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American politician
Steve Riley
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 23rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2017
Preceded byJohnny Bell
Personal details
Born (1958-06-23) June 23, 1958 (age 66)
Political partyRepublican
EducationWestern Kentucky University (BA) (MA)
CommitteesFamilies & Children (Vice Chair)

Appropriations & Revenue

Education

Health Services

Steve Riley (born June 23, 1958) is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 23rd house district. His district consists of Barren County. He assumed office on January 1, 2017.

Background

Riley earned a Bachelor of Arts in history and government as well as a Master of Arts in history and education from Western Kentucky University. Before retirement, he worked for 31 years at Barren County High School as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and basketball coach.

He is a member of the Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce and the Glasgow Rotary Club. Riley is also a former board member of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association.

Political Career

Elections

2016 Democratic incumbent and House Majority Whip Johnny Bell chose not to seek reelection. Riley won the 2016 Republican primary with 2,572 votes (71.8%) against opponent Freddie Joe Wilkerson. Riley won the 2016 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 11,445 votes (61.5%) against Democratic candidate Danny J. Basil.

2018 Riley was unopposed in the 2018 Republican primary, and won the 2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 11,019 votes (72%) against Democratic candidate LaToya Drake.

2020 Riley was unopposed in the 2020 Republican primary, and won the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 15,398 votes (77.1%) against Democratic candidate Steve Jones and Libertarian candidate Timothy Filback Sr.

2022 Riley was unopposed in both the 2022 Republican primary and the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning with 11,747 votes.

2024 Riley was unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary, and will be unopposed in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election on November 5.

References

  1. ^ "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  2. Davis, Whitney (2016-11-09). "Riley wins 23rd District House Seat". WBKO. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  3. Staff, WBKO News (2016-01-07). "Steve Riley files to run for the 23rd District of the Kentucky House of Representatives". WBKO. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  4. ^ "Steve Riley (Kentucky)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
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Speaker
David Osborne (R)
Speaker pro tempore
David Meade (R)
Majority Leader
Steven Rudy (R)
Minority Leader
Pamela Stevenson (D)
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  23. Steve Riley (R)
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  93. Adrielle Camuel (D)
  94. Mitch Whitaker (R)
  95. Ashley Tackett Laferty (D)
  96. Patrick Flannery (R)
  97. Bobby McCool (R)
  98. Aaron Thompson (R)
  99. Richard White (R)
  100. Scott Sharp (R)


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