Education
Butler attended Jefferson Community College (now Jefferson Community and Technical College), and earned his Bachelor and Bachelor of Science in justice administration from the University of Louisville.
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Denver Butler
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Butler served non-consecutively from January 1989 until January 2007, also in the District 38 seat. 1988 Butler was initially elected in the 1988 Democratic Primary and November 8, 1988 General election, and re-elected in the general elections of November 6, 1990, and November 3, 1992. 1994 Butler was unopposed for both the 1994 Democratic Primary and the November 8, 1994 General election.
1996 Butler was unopposed for both the 1996 Democratic Primary and the November 5, 1996 General election.
2002 Butler was challenged in the 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,456 votes (740%) and was unopposed for the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 7,496 votes. On November 19, 2015, Butler announced he was switching parties and filing for re-election as a Republican.
Achievements
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2012 To challenge District 38 incumbent Republican Representative Mike Nemes, Butler was unopposed for the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary and won the November 6, 2012 General election, with 7,893 votes (592%) against Representative Nemes. 1998 Butler was unopposed for the 1998 Democratic Primary and won the November 3, 1998 General election against Republican nominee Robert Wood. 2000 Butler was unopposed for the 2000 Democratic Primary and won the November 7, 2000 General election with 8,757 votes (700%) against Republican nominee Rondell Birge. 2004 Butler was unopposed for the 2004 Democratic Primary and won the November 2, 2004 General election with 8,508 votes (588%) against Republican nominee Paul Hosse.
