Kevin Bratcher

Republican Party

Louisville Metro Council District 22

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

1

Predecessor:Robin Engel (R)

Prior offices:

Kentucky House of Representatives District 29

Years in office: 1997 - 2025

Successor:Chris Lewis (R)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Associates

Louisville Technical Institute, 1983

Bachelor's

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, 1994

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Years of service

1985 - 1991

Personal

Religion

Christian: Baptist

Contact

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Campaign website

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Kevin Bratcher (Republican Party) is a member of theLouisville Metro Council in Kentucky, representingDistrict 22. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Bratcher (Republican Party) ran for election to theLouisville Metro Council to representDistrict 22 in Kentucky. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Bratcher's professional experience includes working as a supervisor and technical instructor. He served as a Sailor in the United States Navy from 1985 to 1991. Bratcher has been a member of the Freemasons and the Kentucky Railway Museum.^[1]

Elections

2024

See also: City elections in Louisville, Kentucky (2024)

General election

General election for Louisville Metro Council District 22

Kevin Bratcher defeatedRasean Crawley in the general election for Louisville Metro Council District 22 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Bratcher (R)	60.7	10,025
		Rasean Crawley (D)	39.2	6,485
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	17

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,527
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Rasean Crawley advanced from the Democratic primary for Louisville Metro Council District 22.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Louisville Metro Council District 22

Kevin Bratcher defeatedRobert Zoeller Jr. in the Republican primary for Louisville Metro Council District 22 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Bratcher	87.7	1,792
		Robert Zoeller Jr.	12.3	251

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,043
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Endorsements

2022

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29

IncumbentKevin Bratcher defeatedAnn Sermersheim in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Bratcher (R)	99.4	11,389
	Submit photo	Ann Sermersheim (Independent) (Write-in)	0.6	66

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,455
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matthew Pfaadt (D)

Democratic primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Suzanne Kugler (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentKevin Bratcher advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29.

2020

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29

IncumbentKevin Bratcher defeatedSuzanne Kugler in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Bratcher (R)	55.6	15,298
		Suzanne Kugler (D)	44.4	12,201

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,499
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Suzanne Kugler advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentKevin Bratcher advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29.

2018

See also:Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29

IncumbentKevin Bratcher defeatedRonel Brown in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Bratcher (R)	53.3	10,570
		Ronel Brown (D)	46.7	9,251

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,821
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29

Ronel Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Ronel Brown

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29

IncumbentKevin Bratcher advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 29 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Kevin Bratcher

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2016

See also:Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theKentucky House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 26, 2016.

IncumbentKevin Bratcher ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 29 general election.^[2][3]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 29, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kevin BratcherIncumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	17,535
Total Votes				17,535
Source:Kentucky State Board of Elections

IncumbentKevin Bratcher ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 29 Republican primary.^[4]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 29, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Kevin BratcherIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theKentucky House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 28, 2014.Dave Stengel ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbentKevin D. Bratcher ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Bratcher defeated Stengel in the general election.^[5][6][7]

Kentucky House of Representatives, District 29 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kevin BratcherIncumbent	52.5%	8,892
	Democratic	Dave Stengel	47.5%	8,050
Total Votes				16,942

2012

See also:Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2012

Bratcher won re-election in the2012 election forKentucky House of Representatives District 29. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 22, 2012, and ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.^[8][9]

2010

See also:Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2010

Bratcher's opponent in the November 2 general election was Democratic candidateDustin Wilcher. According to official results, Bratcher defeated Wilcher by a margin of 15,019 to 6,976. Bratcher ran unopposed in the May 18 Republican primary election.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Kentucky House of Representatives, District 29 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Kevin Bratcher (R)		15,019
Dustin Wilcher (D)		6,976

2008

See also:Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Bratcher was re-elected to the 29th District Seat in theKentucky House of Representatives, defeating James A. Sexton (D).^[14] Bratcher raised $11,910 for his campaign, while Sexton raised $3,550.^[15]

Kentucky House of Representatives, District 29 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Kevin Bratcher (R)		16,630	58.8%
James A. Sexton (D)		11,662	41.2%

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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State legislative tenure

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2024

In 2024, theKentucky State Legislature was in session from January 2 to April 15.

• Americans for Prosperity Kentucky

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• Greater Louisville Inc.

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2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Bratcher was assigned to the following committees:

• Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee,Chair
• House Judiciary Committee
• Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations Committee
• House State Government Committee
• Judiciary Committee
• State Government Committee,Co-Chair

2021-2022

Bratcher was assigned to the following committees:

• Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee,Chair
• House Judiciary Committee
• Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations Committee
• Small Business & Information Technology Committee,Vice chair
• House State Government Committee

2019-2020

Bratcher was assigned to the following committees:

• Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee,Chair
• House Judiciary Committee
• House State Government Committee,Vice Chair

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bratcher served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bratcher served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Bratcher served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Bratcher served on the following committees:

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