Denver Butler Explained

Denver Butler
State House:	Kentucky
District:	38th
Term Start:	January 1, 2013
Term End:	January 1, 2017
Predecessor:	Mike Nemes
Successor:	McKenzie Cantrell
Birth Place:	Jefferson County, Kentucky
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican (since 2015) Democratic (until 2015)
Residence:	Louisville, Kentucky
Alma Mater:	Jefferson Community College University of Louisville (B.A.) (B.S.)
Profession:	Police officer

Denver Earl "Denny" Butler Jr. (born 1970) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives. Butler represented District 38^[1] from January 2013 to January 2017.

Education

Butler attended Jefferson Community College (now Jefferson Community and Technical College), and earned his BA and BS in justice administration from the University of Louisville. His father, Denver Butler Sr. served in the House of Representatives for District 38 from 1989 to 2007.^[2]

Elections

2016 Butler was unopposed in the Republican Primary and lost to Democratic nominee McKenzie Cantrell 7,600 votes (50.87%) to 7,341 votes (49.13%).^[3]

On November 19, 2015, Butler announced he was switching parties and filing for re-election as a Republican.^[4]

2014 Butler was unopposed in the Democratic Primary and the General Election.
2012 To challenge District 38 incumbent Republican Representative Mike Nemes, Butler was unopposed for the May 22, 2012, Democratic Primary^[5] and won the November 6, 2012, General election, with 7,893 votes (59.2%) against Representative Nemes.^[6]

External links

Official page at the Kentucky General Assembly
Campaign site
- Denver "Denny" Butler at Ballotpedia
Denver Butler at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Notes and References

Web site: Denver Butler's Biography . . May 5, 2014.
Web site: Louisville race key in fight for Ky House.
Web site: Denver "Denny" Butler . February 25, 2023 . Ballotpedia .
Web site: House Democrat from Louisville switches parties .
Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results . 25 . . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 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 . 28 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025244/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf . June 11, 2014 .