Chris Freeland
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Distinguish|Chrystia Freeland}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chris Freeland
| state_house = Kentucky
| district = 6th
| preceded = Will Coursey
| termstart = January 1, 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|1|7}}
| education = Murray State University (BA, MA)
| birth_place = Benton, Kentucky
| residence = Benton, Kentucky
| party = Republican
| image = File:Rp. Chris Freeland.jpg
| committees = Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government (Chair)
Agriculture
Appropriations and Revenue
Local Government
Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection
}}
Chris Freeland (born January 7, 1969) is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2019. He represents Kentucky's 6th House district, which includes Lyon, Marshall, and McCracken counties.{{Cite web |title=Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission |url=https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=6 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=legislature.ky.gov}}
Early life and education
Freeland was born in Benton, Kentucky on January 7, 1969. He graduated from Marshall County High School and went on to attend Murray State University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in advertising and history as well as a Master of Arts in communications.{{Cite web |title=Legislator Information |url=https://services.statescape.com/LegislatorInfo/Legislator.aspx?id=16740 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=services.statescape.com}}{{Cite web |title=Chris Freeland |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Freeland |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530014255/https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Freeland |archive-date=2023-05-30 |url-status=live}}
Career
= Business =
Freeland is the general manager of Freeland Broadcasting, a small family owned and operated media group that includes WCBL in Benton, WCCK in Calvert City, two stations in Tennessee and the online newspaper, MarshallCountyDaily.com. He also hosts an interview program, “Coffee Call,” which airs weekday mornings on WCBL.{{Cite web |title=Joining WCBL's Chris Freeland recently on Coffee Call was Marshall County Extension Office agent for family and consumer science Vicki Wynn {{!}} Marshall County Daily.com |url=https://www.marshallcountydaily.com/2023/01/10/joining-wcbls-chris-freeland-recently-on-coffee-call-was-marshall-county-extension-office-agent-for-family-and-consumer-science-vicki-wynn/ |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=www.marshallcountydaily.com |language=en-US}}
Freeland is a member of Lions Club International, the Kentucky Broadcasters Association, the National Rifle Association of America, and the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce.
= Elections =
In 2018, Kentucky's 6th House district incumbent, Willy Coursey, did not seek reelection and instead chose to run for Judge Executive of Marshall County. Freeland won the 2018 Republican primary{{Cite web |title=Kentucky Primary Election: Marshall County Results |url=https://westkentuckystar.com/News/Local-Regional/Western-Kentucky/Kentucky-Primary-Election-Marshall-County-Results.aspx |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=West Kentucky Star |language=en}} and went on to win the 2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election against Democratic candidate Linda Edwards. Freeland defeated Edwards by 29 points,{{Cite web |title=Kentucky State House - District 6 Election Results {{!}} USA TODAY |url=https://www.usatoday.com/elections/results/race/2018-11-06-state_house-KY-18107/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=www.usatoday.com |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530014253/https://www.usatoday.com/elections/results/race/2018-11-06-state_house-KY-18107/ |archive-date=2023-05-30 |url-status=live}} and assumed office on January 1, 2019.
In 2020, Freeland was unopposed in the 2020 Republican primary and won the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election against Democratic candidate Al Cunningham. He ran for re-election in 2020 against Al Cunningham. Freeland defeated Cunningham by 43.8 points.{{Cite web |title=Kentucky State House - District 6 Election Results {{!}} Journal Sentinel |url=https://www.jsonline.com/elections/results/race/2020-11-03-state_house-KY-18107/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=www.jsonline.com |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530014254/https://www.jsonline.com/elections/results/race/2020-11-03-state_house-KY-18107/ |archive-date=2023-05-30 |url-status=live}}
In 2022, he ran for re-election unopposed in both the 2022 Republican primary and 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning the latter with 14,928 votes.
In 2024, Freeland was unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary and won the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 16,558 votes (76.9%) against Democratic candidate Linda Edwards.{{Cite web |title=Chris Freeland |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Freeland |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election - Kentucky's 6th House District}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)|Republican
|candidate = Chris Freeland
|votes = 16,558
|percentage = 76.9%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic
|candidate = Linda Edwards
|votes = 4,978
|percentage = 23.1%
}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election - Kentucky's 6th House District}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)|Republican
|candidate = Chris Freeland
|votes = 14,928
|percentage = 100.0%
}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election - Kentucky's 6th House District}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)|Republican
|candidate = Chris Freeland
|votes = 16,562
|percentage = 71.9%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic
|candidate = Al Cunningham
|votes = 6,487
|percentage = 28.1%
}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election - Kentucky's 6th House District}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)|Republican
|candidate = Chris Freeland
|votes = 12,236
|percentage = 64.5%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic\
|candidate = Linda Edwards
|votes = 6,727
|percentage = 35.5%
}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=2018 Republican Primary election - Kentucky's 6th House District}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)|Republican
|candidate = Chris Freeland
|votes = 1,490
|percentage = 63.3%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)|Republican\
|candidate = Randall Fox
|votes = 863
|percentage = 36.7%
}}{{Election box end}}
References
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