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The Electoral Connection

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Above is just one of many artsy graphics of a John Yarmuth quote.  Though it's not necessarily an activity taken by him or his office in an effort toward reelection, I decided to include it because I think it's very indicative of the image he projects.  I wouldn't make an artsy nonpolitical graphic of a Donald Trump quote or a Bernie Sanders quote, but I would make one for John Yarmuth.  Yarmuth, through his actions to in an effort to get reelected, presents himself as an incredibly stable part of the political system, someone issue and people focused, who flies below the radar but plays an indispensable role. So, how exactly does John Yarmuth project this image and participate in Mayhew's framework? John Yarmuth showcases a fair amount of advertising on his Twitter account. Pictured above is a prime example.  The most recent tweet on Representative Yarmuth's Twitter account is a quoted tweet of high-schoolers thanking Yarmuth for meeting with them, he th...
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Electoral Information

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Yarmuth Quote: 2016 election: Kentucky's third district has, for a number of years, been a blue bubble.  In terms of house and presidential elections it stands out in contrast to Kentucky's "red sea".  Pictured on the left is a map of the 2016 presidential election in Kentucky, only two sections went blue and Kentucky's third was the only full congressional district to go blue. Image 2018 Elections: In the 2018 election, John Yarmuth beat out his republican,  competitor by a margin of  around 37%.   Though Yarmuth won with 62% of the vote, his republican competitor, Vicky Yates Glisson, came closer to triumphing over him than any republican has since he took office.  Democrats in this district don't experience the same kind of victory with other elected offices in this district.  Democrats lost the Gubernatorial and Senate races in 2018 by significantly narrow margins, about  5% and 8% respectively. Campaign finance: ...
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About the District

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John Yarmuth represents Kentucky's Third District in the US House of Representatives.  The district encompasses the entirety of Jefferson country and the majority of Louisville and its incorporated cities. Image source Kentucky's Third is highlighted in red in the map above. Image source It's Kentucky's smallest district by geographical size but highest in population density. Louisville is Kentucky's largest city, with an estimated population around 750,000 people and the district is entirely metropolitan. As of September 2013, there were 518,028 registered voters in the district: 305,121 (58.90%) Democrats, 166,271 (32.10%) Republicans, and 46,636 (9.00%) "Others".  Kentucky's third district has the largest population of African American voters in Kentucky. (source) Kentucky's Third is more diverse demographically than other districts in the state; around 75% of the population is white, 22% is black, Asian and Hispanic races mak...
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About John Yarmuth

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picture source: http://www.wkyufm.org/post/yarmuth-takes-part-congressional-sit#stream/0 official biography: https://yarmuth.house.gov/johns-biography/ additional biographical information: https://ballotpedia.org/John_Yarmuth Personal Information: John Yarmuth represents Kentucky's 3rd district in the US House of Representatives.  He was born on November 4, 1947 (age 71), in Louisville, Kentucky.  Yarmuth graduated from Yale with a bachelor's degree in American studies and went on to attend Georgetown law.  Before his entrance onto the political stage, Yarmuth worked as a writer, a publisher, a television journalist, the Associate Vice President of University Relations at the University of Louisville and a healthcare executive.  He is Jewish and Kentucky's first Jewish representative. political career: Yarmuth was elected as the representative of Kentucky's 3rd district in 2006 and has been the only democratic member of Kentucky's congres...
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