{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder |office = Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives |constituency = 21st district (2005–2015)<br />17th district (2015–2019) | term_start = January 1, 2005 | term_end = January 1, 2019 | predecessor = Roger Thomas | successor = Steve Sheldon | image = Jim DeCesare (2722949796).jpg | birth_date = July 10, 1966 }}
'''James Joseph DeCesare''' (born July 10, 1966) is an American politician and a former member of the Kentucky House of Representatives who represented District 21 from January 2005 to January 2015 and District 17 from January 2015 to January 2019.
==Elections== 2018 DeCesare did not run for re-election. His seat was filled by Republican Steve Sheldon. *2016 DeCesare was unopposed for both the May 17, 2016 Republican Primary<ref name=":0" /> and the November 8, 2016 General election, winning with 17,761 votes. *2014 DeCesare was unopposed for both the May 20, 2014 Republican Primary<ref name=":0" /> and the November 4, 2014 General election, winning with 12,105 votes. *2012 DeCesare was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary<ref name=":0">{{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=24 |publisher=Secretary of State of Kentucky |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate=April 30, 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 the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 15,946 votes.<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=31 |publisher=Secretary of State of Kentucky |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate=April 30, 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> *2010 DeCesare was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Republican Primary<ref>{{cite web |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results |url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2010/off2010pri.pdf |accessdate=April 30, 2014 |publisher=Secretary of State of Kentucky |page=23 |location=Frankfort, Kentucky}}</ref> and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 11,080 votes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results |url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2010/off2010gen.pdf |accessdate=April 30, 2014 |publisher=Secretary of State of Kentucky |page=35 |location=Frankfort, Kentucky}}</ref> *2008 DeCesare was unopposed for the 2008 Republican 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= April 30, 2014}}</ref> and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 12,292 votes (59.5%) against Democratic nominee Charlene Rabold.<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= April 30, 2014}}</ref> *2006 DeCesare was unopposed for the 2006 Republican Primary<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Primary Election |url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2006/Primary%20Election/STATEresultsbyoffice.txt |accessdate=April 30, 2014 |publisher=Kentucky State Board of Elections |location=Frankfort, Kentucky}}</ref> and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 6,857 votes (51.5%) against Democratic nominee Malcolm Cherry.<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 General Election |url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2006/General%20Election/STATEwidebyoffice.txt |accessdate=April 30, 2014 |publisher=Kentucky State Board of Elections |location=Frankfort, Kentucky}}</ref> *2004 To challenge District 21 incumbent Democratic Representative Roger Thomas, DeCesare was unopposed for the 2004 Republican Primary<ref>{{cite web |title=2004 Primary Election |url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/Primary%20Election/STATEwidebyoffice.txt |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 |accessdate=April 30, 2014 |publisher=Kentucky State Board of Elections |location=Frankfort, Kentucky}}</ref> and won the November 2, 2004 General election with 8,954 votes (50.5%) against Representative Thomas.<ref>{{cite web |title=2004 General Election |url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/General%20Election/2004statebyoffice.txt |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 |accessdate=April 30, 2014 |publisher=Kentucky State Board of Elections |location=Frankfort, Kentucky}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/H021.htm Official page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109115420/http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/H021.htm |date=January 9, 2019 }} at the Kentucky General Assembly *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140501235956/http://jimdecesare.org/ Campaign site] *{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 35048 | fec = | congress = }} *[http://ballotpedia.org/Jim_DeCesare Jim DeCesare] at Ballotpedia *[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=5137 Jim DeCesare] at the National Institute on Money in State Politics
{{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=Roger Thomas}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives<br>from the 21st district|years=2005–2015}} {{s-aft|after=Bart Rowland}} |- {{s-bef|before=C. B. Embry}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives<br>from the 17th district|years=2015–2019}} {{s-aft|after=Steve Sheldon}} {{s-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:DeCesare, Jim}} Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:Republican Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives Category:People from Warren County, Kentucky Category:21st-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly
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