Jill York

Jill York
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 96th district
In office
January 5, 2010 – January 1, 2019
Preceded byRobin L. Webb
Succeeded byKathy Hinkle
Personal details
Born (1966-10-21) October 21, 1966 (age 58)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Grayson, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma materMarshall University
Transylvania University
Websitejillyork.com

Jill York (born October 21, 1966) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives. York represented district 96 from 2010 to 2019.[1][2] First elected in a December 2009 special election to fill the vacancy caused by the election of incumbent representative Robin L. Webb to the Kentucky Senate, she served until her defeat by Democrat Kathy Hinkle in 2018.

Education

York attended Marshall University, Marshall University's W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications, and Transylvania University.

Elections

  • 2018: York was defeated by Democrat Kathy Hinkle.
  • 2012 York was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary[3] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 10,024 votes.[4]
  • 2009 When District 96 Democratic Representative Webb ran for the remainder of an unexpired Kentucky Senate term, York won the 2009 Special election with 2,545 votes (60.5%) against Democratic nominee Barry Webb.[5]
  • 2010 York won the May 18, 2010 Republican Primary with 3,488 votes (66.5%)[6] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 6,954 votes (58.2%) against Democratic nominee David Hayes.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Jill York's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Representative Jill York (R)". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky House of Representatives. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 55. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  5. ^ "2009 Special Election" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 31. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  7. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 64. Retrieved April 23, 2014.


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