{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Bart Rowland | image = | office = Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives | constituency = 53rd district (2012–2015)<br />21st district (2015–2023) | term_start = February 14, 2012 | term_end = January 1, 2023 | predecessor = James Comer | successor = Amy Neighbors | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|4|11}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = Western Kentucky University }}
'''Bartholomew Thomas Rowland''' (born April 11, 1977) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 21 until 2023.<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/135540 |title= Bart Rowland's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |access-date= April 22, 2014}}</ref> He was first elected in a February 7, 2012 special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative James Comer to become state agriculture commissioner. Rowland did not seek reelection in 2022.
==Education== Rowland attended Western Kentucky University.
==Elections== *2012 When District 53 Representative James Comer resigned and left the seat vacant, Rowland won the February 7, 2012 Special election with 2,699 votes (%) against Democratic candidate Barry Steele.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/Special%20Election/53rd%20Representative%20District%20Vote%20Totals%202-7-2012.pdf |title= Commonwealth of Kentucky February 7, 2012 Special Election |publisher= Secretary of State of Kentucky |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |access-date= April 22, 2014}}</ref> *Rowland won the three-way May 22, 2012 Republican Primary with 2,965 votes (60.9%)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results |page=27 |publisher=Secretary of State of Kentucky |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |access-date=April 22, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103152601/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf |archive-date=November 3, 2014 }}</ref> and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,688 votes (69.0%) against Democratic nominee Thomas Dodson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results |page=41 |publisher=Secretary of State of Kentucky |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |access-date=April 22, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025244/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf |archive-date=June 11, 2014 }}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/H053.htm Official page] at the Kentucky General Assembly *{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 135540 | fec = | congress = }} *[http://ballotpedia.org/Bart_Rowland Bart Rowland] at Ballotpedia *[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=413546 Bart Rowland] at OpenSecrets
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