Mike Clines is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 68th House district. His district includes parts of Campbell County.[1]
Mike Clines | |
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| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 68th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Fischer |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Tammy Clines |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Alexandria, Kentucky |
| Education | Northern Kentucky University (BA) University of Cincinnati (M.Ed) |
| Profession | Consultant |
| Committees | Agriculture Families & Children Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations |
Background
editClines attended Grant's Lick Elementary School, St. Mary Elementary School, and graduated from Bishop Brossart High School.[2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English teaching from Northern Kentucky University before earning a Master of Educational Administration from the University of Cincinnati in 1998.[1][3] For 27 years, he worked in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington school system as a teacher, guidance counselor, and principal. He has three children and three siblings.[2]
Political career
edit- 2022 Incumbent representative Joseph Fischer chose not to seek reelection in order to run for the 6th district seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court.[4] Clines won the 2022 Republican primary with 2,827 votes (53.8%)[5] and won the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 11,964 votes (63.4%) against Democratic candidate Kelly Jones.[6]
- 2024 Clines was unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary and will face Democratic candidate Brandon Long in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election on November 5.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ a b Representative, Mike Clines for State. "Meet Mike Clines | Mike Clines for State Representative". mikeclines.com. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ a b "Mike Clines". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "Keller reelected to Kentucky Supreme Court, beating Fischer". AP News. 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 17, 2022 Official Primary Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 35. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 8, 2022 Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Education. p. 59. Retrieved July 31, 2024.