Allison Ball (born August 27, 1981) is an American attorney and politician who serves as the
Kentucky State Treasurer
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. She is a member of the
Republican Party.
Early years and career
Ball is a ninth-generation Eastern Kentuckian. Her family has resided in
Eastern Kentucky
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since the 1790s. She is the daughter of Ron and Amy Ball and has a younger brother, Jonathan.
Ball earned a
Juris Doctor
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from the
University of Kentucky College of Law
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. She worked for the personal injury law firm Vanover, Hall & Bartley. She served for four years as an Assistant
Floyd County Attorney prosecuting child abuse and juvenile delinquency cases.
Ball was elected state treasurer in the
2015 elections
The following elections were scheduled to occur in the year 2015.
Africa
* 2015 Beninese parliamentary election 26 April 2015
* 2015 Burkinabé general election 29 November 2015
* 2015 Burundian legislative election 29 June 2015
* 2015 Burun ...
, defeating
Rick Nelson
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. She was reelected in 2019.
Personal life
Ball lives in
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Prestonsburg is a small home rule-class city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It is in the eastern part of the state in the valley of the Big Sandy River. The population was 3,255 at the time of the 2010 censu ...
. She is married to Asa James Swan. On July 3, 2018, Ball gave birth to a son, Levi Adrian Swan, making history by becoming the first statewide officer to give birth while in office.
Electoral history
References
External links
Campaign site
1981 births
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
Kentucky lawyers
Kentucky Republicans
Liberty University alumni
Living people
People from Prestonburg, Kentucky
State treasurers of Kentucky
University of Kentucky College of Law alumni
Women in Kentucky politics
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