Steve Rawlings
Steve Rawlings | |
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| Member-elect of the Kentucky Senate from the 11th district | |
| Assuming office January 1, 2025 | |
| Succeeding | John Schickel |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 66th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | C. Ed Massey |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Burlington, Kentucky |
| Education | University of Cincinnati (BBA) Northern Kentucky University (JD) |
| Committees | Education Judiciary State Government |
John Steven Rawlings (born April 5, 1957) is an American attorney and politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 66th House District since January 2023. His district includes the northern part of Boone County.[1]
In 2024, Rawlings was elected to the Kentucky Senate to represent Kentucky's 11th Senate district following the retirement of incumbent John Schickel.[2]
Background
[edit]Rawlings is the son of Herb and Pat Rawlings, nephew of Rawlings Group founder and philanthropist George Rawlings, and the grandson of John William Rawlings who was a prominent pastor, advisor to Liberty University founder Jerry Falwell, and the namesake of Liberty University's John W. Rawlings School of Divinity.[3][4]
He graduated from Greenhills High School before earning a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Cincinnati in 1980, and a Juris Doctor from the Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 1989. During his time at Chase, Rawlings served as an associate editor of the Northern Kentucky Law Review.[5]
Prior to entering politics, Rawlings was an attorney and author.[1][6] Currently, he is the owner of My Father's Design, a tiny home construction company, and serves on the Merit Theatre Company board of directors as well as the judicial committee of USA Shooting.[1][7]
Political career
[edit]Elections
[edit]- 2022 Rawlings won the 2022 Republican primary with 2,695 votes (68.7%) against incumbent representative C. Ed Massey[8][9] and won the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 11,235 votes (70.4%) against Democratic candidate Tim Montgomery.[10]
- 2024 Incumbent senator John Schickel of Kentucky's 11th Senate District chose not to seek reelection.[11] Rawlings won the 2024 Republican primary with 7,482 votes (77.4%)[12] and was unopposed in the 2024 Kentucky Senate election, winning with 42,770 votes.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ Hanchett, Rebecca (December 12, 2023). "Rep. Rawlings files for state Senate; T.J. Roberts, Massey to face off in primary". LINK nky. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "The House of Representatives - Commonwealth of Kentucky - Citation of Adjournment - George Rawlings" (PDF). March 29, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "Liberty mourns loss of George Rawlings, faithful supporter and friend of the university". Liberty News. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "American Association of Naturopathic Physicians – Rep. Steve Rawlings (R-KY-066)". www.congressweb.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "About Steve Rawlings – Steve Rawlings for State Senator". rawlings4ky.com. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "Steve Rawlings". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ Rawlings, Steve (April 28, 2022). "Why I'm running for House District 66". LINK NKY. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 17, 2022 Official Primary Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 35. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 8, 2022 Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 58. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ WKRC, James Pilcher (November 14, 2023). "Veteran NKY state senator Schickel retiring after four terms in office". WKRC. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 21, 2024 Official Primary Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 20. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 5, 2024, Official General Elections Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 20. Retrieved December 19, 2024.