Josie Raymond

American politician
Josie Raymond
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2019
Preceded bySteve Riggs
Constituency31st district (2019–2023)
41st district (2023–present)
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAdam[1]
Children3[1]
ResidenceLouisville, Kentucky[2]
Alma materColumbia University (BA, MS)
Marian University (M.Ed.)[1]

Josie Raymond is an American politician. She is a Democrat representing District 41 in the Kentucky House of Representatives.[3] She previously represented District 31 until new boundaries were drawn during the 2022 election cycle.[4] She is not seeking reelection to the house in 2024, instead running for the Louisville Metro Council.

Early life

Raymond holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University, where she wrote for the campus newspaper, Columbia Daily Spectator.[5][6] She also holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from Marian University.[1] Her past experience includes working at the Student Success Center at the University of Louisville and with Teach for America.[7]

Political career

Raymond was elected to represent the 31st district in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 2018, replacing fellow Democrat Steve Riggs, who was retiring.[8]

Electoral record

2018 general election: Kentucky House of Representatives, District 31[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josie Raymond 10,512 59.7%
Republican Leigh Boland Jones 7,101 40.3%

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Josie Raymond's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Representative Josie Raymond". Kentucky General Assembly. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  4. ^ "Josie Raymond for State Representative". Josie Raymond for State Representative. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  5. ^ "Josie Swindler". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  6. ^ Swindler, Josie (February 2007). "Political Children Approach Politics Differently". Columbia College Today.
  7. ^ a b "Josie Raymond". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Josie Raymond taking a lifetime of "doing" to Frankfort". Forward Kentucky. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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David Osborne (R)
Speaker pro tempore
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Steven Rudy (R)
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Derrick Graham (D)
  1. ▌Steven Rudy (R)
  2. ▌Richard Heath (R)
  3. ▌Randy Bridges (R)
  4. ▌Wade Williams (R)
  5. ▌Mary Beth Imes (R)
  6. ▌Chris Freeland (R)
  7. ▌Suzanne Miles (R)
  8. ▌Walker Thomas (R)
  9. ▌Myron Dossett (R)
  10. ▌Josh Calloway (R)
  11. ▌Jonathan Dixon (R)
  12. ▌Jim Gooch Jr. (R)
  13. ▌DJ Johnson (R)
  14. ▌Scott Lewis (R)
  15. ▌Rebecca Raymer (R)
  16. ▌Jason Petrie (R)
  17. ▌Robert Duvall (R)
  18. ▌Samara Heavrin (R)
  19. ▌Michael Meredith (R)
  20. ▌Kevin Jackson (R)
  21. ▌Amy Neighbors (R)
  22. ▌Shawn McPherson (R)
  23. ▌Steve Riley (R)
  24. ▌Courtney Gilbert (R)
  25. ▌Steve Bratcher (R)
  26. ▌Peyton Griffee (R)
  27. ▌Nancy Tate (R)
  28. ▌Jared Bauman (R)
  29. ▌Kevin D. Bratcher (R)
  30. ▌Daniel Grossberg (D)
  31. ▌Susan Witten (R)
  32. ▌Tina Bojanowski (D)
  33. ▌Jason Nemes (R)
  34. ▌Sarah Stalker (D)
  35. ▌Lisa Willner (D)
  36. ▌John Hodgson (R)
  37. ▌Emily Callaway (R)
  38. ▌Rachel Roarx (D)
  39. ▌Matt Lockett (R)
  40. ▌Nima Kulkarni (D)
  41. ▌Josie Raymond (D)
  42. ▌Keturah Herron (D)
  43. ▌Pamela Stevenson (D)
  44. ▌Beverly Chester-Burton (D)
  45. ▌Killian Timoney (R)
  46. ▌Al Gentry (D)
  47. ▌Felicia Rabourn (R)
  48. ▌Ken Fleming (R)
  49. ▌Thomas Huff (R)
  50. ▌Candy Massaroni (R)
  51. ▌Michael Sarge Pollock (R)
  52. ▌Ken Upchurch (R)
  53. ▌James Tipton (R)
  54. ▌Daniel Elliott (R)
  55. ▌Kim King (R)
  56. ▌Daniel Fister (R)
  57. ▌Derrick Graham (D)
  58. ▌Jennifer Decker (R)
  59. ▌David W. Osborne (R)
  60. ▌Marianne Proctor (R)
  61. ▌Savannah Maddox (R)
  62. ▌Phillip Pratt (R)
  63. ▌Kim Banta (R)
  64. ▌Kimberly Poore Moser (R)
  65. ▌Stephanie Dietz (R)
  66. ▌Steve Rawlings (R)
  67. ▌Rachel Roberts (D)
  68. ▌Mike Clines (R)
  69. ▌Steven Doan (R)
  70. ▌William Lawrence (R)
  71. ▌Josh Bray (R)
  72. ▌Matthew Koch (R)
  73. ▌Ryan Dotson (R)
  74. ▌David Hale (R)
  75. ▌Lindsey Burke (D)
  76. ▌Ruth Ann Palumbo (D)
  77. ▌George Brown Jr. (D)
  78. ▌Mark Hart (R)
  79. ▌Chad Aull (D)
  80. ▌David Meade (R)
  81. ▌Deanna Frazier Gordon (R)
  82. ▌Nick Wilson (R)
  83. ▌Josh Branscum (R)
  84. ▌Chris Fugate (R)
  85. ▌Shane Baker (R)
  86. ▌Tom Smith (R)
  87. ▌Adam Bowling (R)
  88. ▌Cherlynn Stevenson (D)
  89. ▌Timmy Truett (R)
  90. ▌Derek Lewis (R)
  91. ▌Billy Wesley (R)
  92. ▌John Blanton (R)
  93. ▌Adrielle Camuel (D)
  94. ▌Jacob Justice (R)
  95. ▌Ashley Tackett Laferty (D)
  96. ▌Patrick Flannery (R)
  97. ▌Bobby McCool (R)
  98. ▌Danny Bentley (R)
  99. ▌Richard White (R)
  100. ▌Scott Sharp (R)


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