Jason Howell (Kentucky)

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Jason Howell
Image of Jason Howell
Kentucky State Senate District 1
Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

4

Predecessor

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

Education

Bachelor's

University of the South

Law

University of Kentucky

Personal
Birthplace
Fulton, Ky.
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Jason Howell (Republican Party) is a member of the Kentucky State Senate, representing District 1. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Howell (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Kentucky State Senate to represent District 1. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Jason Howell was born in Fulton, Kentucky.[1] Howell earned a B.A. from the University of the South and a J.D. from the University of Kentucky.[2] Howell's career experience includes working as an attorney.[1][2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Howell was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Howell was assigned to the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 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.


Elections

2024

See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kentucky State Senate District 1

Incumbent Jason Howell won election in the general election for Kentucky State Senate District 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jason Howell
Jason Howell (R)
 
100.0
 
42,109

Total votes: 42,109
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky State Senate District 1

Incumbent Jason Howell defeated Lynn Bechler in the Republican primary for Kentucky State Senate District 1 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jason Howell
Jason Howell
 
70.0
 
5,266
Image of Lynn Bechler
Lynn Bechler
 
30.0
 
2,258

Total votes: 7,524
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Endorsements

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2020

See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kentucky State Senate District 1

Jason Howell won election in the general election for Kentucky State Senate District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jason Howell
Jason Howell (R)
 
100.0
 
40,128

Total votes: 40,128
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Jason Howell advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky State Senate District 1.

Campaign themes

2024

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Jason Howell campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Kentucky State Senate District 1Won general$194,344 $0
2020Kentucky State Senate District 1Won general$5,450 N/A**
Grand total$199,794 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Stan Humphries (R)
Kentucky State Senate District 1
2021-Present
Succeeded by
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