Bam Carney | |
Office: | Majority Leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives |
Term Start: | January 8, 2019 |
Term End: | January 5, 2021 |
Predecessor: | Jonathan Shell |
Successor: | Steven Rudy |
State House1: | Kentucky |
District1: | 51st |
Term Start1: | January 1, 2009 |
Term End1: | July 17, 2021 |
Predecessor1: | Russ Mobley |
Successor1: | Michael Pollock |
Birth Name: | John Mitchel Owen Carney |
Birth Date: | 30 September 1969 |
Birth Place: | Taylor County, Kentucky, U.S. |
Death Place: | Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Jenifer Martin (divorced) |
Children: | 2 |
Education: | Berea College (BA) Eastern Kentucky University (MA) |
John Mitchel Owen "Bam" Carney (September 30, 1969 – July 17, 2021) was an American politician from the state of Kentucky. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2009 until his death in 2021 from complications of pancreatitis. Carney also served as the Republican house majority floor leader from 2019 to 2021.[1] [2] He was also an educator and high school coach, with degrees from Berea College and Eastern Kentucky University.[3]