Dottie Sims

{{Short description|American politician}}

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

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| name = Dottie Sims

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| state_house = Kentucky

| district = 19th

| term_start = January 1, 2007

| term_end = January 1, 2011

| predecessor = Terry Shelton

| successor = Michael Meredith

| term_start1 = January 1, 1997

| term_end1 = January 1, 2005

| predecessor1 = Anthony Mello

| successor1 = Terry Shelton

| birth_name =

| birth_date =

| birth_place =

| party = Democratic

}}

Dottie Sims is an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1997 to 2005 and again from 2007 to 2011. Sims was first elected in November 1996, defeating Republican Anthony Mello. Mello simultaneously won a special election to fill the seat for the remaining two months until January 1997.{{cite news |date=August 27, 1996 |title=Special elections set for 2 legislative seats |work=The Lexington Herald-Leader |page=C3}} Sims was defeated for reelection in 2004 by Republican Terry Shelton. Sims challenged Shelton again in 2006, regaining her seat.{{cite news |date=November 8, 2006 |title=Jody Richards 'very pleased by tonight's gains' |work=The Lexington Herald-Leader |page=A11}} She was defeated for reelection in 2010 by Republican Michael Meredith.