Josh Bray (born March 28, 1985)[2] is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2021. He represents Kentucky's 71st House district, which consists of Rockcastle County as well as parts of Laural, Madison, and Pulaski. He previously served as city administrator of Mount Vernon, Kentucky. Outside of politics, he is a beef farmer.
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Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 71st district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Travis Brenda |
Personal details | |
Born | March 28, 1985 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Jana Bray |
Children | 2[1] |
Residence | Mount Vernon, Kentucky |
Education | Bachelor of Business Administration |
Profession | Farmer |
Committees | Appropriations and Revenue (Vice Chair) Banking and Insurance Local Government Judiciary |
Background
editBray earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Eastern Kentucky University. He identifies as a Baptist.
Electoral history
edit- 2020 Bray won the 2020 Republican primary with 4,107 votes (50.2%)[3] against incumbent representative Travis Brenda and was unopposed in the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning with 19,879 votes.[4]
- 2022 Bray was unopposed in both the 2022 republican primary, and the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning the latter with 10,124 votes.[5]
- 2024 Bray was unopposed in the 2024 republican primary, and will face Democratic candidate Rachelle Riddle during the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election.[6]
References
edit- ^ ""Fighting for Rural Kentucky" – Interview with Josh Bray, Kentucky House Representative". The Berea Torch. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky June 23, 2020 Official Primary Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 36. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 3, 2020 Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 57. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 8, 2022 Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 60. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Josh Bray". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-08-08.