David W. Osborne

Osborne graduated from Oldham County High School. While at OCHS, he was an active member of Future Farmers of America and served as state reporter.{{Cite news |date=February 24, 1983 |title=Future Farmers Celebrate FFA Week |work=The Corbin Times-Tribune |pages=5}} He graduated with honors from the University of Kentucky in 1986, earning a Bachelor of Science in economics and agriculture finance.{{Cite web |title=Vote Smart {{!}} Facts For All |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/35099/david-osborne |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Vote Smart}}{{Cite book |title=The Kentuckian |date=1986 |publisher=University of Kentucky |volume=92 |pages=298}}

• 2005 Kentucky's 59th House district incumbent Tim Feeley resigned from office following his appointment as a family court judge by Governor Ernie Fletcher. Subsequently, Fletcher called for a special election to be held on May 24, 2005.{{Cite news |date=February 19, 2005 |title=Republican legislator becomes circuit judge |work=Lexington Herald-Leader |pages=C3}} Osborne won the 2005 Special election with 2,676 votes (57.9%) against Democratic candidate Jody Curry.{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/Special%20Election/2005%20Special%20Election.pdf |title= 2005 Special Election |publisher= Secretary of State of Kentucky |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |access-date= April 25, 2014}}
• 2006 Osborne was challenged in the 2006 Republican Primary, winning with 3,677 votes (74.2%){{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2006/Primary%20Election/STATEresultsbyoffice.txt |title= 2006 Primary Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |access-date= April 25, 2014}} and was unopposed for the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 9,783 votes.{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2006/General%20Election/STATEwidebyoffice.txt |title= 2006 General Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |access-date= April 25, 2014}}
• 2008 Osborne was unopposed for both the 2008 Republican Primary{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2008/Primary%20Election/STATEwide%20by%20office%20Pri%2008.txt |title= 2008 Primary Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |access-date= April 25, 2014}} and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 20,449 votes.{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2008/General%20Election/STATEwide%20by%20office%20gen%2008.txt |title= 2008 General Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |access-date= April 25, 2014}}
• 2010 Osborne was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Republican Primary{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2010/off2010pri.pdf |title= Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results |page= 25 |publisher= Secretary of State of Kentucky |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |access-date= April 25, 2014}} and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 15,570 votes.{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2010/off2010gen.pdf |title= Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results |page= 49 |publisher= Secretary of State of Kentucky |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |access-date= April 25, 2014}}
• 2012 Osborne was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary,{{cite web |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results |url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103152601/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf |archive-date=November 3, 2014 |access-date=April 25, 2014 |publisher=Secretary of State of Kentucky |page=28 |location=Frankfort, Kentucky}} and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 20,623 votes.{{cite web |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results |url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025244/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf |archive-date=June 11, 2014 |access-date=April 25, 2014 |publisher=Secretary of State of Kentucky |page=43 |location=Frankfort, Kentucky}}
• 2014 Osborne was unopposed for the 2014 Republican Primary,{{Cite web |title=David W. Osborne (Kentucky state representative) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/David_W._Osborne_(Kentucky_state_representative) |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}} and won the November 4, 2014 General election with 12,235 votes against Democratic candidate James Victor Ewen.{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky November 4, 2014 Official 2014 General Election Results |url=https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2014/2014%20General%20Election%20Results.pdf}}
• 2016 Osborne was unopposed for both the 2016 Republican Primary, and the 2016 Kentucky House of Representatives Election, winning with 19,159 votes.{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky November 8, 2016 Official 2016 General Election Results |url=https://elect.ky.gov/results/2010-2019/Documents/2016%20General%20Election%20Results.pdf}}
• 2018 Osborne was unopposed for the 2018 Republican Primary, and won the 2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning with 12,259 votes against Democratic candidate Diane Seaman and independent candidate Samantha Nicole Gerges.{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2018 Official 2018 General Election Results |url=https://elect.ky.gov/results/2010-2019/Documents/2018GeneralElectionCertified.pdf}}
• 2020 Osborne won the 2020 Republican Primary with 6,164 votes and was unopposed for the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning with 21,687 votes.{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky November 3 2020 Official 2020 General Election Results |url=https://elect.ky.gov/results/2020-2029/Documents/2020%20General%20Election%20Results.pdf}}
• 2022 Osborne won the 2022 Republican Primary with 4,164 votes and was unopposed for the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning with 12,655 votes.{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky November 3 2022 Official 2022 General Election Results |url=https://elect.ky.gov/results/2020-2029/Documents/1.17.2023%20Certified%20General%20Election%20Results.pdf}}
• 2024 Osborne was unopposed for the 2024 Republican Primary, and will be running unopposed in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election.

He and his wife Lori reside at their home, Deerfield Farm, in Prospect. Operated as a thoroughbred racing and breeding operation, Osborne's horses have competed across the nation.{{Cite web |last=Rees |first=Jennie |title=Majestic Harbor hitting his stride at age 6 |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/2014/08/20/majestic-harbor-hitting-stride-age/14345517/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=The Courier-Journal |language=en-US}} He is a member of the Oldham County Chamber of Commerce, Farm Bureau, and the National Associations of Realtors, as well as the Realtors Land Institute. He is also a member of the American Saddlebred Horse Association, Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, the U.S. Equestrian Federation, and the Kentucky Equine Education Project.{{Cite web |title=49th Annual KACo Conference & Exposition - Osborne |url=https://conference.kaco.org/speakers/osborne/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=conference.kaco.org}}

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• [http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/H059.htm Official page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022041002/http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Legislator/H059.htm |date=2018-10-22 }} at the Kentucky General Assembly{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 35099 | fec = | congress = }}
• [http://ballotpedia.org/David_Osborne David Osborne] at Ballotpedia
• [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=5147 David W. Osborne] at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

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