Killian Timoney
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Killian Timoney
| birth_place = Ithaca, New York, U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|September 5, 1975}}
| party = Republican
| education = University of Kentucky (BA, MA)
| state_house = Kentucky
| district = 45th
| term_start = January 1, 2021
| term_end = January 1, 2025
| predecessor = Stan Lee
| successor = Adam Moore
| image = File:Rep. Killian Timoney.jpg
| committees = Commission on Race & Access to Opportunity (Co-Chair)
Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education
Education
Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations
Tourism & Outdoor Recreation
}}
Killian Timoney (born September 5, 1975) is an American politician, educator, and former Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 45th House district from 2021 to 2025. His district comprised parts of Fayette and Jessamine counties.{{Cite web |title=Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission |url=https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=45 |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=legislature.ky.gov}} Timoney was defeated in the 2024 Republican primary by challenger Thomas Jefferson, who lost the general election to Democratic candidate Adam Moore.{{Cite news |last=Acquisto |first=Alex |last2=Horn |first2=Austin |title=GOP incumbent Rep. Killian Timoney routed by 'Liberty' challenger Thomas Jefferson |url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/election/article288586568.html |access-date=July 11, 2024 |work=Lexington Herald-Leader}}
Background
Timoney was born in Ithaca, New York, to first generation Irish immigrant parents. He graduated from Lexington Catholic High School before earning a Bachelor of Arts in history and Master of Arts in education from the University of Kentucky.{{Cite web|title=Killian Timoney|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Killian_Timoney|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}} While at UK, Timoney was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha.{{Cite web |title=Killian Timoney - LinkedIn Profile |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/killian-timoney-51421010/ |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}
From 1999 to 2012, Timoney worked for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government in the parks and recreation department.
In 1998, he began teaching social studies at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School and served as the school's assistant athletics director. He would go on to be an associate principal of Watterson Elementary School in Louisville, Kentucky, before returning Fayette County to be assistant principal of Winburn Middle School and later Director of Plant Operations.{{Cite web |last=Scroggin |first=Sloan |title=Former Dunbar Teacher Running For State Representative |url=https://pldlamplighter.org/news/2020/11/03/former-dunbar-teacher-running-for-state-representative/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Lamplighter Media Productions}}
Currently, Timoney is employed by Fayette County Public Schools as a special project coordinator.
Political career
= Elections =
- 2020 Incumbent Republican Stan Lee withdrew from the race, and left Timoney unopposed in the 2020 Republican primary.{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |date=2020-01-20 |title=Kentucky Rep. Stan Lee withdraws from 2020 election |url=https://www.wnky.com/kentucky-rep-stan-lee-withdraws-from-2020-election/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=WNKY News 40 Television |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Killian Timoney |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Killian_Timoney |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}} Timoney won the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 14,236 votes (51.1%) against Democratic candidate Shirley Mitchell.{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky November 3, 2020 Official General Election Results |url=https://elect.ky.gov/results/2020-2029/Documents/2020%20General%20Election%20Results.pdf |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=Kentucky State Board of Elections |page=47}}
- 2022 Timoney was unopposed in both the 2022 Republican primary and the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning with 13,061 votes.{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky November 8, 2022 Official General Election Results |url=https://elect.ky.gov/results/2020-2029/Documents/1.17.2023%20Certified%20General%20Election%20Results.pdf |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=Kentucky State Board of Elections |page=48}}
- 2024 Timoney was defeated in the 2024 Republican primary, having garnered only 1,072 votes (27.9%) against challenger Thomas Jefferson.{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky May 21, 2024 Official Primary Election Results |url=https://elect.ky.gov/results/2020-2029/Documents/2024%20Primary%20Certification%20of%20Election%20Results.pdf |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=Kentucky State Board of Elections |page=29}}