Rebecca Raymer

{{Short description|American politician}}

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

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Rebecca Raymer

| image = Rep. Rebecca Raymer.jpg

| term_start = January 1, 2023

| term_end =

| predecessor = Melinda Gibbons Prunty

| successor =

| state_house = Kentucky

| district = 15th

| education =

| alma_mater = Western Kentucky University

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Butler County, Kentucky

| death_date =

| residence =

| death_place =

| profession = Nurse

| party = Republican

| spouse =

| children = 1

| committees = State Government (Vice Chair)
Health Services
Local Government
Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations

}}

Rebecca Raymer is an American politician who has served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2023. She represents Kentucky's 15th House district which includes Butler and Muhlenberg counties.

Background

Raymer was born in Butler County, Kentucky, and currently resides in Morgantown. She graduated from Butler County High School in 1999,{{Cite web |title=Rebecca Raymer announces intent to file in newly proposed State House District 15 {{!}} Beech Tree News Network |url=https://beechtreenews.com/articles/rebecca-raymer-announces-intent-file-newly-proposed-state-house-district-15 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=beechtreenews.com}} and from Western Kentucky University in 2004.{{Cite web |title=Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission |url=https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=15 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=legislature.ky.gov}}

She was employed as a nurse for over 18 years at Greenview Regional Hospital in Bowling Green.{{Cite web |title=Rebecca Raymer |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Rebecca_Raymer |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Ballotpedia}}

Political career

= Elections =

  • 2022 Raymer won the 2022 Republican Primary with 2,932 votes and won the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election against Democratic candidate Britt Hernandez-Stevenson, winning with 10,664 votes.
  • 2024 Raymer won the 2024 Republican primary following the unofficial withdrawal of challenger Kathy Perry-Russell, and was unopposed in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning the latter with 15,707 votes.{{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%20as%20Amended%20on%20December%209th%202024.pdf |access-date=February 15, 2025 |website=Kentucky State Board of Elections |page=37}}

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