Walter Blevins | |
Office: | Judge/Executive of Rowan County |
Term Start: | January 5, 2015 |
Term End: | December 31, 2018 |
Predecessor: | Jim Nickell |
Successor: | Harry Clark |
Office2: | Majority Whip of the Kentucky Senate |
Term Start2: | January 5, 1999 |
Term End2: | August 22, 1999 |
Predecessor2: | Fred Bradley |
Successor2: | Elizabeth Tori |
Office3: | President pro tempore of the Kentucky Senate |
Term Start3: | January 7, 1997 |
Term End3: | January 5, 1999 |
Predecessor3: | Charles W. Berger |
Successor3: | Joey Pendleton |
State Senate4: | Kentucky |
District4: | 27th |
Term Start4: | January 9, 1992 |
Term End4: | January 4, 2015 |
Predecessor4: | Woody May |
Successor4: | Steve West |
State House5: | Kentucky |
District5: | 71st |
Term Start5: | January 1, 1982 |
Term End5: | January 9, 1992 |
Predecessor5: | Woody May |
Successor5: | Jerry Ravenscraft |
Birth Date: | 29 March 1950 |
Birth Place: | Paintsville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Education: | Morehead State University (BS) University of Kentucky (DDM) |
Walter "Doc" Blevins Jr. (born March 29, 1950) is an American politician from Kentucky who was the Judge/Executive of Rowan County, a member of the Kentucky Senate, and a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives. Blevins was first elected to the house in 1981, defeating incumbent Democratic representative Woody May for renomination.[1] Blevins was elected to the senate in a January 1992 special election following the resignation of May, who had been elected to the senate in 1983.[2]
Blevins was elected Judge/Executive in 2014 following the retirement of incumbent Jim Nickell. He resigned his seat in the senate and was succeeded by Republican Steve West.[3] He did not seek reelection in 2018.[4]