Nancy Jones Tate (born December 4, 1964) is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from District 27. Her district includes all of Meade County as well as the northern portion of Hardin County, including the cities of Radcliff and

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Background

Tate earned a

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from Mid-Continent University before earning a

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from

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. Before entering politics, she worked for the

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. She is a board member of Kentucky

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and president of its local Meade-Breck Chapter.

Political career

Positions

Tate holds staunch

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views, chairing the Kentucky House's pro-life caucus. In 2022, she promoted a

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that would have clarified the

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does not "secure or protect a right to

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Elections

* 2018 Tate won the 2018 Republican primary with 1,355 votes (55.3%) against opponent Rachelle Frazier. Tate won the 2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election against Democratic incumbent Jeff Greer, winning with 6,938 votes and by a margin of six votes. * 2020 Tate was unopposed in the 2020 Republican primary, and won the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election against Democratic candidate Brian Chism, winning with 11,179 votes (58.3%). * 2022 Tate was unopposed in both the 2022 Republican primary and the

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, winning with 9,365 votes. * 2024 Tate was unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary and won the

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with 11,980 votes (62.9%) against Democratic candidate Tyler Chapman.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tate, Nancy Living people Republican Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly Women state legislators in Kentucky 21st-century American women politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Mid-Continent University alumni George Washington University alumni People from Brandenburg, Kentucky