Robert Benvenuti

Robert Benvenuti
Chair of the Kentucky Republican Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 11, 2023
Preceded byMac Brown
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 88th district
In office
January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019
Preceded byBill Farmer
Succeeded byCherlynn Stevenson
Personal details
Born (1966-08-31) August 31, 1966
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Kentucky (BS, MPA, JD)
WebsiteCampaign 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]

Education and early career

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]

Political career

Elections

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]

2016 Election Results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Benvenuti 20,242 100.0%
2014 Election Results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Benvenuti 11,592 64.2%
Democratic Creasa Reed 6,473 35.8%
2012 Election Results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Benvenuti 12,959 54.0%
Democratic Reggie Thomas 11,054 46.0%

References

  1. ^ "Robert Benvenuti III's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Representative Robert Benvenuti III (R)". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky House of Representatives. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Barnett Benvenuti & Butler PLLC". www.bbb-law.com. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 31. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 52. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  6. ^ "Republican lawmaker from Lexington not seeking re-election". WKYT. January 27, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 8, 2016, Official General Election Results | Kentucky State Board of Elections" (PDF). Cite error: The named reference "elect.ky.gov" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).


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