Mary Beth Imes
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mary Beth Imes
| image = File:Rep. Mary Beth Imes.jpg
| state_house = Kentucky
| district = 5th
| term_start = January 1, 2021
| term_end =
| predecessor = Larry Elkins
| successor =
| birth_name = Calloway County, Kentucky
| residence = Murray, Kentucky
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|03|31}}
| birth_place =
| party = Republican
| spouse = Kenny Imes
| committees = Transportation (Vice Chair)
Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs
Local Government
State Government
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Mary Beth Imes (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2021. She represents Kentucky's 5th House district, which includes Calloway County and part of Trigg County.{{Cite web|title=Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission|url=https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=5|access-date=2021-09-08|website=legislature.ky.gov}}
Personal life
Imes graduated from Calloway County High School. She has three children with her husband, Kenny Imes. Kenny previously represented the 5th House district from 2013 to 2018. Prior to holding office, she was the director of Imes Funeral Home and Crematory.{{cite web |title=Mary Imes' Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/189521/mary-imes |access-date=December 2, 2023 |publisher=Vote Smart}}
Elections
- 2020 Imes was unopposed in the 2020 Republican primary and won the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election, with 14,855 votes (68.8%) against Democratic candidate Shannon Davis-Roberts.{{Cite web |title=Mary Imes |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mary_Imes |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
- 2022 Imes was unopposed in both the 2022 Republican primary and 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning with 11,181 votes.
- 2024 Imes was unopposed in the 2024 republican primary and won the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 2,627 votes (75.6%) against Democratic candidate Lauren Hines.{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky November 5, 2024, Official General Election Results |url=https://elect.ky.gov/results/2020-2029/Documents/2024%20General%20Election%20Certification.pdf |access-date=December 2, 2024 |website=Kentucky State Board of Elections |page=32}}
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External links
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Category:Republican Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Women state legislators in Kentucky
Category:Baptists from Kentucky
Category:People from Murray, Kentucky
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