Marianne Proctor (born February 24, 1968) is an American politician and Republican member of the

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from Kentucky's 60th House district. Her district comprises parts of Boone County.

Background

Proctor was born on February 24, 1968, in

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. She earned a

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in health from

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in 1990, and a

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s from the

University of Texas at Dallas The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD or UT Dallas) is a public research university in Richardson, Texas, United States. It is the northernmost institution of the University of Texas System. It was initially founded in 1961 as a private res ...

in 1993. Proctor is currently employed as a

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Union, Kentucky Union is a List of cities in Kentucky, home-rule-class city in Boone County, Kentucky, Boone County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 7,416 . The area was rural until residential growth in the 1990s and 2000s. Union is located south ...

. She also serves as a precinct chair of the Boone County Republican Party, and is an active member of the Northern Kentucky

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Political career

* 2022 Proctor won the 2022 Republican primary with 1,958 votes (51.7%) against incumbent representative

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and was unopposed in the

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, winning with 12,490 votes. * 2024 Proctor won the 2024 Republican primary with 3,153 votes (76.5%) and won the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 16,017 votes (66.5%) against Democratic candidate Deborah Flowers.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Proctor, Marianne 1968 births Living people Republican Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly Texas A&M University alumni 21st-century American women politicians Candidates in the 2022 United States elections University of Texas at Dallas alumni People from Flint, Michigan Women state legislators in Kentucky