Peyton Holmes Porter Griffee (born June 28, 1996) is an American politician from

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who is a Republican member of the

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from the 26th House District. His district comprises parts of

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and Hardin counties. Following the resignation of incumbent representative

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, Griffee was elected unopposed in a special election held in March 2024.

Background

Education

Griffee was born in Bullitt County and graduated from

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in 2014. He earned a

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in political science and government as well as American studies from

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in 2018. While at Georgetown, Griffee was a member of

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, student government association,

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Honor Society, and

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Honor Society. Griffee earned his

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from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in 2021. While in law school he was a member of the

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, moot court competition team, and was a fellow of the Ordered Liberty program. During this period, Griffee clerked for

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Daniel Cameron.

Employment

Following graduation, Griffee worked for a year as an assistant county attorney in Hardin County before opening his own private practice in Shepherdville, Kentucky. Griffee is a

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in the

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, currently serving as a

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with the 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade.

Political career

While attending Georgetown College, Griffee was elected Vice President of Academic Affairs for the Student Government Association, and also served as president of the Georgetown

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and Public Relations Chair for the State of Kentucky College Republicans. While in law school, he was elected as a class representative to the Student Bar Association. During this period he also founded the Salt River Area Young Republicans, an organization he continues to chair today. Griffee also currently serves as vice-chair of the Kentucky Young Republican Federation.

Elections

* 2024 (Special) Incumbent

of Kentucky's 26th House District resigned to accept a position as chief deputy treasurer for

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Mark Metcalfe.

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called for a special election to be held on March 19, 2024. Griffee was unopposed in the 2024 special election, winning with 75 votes. * 2024 Griffee was unopposed in both the 2024 Republican primary and the

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, winning the latter with 15,070 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffee, Peyton 1996 births Living people Republican Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly Georgetown College (Kentucky) alumni University of Louisville School of Law alumni People from Bullitt County, Kentucky