Kenny Rapier

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Kenny Rapier

| image =

| state_house = Kentucky

| district = 50th

| term_start = January 1, 1980

| term_end = January 1, 1997

| predecessor = John Hurst

| successor = Jodie Haydon

| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|09|20}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|08|05|1936|09|20}}

| death_place =

| party = Democratic

}}

William Kenneth Rapier (September 20, 1936 – August 5, 2002) was an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1980 to 1997. Rapier was first elected in 1979, defeating incumbent Democratic representative John Hurst for renomination. He did not seek reelection in 1996.{{cite news |date=January 31, 1996 |title=Republicans aiming for control of state senate |work=The Lexington Herald-Leader |page=B1}}

He died in August 2002 at age 65.{{cite web |url=https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LHLW-3X1/william-kenneth-rapier-1936-2002 |title=William Kenneth Rapier |website=FamilySearch |access-date=February 14, 2024}}{{cite news |date=August 6, 2002 |title=Longtime legislator a force behind KERA |work=The Lexington Herald-Leader |page=B1 |quote=William K. "Kenny" Rapier 1936-2002}}