Carlos Brogdon Embry Jr. (July 29, 1941 – September 29, 2022) was an American politician and a

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member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 6 from January 1, 2015, until September 26, 2022, when he resigned due to cancer. He previously served in the Kentucky House of Representatives starting on January 1, 2003, and leaving office on January 1, 2015, to serve in the Kentucky Senate. Embry was a

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from 1970 until 1973. Embry died three days after his resignation from the senate for health reasons at a hospice in Bowling Green, at the age of 81.

Education

Embry attended Duke University,

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, and earned his

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Elections

On September 26, 2022, Embry resigned, resulting in the Kentucky Senate District 6 seat becoming vacant. On November 8, 2022, Republican nominee Lindsey Tichenor defeated write-in Democratic candidate Brian Easley. Tichenor was sworn in on January 1, 2023, officially replacing Embry in the Kentucky Senate. *2018 Embry was unopposed for the May 22, 2018 Republican Primary and defeated Democratic nominee Crystal Chappell in the November 6, 2018 General Election winning with 27,139 votes (67.2%). *2014 Embry was unopposed for the May 20, 2014 Republican Primary and defeated Democratic nominee William Cox Jr. in the November 4, 2014 General Election winning with 21,591 votes (57.1%). *2012 Embry was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 13,077 votes. *2010 Embry was unopposed for the May 18, 2010 Republican Primary and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 11,118 votes (79.7%) against Democratic nominee Les Russell. *2008 Embry was unopposed for both the 2008 Republican Primary and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 13,249 votes. *2006 Embry was unopposed for both the 2006 Republican Primary and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 9,830 votes. *2004 Embry was challenged in the 2004 Republican Primary, winning with 2,176 votes (74.3%) and won the November 2, 2004 General election with 11,045 votes (69.3%) against Democratic nominee Larry Ashlock. *2002 When District 17 Representative

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left the Legislature and left the seat open, Embry won the three-way 2002 Republican Primary with 3,164 votes (43.1%) and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 7,518 votes (66.4%) against Democratic nominee James Hampton.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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