James Tipton

American politician

James Tipton

Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 53rd district

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 1, 2015
Preceded by| Bart Rowland (redistricting)
Personal details
Born| Little Mount, Spencer County, Kentucky
Political party| Republican
Residence| Taylorsville, Kentucky
Alma mater| University of Kentucky (BS, MS)
Profession| Realtor
Committees| Education (Chair)
Agriculture
State Government

James Allen Tipton is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 53rd House district since January 2015. His district consists of Anderson and Spencer counties. He currently serves as chair of the House Standing Committee on Education.[1]

## Background

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Tipton is a native of Spencer County, Kentucky, and graduated from Taylorsville High School in 1977. He would go on to attend the University of Kentucky, earning a Bachelor of Science in agriculture in 1981 and a Master of Science in vocational education in 1985.[1]

Outside of politics, Tipton has been employed as a realtor for 25 years and is currently the principal broker for Premier Realtor LLC. He is a member of the Kentucky Association of Realtors, Kentucky Cattleman's Association, Spencer County Farm Bureau, Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, Spencer County Chamber of Commerce, and the Louisville Area Agricultural Club.[1][2]

## Political career

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### Elections

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* 2014 Incumbent representative Bart Rowland was redistricted into Kentucky's 23rd House district.[2] Tipton was unopposed in the 2014 Republican primary[2] and won the 2014 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 9,836 votes (57.4%) against Democratic candidate Kent Stevens.[3]
* 2016 Tipton was unopposed in the 2016 Republican primary[2] and won the 2016 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 16,091 votes (72.4%) against Democratic candidate James Sargent.[4]
* 2018 Tipton was unopposed in the 2018 Republican primary[2] and won the 2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 13,813 votes (71.1%) against Democratic candidate Dustin Burley.[5]
* 2020 Tipton was unopposed in the 2020 Republican primary[2] and won the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 20,087 votes (76.6%) against Democratic candidate Dustin Burley.[6]
* 2022 Tipton was unopposed in the 2022 Republican primary[2] and won the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 12,995 votes (76.7%) against Democratic candidate Dustin Burley.[7]
* 2024 Tipton was unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary and will be unopposed in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election on November 5.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h "James A. Tipton". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
3. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 4, 2014 Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 40. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
4. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 8, 2016 Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 41. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
5. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2018 Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 40. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
6. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 3, 2020 Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 50. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
7. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 8, 2022 Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 52. Retrieved July 25, 2024.

## External links

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* Profile at Vote Smart

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Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives

Speaker
David Osborne (R)
Speaker pro tempore
David Meade (R)
Majority Leader
Steven Rudy (R)
Minority Leader
Derrick Graham (D)

1. ▌Steven Rudy (R)
2. ▌Richard Heath (R)
3. ▌Randy Bridges (R)
4. ▌Wade Williams (R)
5. ▌Mary Beth Imes (R)
6. ▌Chris Freeland (R)
7. ▌Suzanne Miles (R)
8. ▌Walker Thomas (R)
9. ▌Myron Dossett (R)
10. ▌Josh Calloway (R)
11. ▌Jonathan Dixon (R)
12. ▌Jim Gooch Jr. (R)
13. ▌DJ Johnson (R)
14. ▌Scott Lewis (R)
15. ▌Rebecca Raymer (R)
16. ▌Jason Petrie (R)
17. ▌Robert Duvall (R)
18. ▌Samara Heavrin (R)
19. ▌Michael Meredith (R)
20. ▌Kevin Jackson (R)
21. ▌Amy Neighbors (R)
22. ▌Shawn McPherson (R)
23. ▌Steve Riley (R)
24. ▌Courtney Gilbert (R)
25. ▌Steve Bratcher (R)
26. ▌Peyton Griffee (R)
27. ▌Nancy Tate (R)
28. ▌Jared Bauman (R)
29. ▌Kevin D. Bratcher (R)
30. ▌Daniel Grossberg (D)
31. ▌Susan Witten (R)
32. ▌Tina Bojanowski (D)
33. ▌Jason Nemes (R)
34. ▌Sarah Stalker (D)
35. ▌Lisa Willner (D)
36. ▌John Hodgson (R)
37. ▌Emily Callaway (R)
38. ▌Rachel Roarx (D)
39. ▌Matt Lockett (R)
40. ▌Nima Kulkarni (D)
41. ▌Josie Raymond (D)
42. ▌Keturah Herron (D)
43. ▌Pamela Stevenson (D)
44. ▌Beverly Chester-Burton (D)
45. ▌Killian Timoney (R)
46. ▌Al Gentry (D)
47. ▌Felicia Rabourn (R)
48. ▌Ken Fleming (R)
49. ▌Thomas Huff (R)
50. ▌Candy Massaroni (R)
51. ▌Michael Sarge Pollock (R)
52. ▌Ken Upchurch (R)
53. ▌James Tipton (R)
54. ▌Daniel Elliott (R)
55. ▌Kim King (R)
56. ▌Daniel Fister (R)
57. ▌Derrick Graham (D)
58. ▌Jennifer Decker (R)
59. ▌David W. Osborne (R)
60. ▌Marianne Proctor (R)
61. ▌Savannah Maddox (R)
62. ▌Phillip Pratt (R)
63. ▌Kim Banta (R)
64. ▌Kimberly Poore Moser (R)
65. ▌Stephanie Dietz (R)
66. ▌Steve Rawlings (R)
67. ▌Rachel Roberts (D)
68. ▌Mike Clines (R)
69. ▌Steven Doan (R)
70. ▌William Lawrence (R)
71. ▌Josh Bray (R)
72. ▌Matthew Koch (R)
73. ▌Ryan Dotson (R)
74. ▌David Hale (R)
75. ▌Lindsey Burke (D)
76. ▌Ruth Ann Palumbo (D)
77. ▌George Brown Jr. (D)
78. ▌Mark Hart (R)
79. ▌Chad Aull (D)
80. ▌David Meade (R)
81. ▌Deanna Frazier Gordon (R)
82. ▌Nick Wilson (R)
83. ▌Josh Branscum (R)
84. ▌Chris Fugate (R)
85. ▌Shane Baker (R)
86. ▌Tom Smith (R)
87. ▌Adam Bowling (R)
88. ▌Cherlynn Stevenson (D)
89. ▌Timmy Truett (R)
90. ▌Derek Lewis (R)
91. ▌Billy Wesley (R)
92. ▌John Blanton (R)
93. ▌Adrielle Camuel (D)
94. ▌Jacob Justice (R)
95. ▌Ashley Tackett Laferty (D)
96. ▌Patrick Flannery (R)
97. ▌Bobby McCool (R)
98. ▌Danny Bentley (R)
99. ▌Richard White (R)
100. ▌Scott Sharp (R)

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