Jill York (born October 21, 1966) is an American politician and a former
Republican member of the
Kentucky House of Representatives
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. York represented district 96 from 2010 to 2019.
First elected in a December 2009 special election to fill the vacancy caused by the election of incumbent representative
Robin L. Webb
Robin L. Webb (born September 6, 1960) is the member of the Kentucky Senate
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to the
Kentucky Senate
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, she served until her defeat by Democrat
Kathy Hinkle in
2018
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.
Education
York attended Marshall University,
Marshall University
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The university is currently composed of nine colleges: L ...
's W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications, and
Transylvania University
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.
Elections
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2018
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: York was defeated by
Democrat
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Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
Kathy Hinkle.
*2012 York was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 10,024 votes.
*2009 When District 96
Democratic Representative Webb ran for the remainder of an unexpired Kentucky Senate term, York won the 2009 Special election with 2,545 votes (60.5%) against Democratic nominee Barry Webb.
*2010 York won the May 18, 2010 Republican Primary with 3,488 votes (66.5%) and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 6,954 votes (58.2%) against Democratic nominee David Hayes.
References
External links
Official page at the
Kentucky General Assembly
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The General Assembly meets annually in the ...
Campaign siteJill Yorkat
Ballotpedia
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Jill Yorkat the National Institute on Money in State Politics
Place of birth missing (living people)
1966 births
Living people
Marshall University alumni
Republican Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
People from Grayson, Kentucky
Transylvania University alumni
Women state legislators in Kentucky
21st-century American legislators
21st-century American women politicians
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