Brent Yonts
Yonts at an event in Greenville, Kentucky, in 2015
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 15th district
In office
January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2017
Preceded byCharles Nelson
Succeeded byMelinda Gibbons Prunty
Personal details
Born(1949-03-21)March 21, 1949
Greenville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedAugust 20, 2021(2021-08-20) (aged 72)
Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJan Yonts
Children3
Alma materMurray State University
University of Kentucky College of Law
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Adjutant General's Corps
Years of service1971–1973
RankFirst Lieutenant

Brent Yonts (March 21, 1949 – August 20, 2021) was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from District 15.[1] He took office in 1997 and was defeated for re-election in 2016 by Republican Melinda Gibbons Prunty.

Yonts died from COVID-19 at a hospital in Owensboro, Kentucky, on August 20, 2021, aged 72.[2]

Education

Yonts earned his BS from Murray State University, and his JD from the University of Kentucky College of Law.

Elections

  • 1994 Yonts ran in the District 15 1994 Democratic Primary, but lost to Charles Nelson, who went on to win the November 8, 1994 General election.
  • 1996 When Representative Nelson left the Legislature and left the seat open, Yonts won the six-way 1996 Democratic Primary and won the November 5, 1996 General election against Republican nominee Marshall Prunty.
  • 1998 Yonts was unopposed for both the 1998 Democratic Primary and the November 3, 1998 General election.
  • 2000 Yonts was unopposed for both the 2000 Democratic Primary[3] and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 9,448 votes.[4]
  • 2002 Yonts was unopposed for both the 2002 Democratic Primary[5] and the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 8,348 votes.[6]
  • 2004 Yonts was unopposed for both the 2004 Democratic Primary[7] and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 10,259 votes.[8]
  • 2006 Yonts unopposed for the 2006 Democratic Primary[9] and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 9,315 votes (71.6%) against Republican nominee Matthew Oates.[10]
  • 2008 Yonts was challenged in the 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,805 votes (69.4%)[11] and was unopposed for the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 12,275 votes.[12]
  • 2010 Yonts was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary[13] and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 8,288 votes.[14]
  • 2012 Yonts and returning 1996 Republican opponent Marshall Prunty were both unopposed for their May 22, 2012 primaries,[15] setting up a rematch; Yonts won the November 6, 2012 General election with 8,696 votes (56.0%) against Prunty.[16]
  • 2016 Yonts was defeated in the general election by Melinda Gibbons Prunty (wife of Marshall Prunty), who carried 57.1% of the vote.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Brent Yonts' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ Kobin, Billy (August 20, 2021). "Former Kentucky state rep dies from COVID-19. He was fully vaccinated, loved ones say". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2000 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "2000 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2002 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ "2002 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ "2004 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  8. ↑ "2004 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  9. ↑ "2006 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  10. ↑ "2006 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  11. ↑ "2008 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  12. ↑ "2008 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 23. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 33. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Kentucky 15th District State House Results: Melinda Prunty Wins". The New York Times. November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.


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