Jacqueline Coleman (born June 9, 1982) is an American educator and politician serving as the 58th
lieutenant governor of Kentucky
The lieutenant governor of Kentucky was created under the state's second constitution, which was ratified in 1799. The inaugural officeholder was Alexander Scott Bullitt, who took office in 1800 following his election to serve under James Garrard ...
since 2019. She has worked as an administrator, high school teacher, and
high school basketball coach. Coleman is also the founder and president of Lead Kentucky, a
nonprofit organization
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focused on
education policy reform. She is a member of the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
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*Botswana Democratic Party
*Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
*Gabonese Democratic Party
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.
Early life and career
Coleman attended
Mercer County High School in
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Harrodsburg is a home rule-class city in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 9,064 at the 2020 census.
Although Harrodsburg was formally established by the House of Burgesses after Boonesbo ...
, where she played basketball.
She enrolled at
Centre College to study history, earned a
bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...
in 2004, and played
college basketball
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for the