Emily Callaway Explained

Emily Callaway
Term Start:January 1, 2023
Predecessor:Jeffery Donohue
State House:Kentucky
District:37th
Residence:Louisville, Kentucky
Profession:Substitute teacher
Party:Republican
Committees:Education
Health Services
Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations

Emily Callaway is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 1, 2023. She represents Kentucky's 37th House district which comprises parts of Bullitt and Jefferson County.[1]

Political career

House Bill 300

During the 2023 Kentucky General Assembly, Callaway filed House Bill 300, a measure that would have charged women with homicide if they received an illegal abortion. This bill received bipartisan opposition from Kentucky House Speaker David Osborne, Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the ACLU, and Kentucky Right to Life.[2]

House Bill 300 died having never been assigned a committee or additional cosponsors.[3]

Elections

2022 Callaway won the 2022 Republican primary with 1,302 votes (62.8%) against Jimmy Maricle, and won the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 7,494 votes (57.9%), unseating Democratic incumbent Jeffery Donohue. She assumed office on January 1, 2023.[4]

2024 Callaway was unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary, and will face Democratic candidate John Stovall in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election on November 5.

Background

Callaway graduated from Pleasure Ridge Park High School before attending the University of Louisville. She works as a substitute teacher at Whitefield Academy.

She is a Baptist.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission . 2024-06-24 . legislature.ky.gov.
  2. Web site: Watkins . Morgan . Abortion could be prosecuted as a homicide under a new Kentucky bill . 2024-06-24 . The Courier-Journal . en-US.
  3. Web site: 23RS HB 300 . 2024-06-24 . apps.legislature.ky.gov.
  4. Web site: Emily Callaway . 2024-06-24 . Ballotpedia . en.