Adam Koenig (born February 22, 1971) is an American politician serving as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 69th district.

Education

Koenig graduated from

Covington Catholic High School Covington Catholic High School (abbreviated CCH or CovCath) is a private, Roman Catholic, high school for boys in Park Hills, Kentucky, United States. It was founded in 1925 by Bishop Francis William Howard and Brother George Sauer, and is part ...

in 1989. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in

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from

Miami University Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio. The university was founded in 1809, making it the second-oldest university in Ohio (behind Ohio University, founded in 1804) and the ...

Career

Koenig was the primary sponsor to a change in the law that prevents federally-certified radiologists from analyzing

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to assess black lung compensation claims, restricting such determinations to pulmonologists.

Elections

*2012: Koenig was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary, and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 13,337 votes. *2010 Koenig was challenged in the May 18, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 2,209 votes (66.7%) and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 8,646 votes. *2008: Koenig was unopposed for the 2008 Republican Primary, and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 9,592 votes (56.6%) against Democratic nominee Merrick Krey. *2006: When district 69 Representative Jon Reinhardt retired and left his seat open, Koenig won the three-way 2006 Republican Primary with 767 votes (42.2%) and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 5,351 votes (50.9%) against Democratic nominee Randy Blankenship. *2003: To challenge incumbent Democratic Kentucky State Treasurer

Jonathan Miller Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller CBE (21 July 1934 – 27 November 2019) was an English theatre and opera director, actor, author, television presenter, humourist and physician. After training in medicine and specialising in neurology in the late 1 ...

, Koenig was unopposed for the Republican Primary, but lost the November 2003 General election to Miller.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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