Kim Holloway | |
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 Holloway at the 2024 Hazlitt Summit hosted by Young Americans for Liberty Foundation | |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 2nd district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Heath |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paducah, Kentucky |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Libertarian (2020) |
| Residence | Graves County, Kentucky |
| Education | Murray State University (BA, MAeD) Lindenwood University (MA) |
| Committees | Agriculture Families and Children Health Services |
Kimberly M. Holloway (born November 4, 1978) is an American politician and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 2nd House district. Her district includes Graves County as well as part of McCracken County. She assumed office on January 1, 2025.
Background
[edit]Holloway was born in Paducah, Kentucky, and graduated from Murray State University with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology in 2000.[1] She would later return to Murray, graduating in 2011 with a Master of Arts in Education in school guidance and counseling. In 2014, she graduated from Lindenwood University with a Master of Arts in professional counseling.[1]
She spent four years as a counselor for the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice, and is currently employed as the Social Services Director of a retirement community in Western Kentucky.[2]
Political career
[edit]Libertarian Party membership
[edit]Holloway was raised as a Republican, but temporarily changed her registration in 2020 and joined the Libertarian Party in protest of the government's "gross overreach" during the COVID-19 pandemic. By 2022, she had switched her registration back to the Republican Party.[3]
Elections
[edit]- 2022 Holloway challenged incumbent representative and Chair of the House Standing Committee on Agriculture Richard Heath in the 2024 Republican primary, however Holloway was disqualified from the ballot due to one of her signatories for her campaign filing not being a registered republican.[4] Holloway chose to continue her campaign as a write-in candidate during the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election, but was defeated, garnering 2,300 votes (17.4%) against Heath.[5]
- 2024 Holloway won the 2024 Republican primary with 1,904 votes (52.2%) against incumbent Richard Heath and was unopposed in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election, receiving 16,855 votes.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kimberly Holloway (Kentucky)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Republican candidates for Ky. Senate District 1, House District 2 share platforms ahead of primary". WKMS. 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ Walker, Eric (2021-11-03). "Holloway campaigns with libertarian bent for state rep seat". The Mayfield Messenger. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Western Ky. House candidate disqualified from GOP primary, will run as a write-in". WKMS. 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky Official November 8, 2022 General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 28. Retrieved November 14, 2024.