Josh Bray (born March 28, 1985) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the

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since January 2021. He represents Kentucky's 71st House district, which consists of

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as well as parts of Laural,

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, and Pulaski. He previously served as city administrator of Mount Vernon, Kentucky. Outside of politics, he is a beef farmer.

Background

Bray earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Eastern Kentucky University. He identifies as a Baptist.

Electoral history

* 2020 Bray won the 2020 Republican primary with 4,107 votes (50.2%) against incumbent representative

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and was unopposed in the

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, winning with 19,879 votes. * 2022 Bray was unopposed in both the 2022 republican primary, and the

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, winning the latter with 10,124 votes. * 2024 Bray was unopposed in the 2024 republican primary, and will face Democratic candidate Rachelle Riddle during the

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References

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