brady
| party = Democratic
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|04|03}}{{cite web |title=Robert Wiederstein |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Robert_Wiederstein |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=21 June 2020}}
| birth_place = Louisville, Kentucky{{cite web |title=Robert Wiederstein's Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/177913/robert-wiederstein |website=Vote Smart |access-date=21 June 2020}}
| residence = Henderson, Kentucky
| alma_mater = Hanover College (BA)
Indiana University (JD)
}}
Rob Wiederstein (born April 3, 1968) is an American politician. He represented District 11 as a Democrat in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021.
Early life
Wiederstein was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He earned a BA in economics from Hanover College in 1990 and a JD from Indiana University in 1993.
Political career
Wiederstein was a judge for the 51st District Court in Kentucky from 1999 to 2016.
Wiederstein was elected to represent District 11 in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 2018 following the retirement of Robby Mills to run for the Kentucky Senate. He lost reelection in 2020 to Republican Jonathan Dixon.
Electoral history
= 1998 =
{{Election box begin no change |title=1998 51st Kentucky District Court, 1st division election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Rob Wiederstein
|votes = 6,939
|percentage = 61.8
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Anita Mindrup-Ivie (incumbent)
|votes = 4,296
|percentage = 38.2
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 11,235
|percentage = 100.0
}}{{Election box end}}
= 2002 =
{{Election box begin no change |title=Primary election results}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Rob Wiederstein (incumbent)
|votes = 5,709
|percentage = 57.0
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = James G. Womack
|votes = 2,378
|percentage = 23.8
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Anita Mindrup-Ivie
|votes = 1,921
|percentage = 19.2
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 10,008
|percentage = 100.0
}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=2002 51st Kentucky District Court, 1st division election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Rob Wiederstein (incumbent)
|votes = 7,812
|percentage = 65.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = James G. Womack
|votes = 4,105
|percentage = 34.4
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 11,917
|percentage = 100.0
}}{{Election box end}}
= 2006 =
{{Election box begin no change |title=2006 51st Kentucky District Court, 1st division election}}
{{Election box candidate unopposed with party link
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Rob Wiederstein (incumbent)
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 9,673
|percentage = 100.0
}}{{Election box end}}
= 2010 =
{{Election box begin no change |title=2010 51st Kentucky District Court, 1st division election}}
{{Election box candidate unopposed with party link
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Rob Wiederstein (incumbent)
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 9,685
|percentage = 100.0
}}{{Election box end}}
= 2014 =
{{Election box begin no change |title=2014 51st Kentucky District Court, 1st division election}}
{{Election box candidate unopposed with party link
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Rob Wiederstein (incumbent)
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 9,588
|percentage = 100.0
}}{{Election box end}}
= 2018 =
{{Election box begin no change | title=2018 Kentucky House of Representatives 11th district election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Rob Wiederstein
|votes = 7,994
|percentage = 53.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = James Buckmaster
|votes = 6,870
|percentage = 46.2
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 14,864
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2020 =
{{Election box begin no change | title=2020 Kentucky House of Representatives 11th district election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Jonathan Dixon
|votes = 10,825
|percentage = 54.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert "Rob" Wiederstein (incumbent)
|votes = 9,223
|percentage = 46.0
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 20,048
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
|loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Category:Politicians from Louisville, Kentucky
Category:21st-century American judges
Category:20th-century American judges
Category:Hanover College alumni
Category:Indiana University alumni
Category:21st-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly
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