Rebecca Raymer | |
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Member of the KentuckyHouseofRepresentatives from the 15th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Melinda Gibbons Prunty |
Personal details | |
Born | Butler County,Kentucky |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Jeff Raymer |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Western Kentucky University |
Profession | Nurse |
Rebecca Raymer is an American politician who has served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 1,2023. She represents Kentucky's 15th House district. Outside of politics,she is a nurse. [1]
She was elected on November 8,2022,in the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election against Democratic opponent Britt Hernandez-Stevenson. She assumed office on January 1,2023.
Raymer is a Baptist. She graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2004. [2] She graduated from Butler County High School in 1999. [3]
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