Christian McDaniel

{{short description|American politician (born 1977)}} {{About|the Kentucky politician|the Mississippi politician|Chris McDaniel}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Christian McDaniel | image = | state_senate = Kentucky | district = 23rd | term_start = January 1, 2013 | term_end = | predecessor = Jack Westwood | successor = Incumbent | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|7|19}} | birth_place = Covington, Kentucky, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina (BS)<br>Northern Kentucky University (MBA) | profession = | website = {{URL|chris-mcdaniel.com}} | branch = United States Army<br />Infantry | service_years = 1997–2001 | rank = }}

'''Christian Edward McDaniel''' (born July 19, 1977) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate, representing District 23 since January 2013.<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/135477 |title= Chris McDaniel's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= May 6, 2014}}</ref>

He was the running mate of Republican gubernatorial candidate James Comer in the 2015 gubernatorial election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wkms.org/post/james-comer-introduces-running-mate-chris-mcdaniel-kentucky-gubernatorial-campaign-kick |title=James Comer Introduces Running Mate Chris McDaniel In Kentucky Gubernatorial Campaign Kick-Off |publisher=wkms.org |date=September 9, 2014 |accessdate=September 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/09/08/can-nky-win-local-name-state-ticket/15316975/ |title=Can NKY win with local name on state ticket? |publisher=cincinnati.com |date=September 9, 2014 |accessdate=September 10, 2014}}</ref>

==Education== McDaniel earned his BS from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and his MBA from Northern Kentucky University. McDaniel graduated from Covington Latin School.

==Elections== *2020 McDaniel was unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Democratic nominee Ryan Olexia with 32,188 votes (57.7%).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chris McDaniel (Kentucky) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_McDaniel_(Kentucky) |access-date=February 24, 2023 |website=Ballotpedia |language=}}</ref> *2016 McDaniel was unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election. *2012 When District 23 Senator Jack Westwood retired and left the seat open, McDaniel won the May 22, 2012, Republican primary with 4,036 votes (62.1%),<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=20 |publisher=Secretary of State of Kentucky |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate=May 6, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103152601/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf |archivedate=November 3, 2014 }}</ref> and won the November 6, 2012, general election with 23,993 votes (60.0%) against Democratic nominee James Noll.<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=20 |publisher=Secretary of State of Kentucky |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate=May 6, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025244/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf |archivedate=June 11, 2014 }}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/S023.htm Official page] at the Kentucky General Assembly *[http://www.chris-mcdaniel.com/ Campaign site] *{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 135477 | fec = | congress = }} *[http://ballotpedia.org/Chris_McDaniel_(Kentucky) Chris McDaniel] at Ballotpedia *[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=1413602 Chris McDaniel] at OpenSecrets *{{C-SPAN|113592}} {{Kentucky State Senators}}

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