Rebecca Raymer is an American politician who has served as a member of the

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since January 2023. She represents Kentucky's 15th House district which includes

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and

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counties.

Background

Raymer was born in

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, and currently resides in Morgantown. She graduated from

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in 1999, and from

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in 2004. She was employed as a

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for over 18 years at Greenview Regional Hospital in

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Political career

Elections

* 2022 Raymer won the 2022 Republican Primary with 2,932 votes and won the

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against

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candidate Britt Hernandez-Stevenson, winning with 10,664 votes. * 2024 Raymer won the 2024 Republican primary following the unofficial withdrawal of challenger Kathy Perry-Russell, and will be unopposed in the

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election The 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election will be held on November 5, 2024. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 21. Following the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election, 2022 election, Republican ...

on November 5.

References

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