Jason Petrie

Jason Petrie

Republican Party

Kentucky House of Representatives District 16

Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

7

Compensation

Base salary

188.22/calendar day during session for legislators whose terms began before 2023. $203.28/calendar day for legislators whose terms began after 2023.

Per diem

$182.60/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Contact

Official website

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Jason Petrie (Republican Party) is a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 16. He assumed office in 2017. His current term ends on January 1, 2025.

Petrie (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 16. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Jason Petrie was born on February 27, 1971, and, as of February 2020, lived in Elkton, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor of arts in economics and philosophy from Berea College, a mater's degree in humanities from Western Kentucky University, and a J.D. from The Ohio State University. Petrie’s career experience includes working as a self-employed attorney.^[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Petrie was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Chair
• House Judiciary Committee
• Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Co-Chair
• Judiciary Committee

2021-2022

Petrie was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Chair
• House Judiciary Committee

2019-2020

Petrie was assigned to the following committees:

• Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
• Economic Development & Workforce Investment Committee
• House Judiciary Committee, Chair

2017 legislative session

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

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 16

Incumbent Jason Petrie won election in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 16 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Petrie (R)	100.0	16,503

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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jason Petrie advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 16.

Endorsements

2022

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 16

Incumbent Jason Petrie won election in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 16 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Petrie (R)	100.0	10,847

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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jason Petrie advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 16.

2020

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 16

Incumbent Jason Petrie won election in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 16 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Petrie (R)	100.0	15,585

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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jason Petrie advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 16.

2018

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2018

Robert Nelson ran as a write-in candidate.

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 16

Incumbent Jason Petrie won election in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 16 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Petrie (R)	87.2	10,041
		Other/Write-in votes	12.8	1,477

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,518 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 16

Incumbent Jason Petrie advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 16 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jason Petrie

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2016

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Kentucky 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.

Jason Petrie defeated incumbent Martha King in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 16 general election.^[2][3]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 16, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jason Petrie	65.40%	10,938
	Democratic	Martha King Incumbent	34.60%	5,788
Total Votes				16,726
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

Incumbent Martha King ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 16 Democratic primary.^[4]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 16, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Martha King Incumbent (unopposed)

Jason Petrie defeated Ami Brooks in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 16 Republican primary.^[5]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 16, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jason Petrie	63.06%	840
	Republican	Ami Brooks	36.94%	492
Total Votes				1,332

2014

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 28, 2014. Incumbent Martha Jane King ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. King defeated Jason Petrie (I) in the general election.^[6][7][8]

Kentucky House of Representatives, District 16 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Martha Jane King Incumbent	59.5%	6,804
	Independent	Jason Petrie	40.5%	4,632
Total Votes				11,436

He initially filed to run for election to Kentucky's 7th District Court, but withdrew from the race in February in order to run for the Kentucky House of Representatives.^[9]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Jason Petrie did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Jason Petrie did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Petrie's website highlighted the following campaign themes:^[10]

Government

• Excerpt: "There is no perfectly sized government, but least is best."

Budget

• Excerpt: "The Commonwealth of Kentucky must balance its budget annually and operate within its means."

Public Pension Debt

• Excerpt: "The Kentucky legislature must secure its promise to state retirees and address Kentucky's enormous unfunded public pension debt."

Right to Work

• Excerpt: "Right to work legislation will help create a better climate for job creation."

Transparency

• Excerpt: "Transparency and accountability are essential ingredients to a greater Commonwealth."

Campaign finance summary

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