Amy Neighbors Explained

Amy Neighbors
Term Start:January 1, 2023
Predecessor:Bart Rowland
State House:Kentucky
District:21st
Alma Mater:Western Kentucky University (Bachelor of Science)
Birth Date:12 November 1975
Residence:Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Party:Republican
Committees:Licensing, Occupations, Administrative Regulations, Transportation, Agriculture, Health Services

Amy Neighbors (born November 12, 1975) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2023. She represents Kentucky's 21st House district which comprises Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, and Monroe Counties. She is a retired Nursing home administrator.[1] She is the first woman to ever represent Metcalfe County in the house.[2]

Political career

Elections

2022 Neighbors won the 2022 Republican primary with 3,609 votes (33.2%) against a crowded field of four opponents. Neighbors was unopposed in the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning with 13,283 votes. She assumed office on January 1, 2023.

2024 Neighbors was unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary, and will face Democratic candidate Jeffery Humble in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election on November 5.

Background

Neighbors graduated from Metcalfe County High School in 1994, and earned a Bachelor of Science in health care administration from Western Kentucky University in 1999.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission . 2023-11-22 . legislature.ky.gov.
  2. Web site: Neighbors makes history for Metcalfe . 2023-11-22 . Jobe for Kentucky . en-US.
  3. Web site: Amy Neighbors . 2023-11-22 . Ballotpedia . en.
  4. Web site: Representative . Amy Neighbors for State . Hello and Welcome! . 2024-06-12 . Amy Neighbors for State Representative . en-US.