Adam Koenig (born February 22, 1971) is an American politician who represented district 69 in the

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from 2007 to 2023. He was defeated for renomination in 2022 by

Steven Doan Steven Douglas Doan (born October 14, 1986) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member in the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 69th district. Elected in November 2022, he assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current te ...

Education

Koenig graduated from

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in 1989. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in

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from

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Career

Koenig was the primary sponsor to a change in the law that prevents federally-certified radiologists from analyzing

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to assess black lung compensation claims, restricting such determinations to pulmonologists.

Elections

*2012: Koenig was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary, and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 13,337 votes. *2010 Koenig was challenged in the May 18, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 2,209 votes (66.7%) and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 8,646 votes. *2008: Koenig was unopposed for the 2008 Republican Primary, and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 9,592 votes (56.6%) against Democratic nominee Merrick Krey. *2006: When district 69 Representative Jon Reinhardt retired and left his seat open, Koenig won the three-way 2006 Republican Primary with 767 votes (42.2%) and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 5,351 votes (50.9%) against Democratic nominee Randy Blankenship. *2003: To challenge incumbent Democratic Kentucky State Treasurer

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, Koenig was unopposed for the Republican Primary, but lost the November 2003 General election to Miller.

References

External links

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