Dennis Horlander Explained

Dennis Horlander
State House:	Kentucky
District:	40th
Term Start:	February 22, 1996
Term End:	January 1, 2019
Predecessor:	Donna Shacklette
Successor:	Nima Kulkarni
Birth Date:	6 September 1952
Nationality:	American
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Louisville, Kentucky
Alma Mater:	University of Louisville

Dennis L. Horlander (born September 6, 1952) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives who represented District 40^[1] from February 1996 to January 2019. Horlander was first elected to the house in a February special election following the resignation of incumbent Donna Shacklette.^[2] He was defeated for renomination in 2018 by Nima Kulkarni.

Education

Horlander attended the University of Louisville.

Elections

2012 Horlander was unopposed for the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary^[3] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 11,039 votes against a write-in candidate.^[4]
1996 Horlander won the five-way 1996 Democratic Primary and won the November 5, 1996 General election against Republican nominee Kim Jefferson.
1998 Horlander was unopposed for both the 1998 Democratic Primary and the November 3, 1998 General election.
2000 Horlander was unopposed for both the 2000 Democratic Primary^[5] and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 8,998 votes.^[6]
2002 Horlander was challenged in the 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,269 votes (76.6%)^[7] and was unopposed for the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 6,609 votes.^[8]
2004 Horlander was unopposed for both the 2004 Democratic Primary^[9] and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 10,632 votes.^[10]
2006 Horlander was unopposed for both the 2006 Democratic Primary^[11] and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 6,871 votes.^[12]
2008 Horlander was unopposed for both the 2008 Democratic Primary^[13] and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 11,698 votes.^[14]
2010 Horlander was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary^[15] and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 7,293 votes.^[16]
2018 Horlander lost the Democratic Primary to Nima Kulkarni, who went on to win the general election.^[17] ^[18]

External links

Official page at the Kentucky General Assembly
Campaign site
- Dennis Horlander at Ballotpedia
Dennis L. Horlander at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Notes and References

Web site: Dennis Horlander's Biography . . May 2, 2014.
News: February 21, 1996 . Three new Democratic house members picked . . B4.
Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results . 25 . . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 2, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141103152601/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf . November 3, 2014 .
Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results . 37 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 2, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025244/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf . June 11, 2014 .
Web site: 2000 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 2, 2014.
Web site: 2000 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 2, 2014.
Web site: 2002 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 2, 2014.
Web site: 2002 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 2, 2014.
Web site: 2004 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 2, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141224165808/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/Primary%20Election/STATEwidebyoffice.txt . December 24, 2014 .
Web site: 2004 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 2, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141224121418/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/General%20Election/2004statebyoffice.txt . December 24, 2014 .
Web site: 2006 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 2, 2014.
Web site: 2006 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 2, 2014.
Web site: 2008 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 2, 2014.
Web site: 2008 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 2, 2014.
Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results . 24 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 2, 2014.
Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results . 42 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 2, 2014.
Web site: Longtime state Rep. Horlander ousted in Democratic primary. 2020-06-04. WDRB. en.
Web site: Reporter. India-West Staff. After Ousting Incumbent in Primary, Indian American Attorney Nima Kulkarni Primed to Win Kentucky House Seat. 2020-06-04. India West. en. 2020-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20200604054922/https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/after-ousting-incumbent-in-primary-indian-american-attorney-nima-kulkarni-primed-to-win-kentucky-house/article_c058c012-a6fb-11e8-9490-c764ce1807a4.html. dead.