Adrienne E. Southworth (born April 18, 1988) is an American politician from Kentucky. She is a Republican and represents District 7 in the State Senate.[1] She was defeated for re-election in the 2024 primaries.[2]
Adrienne Southworth | |
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 Southworth at the 2022 Hazlitt Summit hosted by Young Americans for Liberty Foundation | |
| Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 7th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Julian Carroll |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 18, 1988 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relatives | Courtney Gilbert (sister) |
| Education | |
After Donald Trump lost the 2020 election and refused to concede, Southworth promoted falsehoods and conspiracy theories about election fraud, including an unsubstantiated claim that all presidential elections since Ronald Reagan’s victory in 1980, with the exception of Trump's victory in 2016, have been rigged.[3]
In February 2021 Southworth filed Senate Bill 158 as its sole sponsor, looking to ban the mandate of face mask requirements during a state of emergency amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Kentucky.[4] She has also spoken out against compulsory vaccinations,[5] and in 2021 proposed an amendment to Senate Bill 2 that would prohibit health facilities from requiring employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.[6]
In 2024, Southworth introduced a bill that sought to prevent students from using college IDs as a primary source of identification when voting at the polls. Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams criticized the bill, saying it would reduce turnout among young people.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ^ Kast, Monica; Horn, Austin (May 21, 2024). "GOP incumbent Sen. Adrienne Southworth loses District 7 seat in 2024 primary election". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Horn, Austin (2 September 2021). "Misinformation abounds at Southworth election security event". The State Journal. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "Southworth files bill prohibiting face mask requirements". The State Journal. February 4, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ Carlson, Ben (February 3, 2021). "Southworth seeks protections for those opposed to vaccines". The Anderson News. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "Senate Floor Amendment 4".
- ^ "Bill removing college IDs as primary voting ID clears committee". spectrumnews1.com. 2024.