# Christian McDaniel

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{{short description|American politician (born 1977)}}
{{About|the Kentucky politician|the Mississippi politician|Chris McDaniel}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name          = Christian McDaniel
| image         =
| state_senate  = Kentucky
| district      = [23rd](/source/Kentucky's_23rd_Senate_district)
| term_start    = January 1, 2013
| term_end      = 
| predecessor   = [Jack Westwood](/source/Jack_Westwood)
| successor     = Incumbent
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1977|7|19}}
| birth_place   = [Covington, Kentucky](/source/Covington%2C_Kentucky), U.S.
| death_date    = 
| death_place   = 
| party         = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| spouse        = 
| children      = 
| alma_mater    = [The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina](/source/The_Citadel%2C_The_Military_College_of_South_Carolina) ([BS](/source/Bachelor_of_Science))<br>[Northern Kentucky University](/source/Northern_Kentucky_University) ([MBA](/source/Master_of_Business_Administration))
| profession    = 
| website       = {{URL|chris-mcdaniel.com}}
| branch        = [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army)<br />[Infantry](/source/Infantry_Branch_(United_States))
| service_years = 1997–2001
| rank          =  
}}

'''Christian Edward McDaniel''' (born July 19, 1977) is an American politician and a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Kentucky Senate](/source/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](/source/Project_Vote_Smart) |accessdate= May 6, 2014}}</ref>

He was the running mate of Republican gubernatorial candidate [James Comer](/source/James_Comer) in the [2015 gubernatorial election](/source/2015_Kentucky_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](/source/Bachelor_of_Science) from [The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina](/source/The_Citadel%2C_The_Military_College_of_South_Carolina), and his [MBA](/source/Master_of_Business_Administration) from [Northern Kentucky University](/source/Northern_Kentucky_University). McDaniel graduated from [Covington Latin School](/source/Covington_Latin_School).

==Elections==
*2020 McDaniel was unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) 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](/source/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](/source/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>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/S023.htm Official page] at the [Kentucky General Assembly](/source/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](/source/Ballotpedia)
*[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=1413602 Chris McDaniel] at [OpenSecrets](/source/OpenSecrets)
*{{C-SPAN|113592}}
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