Beverly Chester-Burton | |
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Member of the KentuckyHouseofRepresentatives from the 44th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Joni Jenkins |
Mayor of Shively | |
In office January 2019 –January 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of Louisville,Spalding University,Western Kentucky University |
Profession | Teacher |
Beverly Chester-Burton (born 1963) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 1,2023. She represents Kentucky's 44th House district. Outside of politics,she is a teacher in Jefferson County Public Schools. [1] [2]
On November 6,2018,she was elected as the first African-American mayor of Shively,Kentucky,with 97.8% of the vote after serving 10 years on the city council. [3] She was elected on November 8,2022,in the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election. She assumed office on January 1,2023.
Chester-Burton was born in 1963 to parents Cozy and Linnes Chester Sr. She graduated from the University of Louisville,Spalding University and Western Kentucky University. [4]
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