Chris McDaniel (Kentucky) (original) (raw)

Chris McDaniel

Kentucky State Senate District 23

Tenure

2013 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

12

Compensation

Elections and appointments

Education

Military

Personal

Contact

Chris McDaniel (Republican Party) is a member of the Kentucky State Senate, representing District 23. He assumed office on January 1, 2013.

McDaniel (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Kentucky State Senate to represent District 23. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Chris McDaniel was born in Taylor Mill, Kentucky. McDaniel served in the United States Army from 1997 to 2001. He earned a bachelor of science from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina and a master of business administration from Northern Kentucky University. McDaniel’s career experience includes working as the owner of McDaniel Concrete. He has been a member of the American Society of Concrete Contractors, the American Concrete Institute, the Association of Builders and Contractors, and the Kentucky Ready Mix Concrete Association.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

McDaniel was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Chair
• Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee
• State and Local Government Committee
• Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Co-Chair
• Local Government Committee
• State Government Committee

2021-2022

McDaniel was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Chair
• Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Committee
• Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee
• State and Local Government Committee

2019-2020

McDaniel was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
• Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Chair
• Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Committee
• State and Local Government Committee

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, McDaniel served on the following committees:

2013-2014

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

Elections

2024

See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2024

General election

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jennifer Sierra advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky State Senate District 23.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Chris McDaniel advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky State Senate District 23.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McDaniel in this election.

2020

See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2020

General election

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Ryan Olexia advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky State Senate District 23.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Chris McDaniel advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky State Senate District 23.

2016

See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Kentucky State Senate 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.

Incumbent Chris McDaniel ran unopposed in the Kentucky State Senate District 23 general election.[2][3]

Kentucky State Senate District 23, General Election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Chris McDaniel Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%
Total Votes	37,409
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

Incumbent Chris McDaniel ran unopposed in the Kentucky State Senate District 23 Republican primary.[4]

2015

See also: Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015

Seven state executive offices in Kentucky were up for election in 2015. The general election was held on November 3, 2015, following a primary election on May 19, 2015. The following sections summarize filed candidates running for each state executive office on the ballot:

Results

Primary

McDaniel and running mate James Comer Jr. were defeated in a narrow 83 vote victory by Matt Bevin and running mate Jenean M. Hampton in the Republican primary on May 19, 2015.

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Matt Bevin/Jenean Hampton	32.9%	70,479
James Comer Jr./Chris McDaniel	32.9%	70,396
Hal Heiner/K.C. Crosbie	27.1%	57,948
Will T. Scott/Rodney Coffey	7.2%	15,364
Total Votes	214,187
Election results via Kentucky State Board of Elections.

General

Republican Matt Bevin and his running mate, Jenean M. Hampton, defeated Attorney General Jack Conway and independent Drew Curtis.[5]

Governor and Lieutenant Governor, 2015
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Matt Bevin/Jenean M. Hampton	52.5%
	Democrat	Jack Conway/Sannie Overly	43.8%
	Independent	Drew Curtis/Heather Curtis	3.7%
Total Votes	974,225
Election results via Kentucky Secretary of State

Campaign finance

First quarter report (2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $3,712,481 and spent a total of $5,132,368.71 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on April 24, 2015.[6]

Campaign Contributions and Expenditures
Candidate	Office	Beginning balance	Contributions	Expenditures	Ending balance
Jack Conway/Sannie Overly	Kentucky Governor/Lieutenant Governor	951,795.60∣951,795.60	951,795.60∣872,346.75	410,248.42∣410,248.42	410,248.42∣1,413,893.93
James Comer Jr./Chris McDaniel	Kentucky Governor/Lieutenant Governor	873,474.86∣873,474.86	873,474.86∣1,013,831.02	848,860.07∣848,860.07	848,860.07∣1,038,445.81
Hal Heiner/K.C. Crosbie	Kentucky Governor/Lieutenant Governor	3,467,422.17∣3,467,422.17	3,467,422.17∣278,101.97	2,727,925.03∣2,727,925.03	2,727,925.03∣1,017,599.11
Matt Bevin/Jenean Hampton	Kentucky Governor/Lieutenant Governor	0∣0	0∣1,322,717.02	1,036,516.47∣1,036,516.47	1,036,516.47∣286,200.55
Will T. Scott/Rodney Coffey	Kentucky Governor/Lieutenant Governor	0∣0	0∣195,330.00	83,153.78∣83,153.78	83,153.78∣112,176.22
Drew Curtis/Heather Curtis	Kentucky Governor/Lieutenant Governor	0∣0	0∣30,154.24	25,664.94∣25,664.94	25,664.94∣4,489.30
Geoff Young/Jonathan Masters	Kentucky Governor/Lieutenant Governor	0∣0	0∣0	0∣0	0∣0
Grand Total Raised	$3,712,481
Grand Total Spent	$5,132,368.71

Fourth quarter report (2014)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $880,190.47 and spent a total of $545,733.73 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on February 3, 2015.[7]

Campaign Contributions and Expenditures
Candidate	Office	Beginning balance	Contributions	Expenditures	Ending balance
Hal Heiner/K.C. Crosbie	Kentucky Governor/Lieutenant Governor	3,502,534.91∣3,502,534.91	3,502,534.91∣156,104.87	191,217.61∣191,217.61	191,217.61∣3,467,422.17
Jack Conway/Sannie Overly	Kentucky Governor/Lieutenant Governor	978,044.51∣978,044.51	978,044.51∣176,042	202,290.91∣202,290.91	202,290.91∣951,795.60
James Comer Jr./Chris McDaniel	Kentucky Governor/Lieutenant Governor	477,656.47∣477,656.47	477,656.47∣548,043.60	152,225.21∣152,225.21	152,225.21∣873,474.86
Matt Bevin/Jenean Hampton	Kentucky Governor/Lieutenant Governor	0∣0	0∣0	0∣0	0∣0
Drew Curtis/Heather Curtis	Kentucky Governor/Lieutenant Governor	0∣0	0∣0	0∣0	0∣0
Will T. Scott/Rodney Coffey	Kentucky Governor/Lieutenant Governor	0∣0	0∣0	0∣0	0∣0
Geoff Young/Johnathan Masters	Kentucky Governor/Lieutenant Governor	0∣0	0∣0	0∣0	0∣0
Grand Total Raised	$880,190.47
Grand Total Spent	$545,733.73

2012

See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2012

McDaniel won election in the 2012 election for Kentucky State Senate District 23. He defeated Will Terwort in the Republican primary on May 22, 2012, and defeated James Noll (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

Kentucky State Senate, District 23, General Election, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Chris McDaniel	60%
	Democratic	James Noll	40%
Total Votes	40,003

Kentucky State Senate, District 23 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Chris McDaniel	62.1%	4,036
Will Terwort	37.9%	2,458
Total Votes	6,494

Endorsements

• Kentucky Right to Life[10]
• Former U.S. Senator Jim Bunning[11]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Chris McDaniel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Chris McDaniel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey. McDaniel's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[12] Job Creation

• Excerpt: "I realize that the only way to create jobs is to provide an environment where you can attract and retain businesses."

Taxation

• Excerpt: "Consequently, we must keep taxes low while maintaining a high level of services. To accomplish this, I will focus on reducing our corporate and personal tax rates."

Public Debt

• Excerpt: " I will demand fiscal restraint from the State Senate and refuse to vote for new spending without ensuring that it is completely funded and that other areas of spending are cut."

Donor Region Status

• Excerpt: "I will fight to ensure that we decrease the amount of our hard earned money that is being siphoned off by other regions so that we can more completely fund our infrastructure and our education system."

Education

• Excerpt: "In order to be successful in a global economy we must have a well trained and educated workforce. This extends from our primary schools through the universities and the technical colleges. The best way to do this is to permit local control of schools and to allow competition to be introduced into the education system whereby the best performing schools are permitted to succeed and the lower performing schools are forced to change or close their doors."

Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Kentucky

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See also

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Kentucky General Assembly, "Senator Christian McDaniel (R)," accessed March 23, 2020
2. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed August 17, 2016
3. ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2016
4. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 26, 2016
5. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Governor and Lieutenant Governor," accessed November 4, 2014
6. ↑ Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, "Candidate Search Results," accessed April 24, 2015
7. ↑ Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, "Candidate Search Results," accessed February 3, 2015
8. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General Election Results," accessed January 7, 2015
9. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, Official 2012 Primary Election Results
10. ↑ Kentucky Politics, "Kentucky Right to Life endorses Chris McDaniel," May 2, 2012
11. ↑ cn|2, "Jim Bunning endorses Chris McDaniel in 23rd state Senate primary," January 2, 2012
12. ↑ "mcdanielforsenate," Official Campaign Website

Leadership

Senate President:Robert Stivers

Majority Leader:Damon Thayer

Minority Leader:Gerald Neal

Senators

Republican Party (30)

Democratic Party (7)

Vacancies (1)

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