{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Dennis Horlander | image = | state_house = Kentucky | district = 40th | term_start = February 22, 1996 | term_end = January 1, 2019 | predecessor = Donna Shacklette | successor = Nima Kulkarni | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|9|6}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = University of Louisville | profession = | website = {{URL|dennishorlander.com}} }}
'''Dennis Lee Horlander''' (born September 6, 1952) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives who represented District 40<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/11393 |title= Dennis Horlander's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref> from February 1996 to January 2019. Horlander was first elected to the house in a February special election following the resignation of incumbent Donna Shacklette.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 21, 1996 |title=Three new Democratic house members picked |work=The Lexington Herald-Leader |page=B4}}</ref> He was defeated for renomination in 2018 by Nima Kulkarni.
==Education== Horlander attended the University of Louisville.
==Elections== *2012 Horlander was unopposed for the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary<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=25 |publisher=Secretary of State of Kentucky |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate=May 2, 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 11,039 votes against a write-in candidate.<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=37 |publisher=Secretary of State of Kentucky |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate=May 2, 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> *1996 Horlander won the five-way 1996 Democratic Primary and won the November 5, 1996 General election against Republican nominee Kim Jefferson. *1998 Horlander was unopposed for both the 1998 Democratic Primary and the November 3, 1998 General election. *2000 Horlander was unopposed for both the 2000 Democratic Primary<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2000/00Pri_Statewide%20by%20Office.txt |title= 2000 Primary Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref> and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 8,998 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2000/00Gen_Statewidebyoffice.txt |title= 2000 General Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref> *2002 Horlander was challenged in the 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,269 votes (76.6%)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2002/Primary%20Election/pristatebyoffice.txt |title= 2002 Primary Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref> and was unopposed for the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 6,609 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2002/General%20Election/2002statebyoffice.txt |title= 2002 General Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref> *2004 Horlander was unopposed for both the 2004 Democratic Primary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/Primary%20Election/STATEwidebyoffice.txt |title=2004 Primary Election |publisher=Kentucky State Board of Elections |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate=May 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224165808/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/Primary%20Election/STATEwidebyoffice.txt |archivedate=December 24, 2014 }}</ref> and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 10,632 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/General%20Election/2004statebyoffice.txt |title=2004 General Election |publisher=Kentucky State Board of Elections |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate=May 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224121418/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/General%20Election/2004statebyoffice.txt |archivedate=December 24, 2014 }}</ref> *2006 Horlander was unopposed for both the 2006 Democratic Primary<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2006/Primary%20Election/STATEresultsbyoffice.txt |title= 2006 Primary Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref> and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 6,871 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2006/General%20Election/STATEwidebyoffice.txt |title= 2006 General Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref> *2008 Horlander was unopposed for both the 2008 Democratic Primary<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2008/Primary%20Election/STATEwide%20by%20office%20Pri%2008.txt |title= 2008 Primary Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref> and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 11,698 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2008/General%20Election/STATEwide%20by%20office%20gen%2008.txt |title= 2008 General Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref> *2010 Horlander was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2010/off2010pri.pdf |title= Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results |page= 24 |publisher= Secretary of State of Kentucky |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref> and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 7,293 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2010/off2010gen.pdf |title= Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results |page= 42 |publisher= Secretary of State of Kentucky |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref> *2018 Horlander lost the Democratic Primary to Nima Kulkarni, who went on to win the general election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Longtime state Rep. Horlander ousted in Democratic primary|url=https://www.wdrb.com/news/longtime-state-rep-horlander-ousted-in-democratic-primary/article_d779683b-a78e-5ecc-93b5-94d12e8f625e.html|access-date=2020-06-04|website=WDRB|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Reporter|first=India-West Staff|title=After Ousting Incumbent in Primary, Indian American Attorney Nima Kulkarni Primed to Win Kentucky House Seat|url=https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/after-ousting-incumbent-in-primary-indian-american-attorney-nima-kulkarni-primed-to-win-kentucky-house/article_c058c012-a6fb-11e8-9490-c764ce1807a4.html|access-date=2020-06-04|website=India West|language=en|archive-date=2020-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604054922/https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/after-ousting-incumbent-in-primary-indian-american-attorney-nima-kulkarni-primed-to-win-kentucky-house/article_c058c012-a6fb-11e8-9490-c764ce1807a4.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/H040.htm Official page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605211138/http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/H040.htm |date=2014-06-05 }} at the Kentucky General Assembly *[http://dennishorlander.com/ Campaign site] *{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 11393 | fec = | congress = }} *[http://ballotpedia.org/Dennis_Horlander Dennis Horlander] at Ballotpedia *[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=2701 Dennis L. Horlander] at the National Institute on Money in State Politics
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