Steve Bratcher

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Steve Bratcher
Image of Steve Bratcher
Kentucky House of Representatives District 25
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

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

Associate

Community College of the Air Force

Bachelor's

Eastern Kentucky University

Graduate

Eastern Kentucky University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Air National Guard

Personal
Profession
Executive
Contact

Steve Bratcher (Republican Party) is a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 25. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Bratcher (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 25. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Steve Bratcher served in the Kentucky Air National Guard. Bratcher earned associate degrees from the Community College of the Air Force, a bachelor's degree and master's degree from Eastern Kentucky University, and an executive master's degree in business administration from Bellarmine University. His career experience includes working as the director of external technical training of Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, the director of Maker's Mark Distillery, and a manager with Lear Corporation. Bratcher has been affiliated with Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, and Leadership Kentucky.[1][2]

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.


Committee assignments

2023-2024

Bratcher was assigned to the following committees:


Elections

2024

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 25

Incumbent Steve Bratcher defeated Cherlyn Smith and Eric Parrish in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 25 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Bratcher
Steve Bratcher (R)
 
62.8
 
7,561
Image of Cherlyn Smith
Cherlyn Smith (D) Candidate Connection
 
34.0
 
4,090
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Eric Parrish (Independent)
 
3.2
 
389

Total votes: 12,040
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Cherlyn Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 25.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Steve Bratcher advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 25.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bratcher in this election.

2022

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 25

Steve Bratcher defeated Katherine Leonard in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 25 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Bratcher
Steve Bratcher (R)
 
62.4
 
7,537
Image of Katherine Leonard
Katherine Leonard (D) Candidate Connection
 
37.6
 
4,539

Total votes: 12,076
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Katherine Leonard advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 25.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 25

Steve Bratcher defeated Bill Bennett in the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 25 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Bratcher
Steve Bratcher
 
67.6
 
1,593
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Bill Bennett
 
32.4
 
765

Total votes: 2,358
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary


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Steve Bratcher campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Kentucky House of Representatives District 25Won general$66,812 $0
2022Kentucky House of Representatives District 25Won general$64,068 $0
Grand total$130,880 $0
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

Scorecards

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Political offices
Preceded by
Jim DuPlessis (R)
Kentucky House of Representatives District 25
2023-Present
Succeeded by
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