Ben Waide

F. L. "Ben" Waide (born May 17, 1963) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 10[2] from January 4, 2011, until January 2015.

Ben Waide
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 10th[1] district
In office
January 4, 2011 – January 2015
Preceded byEddie Ballard
Succeeded byDean Schamore
Personal details
Born (1963-05-17) May 17, 1963
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceMadisonville, Kentucky
Alma materUniversity of Louisville

Education

Waide earned his BS in health sciences from the University of Louisville.

Elections
  • 2012 Waide was unopposed for the May 22, 2012 Republican primary[3] and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 9,441 votes (60.4%) against Democratic nominee Mike Seiber.[4]
  • 2010 When District 10 Democratic Representative Eddie Ballard retired and left the seat open, Waide was unopposed for the May 18, 2010 Republican Primary and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 7,032 votes (56.4%) against Democratic nominee Michael Duncan.[5]

Conviction

Representative Waide pled guilty to violations of campaign laws by using campaign funds for purposes other than his campaign. He was sentenced to 12 months' supervision.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "Representative Ben Waide (R)". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky House of Representatives. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. "Ben Waide's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  3. "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  4. "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  5. "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 31. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  6. Beasecker, Allyson. "Former Rep. Waide pleads guilty to violating Kentucky campaign laws". Legal Newsline.
  7. Barton, Ryland (April 10, 2015). "Former State Rep. Ben Waide Pleads Guilty To Campaign Finance Abuse". 89.3 WFPL News Louisville.
  8. Cheves, John (April 10, 2015). "Former Kentucky lawmaker pleads guilty to campaign finance violations". www.kentucky.com. Retrieved 2019-11-21.


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