James A. Tipton

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James A. Tipton
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Republican Party

Kentucky House of Representatives District 53
Tenure

2015 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

10

Compensation

Base salary

188.22/calendar day during session for legislators whose terms began before 2023. $203.28/calendar day for legislators whose terms began after 2023.

Per diem

$182.60/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Taylorsville High School, 1977

Bachelor's

University of Kentucky, 1981

Graduate

University of Kentucky, 1985

Personal
Religion
Christian
Profession
Farmer
Contact

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James A. Tipton (Republican Party) is a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 53. He assumed office on January 1, 2015. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Tipton (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 53. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

James Tipton was born in Taylorsville, Kentucky. He graduated from Taylorsville High School in 1977. Tipton earned a bachelor of science in agriculture in 1981 and a master's degree in vocational education in 1985 from the University of Kentucky. Tipton’s career experience includes working as a realtor and a farmer. He has been a member of the Spencer County Farm Bureau, the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, the Spencer County Chamber of Commerce, the Kentucky Cattleman's Association, the Louisville Area Agricultural Club, and the Kentucky Association of Realtors.[1]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at:[email protected].

2023-2024

Tipton was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Tipton was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Tipton was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Kentucky committee assignments, 2017
• Agriculture
• Appropriations and Revenue
• Education

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Tipton served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 53

Incumbent James A. Tipton won election in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 53 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of James A. Tipton
James A. Tipton (R)
 
100.0
 
20,101

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 20,101
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent James A. Tipton advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 53.

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 53

Incumbent James A. Tipton defeated Dustin Burley in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 53 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of James A. Tipton
James A. Tipton (R)
 
76.7
 
12,995
Image of Dustin Burley
Dustin Burley (D)
 
23.3
 
3,952

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 16,947
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Dustin Burley advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 53.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent James A. Tipton advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 53.

2020

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 53

Incumbent James A. Tipton defeated Dustin Burley in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 53 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of James A. Tipton
James A. Tipton (R)
 
76.6
 
20,087
Image of Dustin Burley
Dustin Burley (D)
 
23.4
 
6,126

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 26,213
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Dustin Burley advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 53.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent James A. Tipton advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 53.

2018

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 53

Incumbent James A. Tipton defeated Dustin Burley in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 53 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of James A. Tipton
James A. Tipton (R)
 
71.1
 
13,813
Image of Dustin Burley
Dustin Burley (D)
 
28.9
 
5,605

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 19,418
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 53

Dustin Burley advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 53 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
✔
Image of Dustin Burley
Dustin Burley

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 53

Incumbent James A. Tipton advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 53 on May 22, 2018.

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James A. Tipton

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

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2016

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 26, 2016.

Incumbent James A. Tipton defeated James Sargent in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 53 general election.[2][3]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 53, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png James A. Tipton Incumbent 72.42% 16,091
     Democratic James Sargent 27.58% 6,127
Total Votes 22,218
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections


James Sargent ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 53 Democratic primary.[4]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 53, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png James Sargent  (unopposed)


Incumbent James A. Tipton ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 53 Republican primary.[5]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 53, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png James A. Tipton Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 28, 2014. Kent Stevens defeated Donna Crain Drury and Stewart Gritton in the Democratic primary, while James A. Tipton ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Tipton defeated Stevens in the general election.[6][7][8]

Kentucky House of Representatives, District 53 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJames Tipton 57.4% 9,836
     Democratic Kent Stevens 42.6% 7,291
Total Votes 17,127
Kentucky House of Representatives, District 53 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKent Stevens 56.3% 3,363
Stewart Gritton 23.8% 1,423
Donna Crain Drury 19.9% 1,190
Total Votes 5,976

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

James A. Tipton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

James A. Tipton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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James A. Tipton campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Kentucky House of Representatives District 53Won general$23,405 $0
2022Kentucky House of Representatives District 53Won general$72,631 $0
2020Kentucky House of Representatives District 53Won general$66,430 N/A**
2018Kentucky House of Representatives District 53Won general$47,340 N/A**
2016Kentucky House of Representatives, District 53Won $38,236 N/A**
2014Kentucky House of Representatives, District 53Won $207,902 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Kentucky General Assembly, "Representative James Tipton (R)," accessed February 29, 2020
    2. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed August 17, 2016
    3. ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2016
    4. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 26, 2016
    5. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 26, 2016
    6. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed October 29, 2014
    7. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary Election Results," accessed October 29, 2014
    8. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official 2014 General Election Results," accessed December 5, 2014

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