Rob Wiederstein

Rob Wiederstein (born April 3, 1968) is an American politician. He represented District 11 as a Democrat in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021.

Rob Wiederstein
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 11th district
In office January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2021
Preceded by	Robby Mills
Succeeded by	Jonathan Dixon
Judge of the 51st Kentucky District Court
In office January 4, 1999 – June 1, 2016
Preceded by	Anita Mindrup-Ivie
Succeeded by	Jill Brady
Personal details
Born	(1968-04-03) April 3, 1968 (age 57)[1] Louisville, Kentucky[2]
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Cathy[2]
Residence	Henderson, Kentucky[2]
Alma mater	Hanover College (BA) Indiana University (JD)[2]

Early life

Wiederstein was born in Louisville, Kentucky.^[2] He earned a BA in economics from Hanover College in 1990 and a JD from Indiana University in 1993.^[1]

Political career

Wiederstein was a judge for the 51st District Court in Kentucky from 1999 to 2016.^[1]

Wiederstein was elected to represent District 11 in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 2018 following the retirement of Robby Mills to run for the Kentucky Senate. He lost reelection in 2020 to Republican Jonathan Dixon.

Electoral history

1998

1998 51st Kentucky District Court, 1st division election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Rob Wiederstein	6,939	61.8
	Nonpartisan	Anita Mindrup-Ivie (incumbent)	4,296	38.2
Total votes			11,235	100.0

2002

Primary election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Rob Wiederstein (incumbent)	5,709	57.0
	Nonpartisan	James G. Womack	2,378	23.8
	Nonpartisan	Anita Mindrup-Ivie	1,921	19.2
Total votes			10,008	100.0

2002 51st Kentucky District Court, 1st division election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Rob Wiederstein (incumbent)	7,812	65.6
	Nonpartisan	James G. Womack	4,105	34.4
Total votes			11,917	100.0

2006

2006 51st Kentucky District Court, 1st division election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Rob Wiederstein (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			9,673	100.0

2010

2010 51st Kentucky District Court, 1st division election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Rob Wiederstein (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			9,685	100.0

2014

2014 51st Kentucky District Court, 1st division election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Rob Wiederstein (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			9,588	100.0

2018

2018 Kentucky House of Representatives 11th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Wiederstein	7,994	53.8
	Republican	James Buckmaster	6,870	46.2
Total votes			14,864	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020

2020 Kentucky House of Representatives 11th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jonathan Dixon	10,825	54.0
	Democratic	Robert "Rob" Wiederstein (incumbent)	9,223	46.0
Total votes			20,048	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic