Katie Kratz Stine (born December 6, 1956) was a

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member of the

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representing

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and

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Counties as State Senator from the 24th Senate District from 1999 until 2015. She served as the

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of the Kentucky State Senate.

Personal life

Stine lives in

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and is married to former Campbell Circuit Judge Fred A. Stine, who retired in 2017. They have two children, Caroline and Fritz. She graduated from the

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with a degree in Biology and from

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State Representative

Stine served two terms in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. In 1994, she announced that she would challenge incumbent William "Bill" Donnermeyer. However, Donnermeyer announced that he would retire at the end of his term. Then

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Mayor Tom Wiethorn, announced as the Democratic nominee for the seat. In November 1994, Stine won the election with 61% of the general election vote.

State Senator

In 1998, Stine announced that she would not run for re-election to the state House and would instead seek election to the Kentucky State Senate. State Senator Gex "Jay" Williams, the incumbent, chose not to run for reelection to the State Senate to run for the

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. In her 1998 election to the State Senate, Stine defeated George Merritt with 72% of the general election vote. In 1999, Stine was sworn in as a Kentucky State Senator. She was unchallenged in her re-election in 2002 and 2006. In 2010, she won re-election against Democrat Julie Smith Morrow with 69% of the vote.

Committee assignments

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President Pro tempore of the Senate

In 2005, Stine was elected by the State Senate Republican Caucus to be the Senate President Pro tempore. She was the first woman to serve in that role. She succeeded her fellow Northern Kentuckian, State Senator Richard "Dick" Roeding of

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External links

Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
''official page of the Kentucky Legislature''
Senator Katie Kratz Stine
''official campaign website''

References

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