Barbara Colter

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Barbara Colter

| image =

| state_house = Kentucky

| district = 90th

| term_start = January 1, 1995

| term_end = January 1, 2003

| predecessor = Stephen Keith

| successor = Tim Couch

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|6|3}}

| birth_place = Berea, Kentucky, U.S.

| party = Republican

| spouse = Hugh

| children = 3

}}

Barbara Colter (born June 3, 1941) is an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. Colter was first elected in 1994 after incumbent representative Stephen Keith retired.{{cite news |date=May 19, 1994 |title=4 newcomers competing for 90th house seat |work=The Lexington Herald-Leader |page=B1}} She was defeated for renomination in 2002 by Tim Couch.{{cite news |date=May 29, 2002 |title=8-year house veteran Barbara Colter loses in primary |work=The Lexington Herald-Leader |page=A4}}