Mark H. Metcalf | |
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Treasurer of Kentucky | |
Assumed office January 1, 2024 | |
Governor | Andy Beshear |
Preceded by | Allison Ball |
Personal details | |
Born | September 9,1958 |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Kentucky (BA,JD) |
Mark H. Metcalf (born September 9,1958) is an American attorney and politician from Kentucky. A Republican,he is the Kentucky State Treasurer.
Metcalf was born on September 9,1958. [1] He graduated from Garrard County High School in Lancaster,Kentucky. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Kentucky and a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law. [2]
In 1990,Metcalf was elected county attorney for Garrard County,Kentucky. He served for two terms. [3] He joined the Kentucky Army National Guard in 1992. [4] [5] Metcalf ran in the 1996 election to represent Kentucky's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives,which was held by Scotty Baesler,a member of the Democratic Party. [6] He lost the Republican Party's primary election to Ernie Fletcher by four votes. [7] In 1998,Metcalf ran for the Kentucky State Senate, [8] losing to Richmond City Manager Ed Worley by 2 percent. [9] [10] https:Kentucky State Board of Elections,1998 Primary and General Election Results//elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/1990-1999/1998/98Gen_statesenaterev.txt.
In 2002,Metcalf joined the George W. Bush administration,working in the U.S. Department of Justice. In 2006,he was appointed a federal immigration judge. [11] In 2010,he was elected to his third term as county attorney of Garrard County. [3] He was reelected,serving as county attorney for six terms. [2] In 2018,Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear appointed Metcalf to be a special prosecutor to investigate allegations that Alison Lundergan Grimes,the Secretary of State of Kentucky,misused the Kentucky Voter Registration System. [12]
Metcalf ran for Kentucky State Treasurer in the 2023 elections. [2] He won the Republican primary against O.C. Oleka and Andrew Cooperrider. [13] He faced Democrat Michael Bowman in the general election [14] and won. [15]
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