Tim Couch (politician)
{{short description|American politician}}
{{About|the Kentucky state legislator|the American football player|Tim Couch}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Tim Couch
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|state_house = Kentucky
|district = 90th
|term_start = January 1, 2003
|term_end = January 1, 2019
|predecessor = Barbara Colter
|successor = Derek Lewis
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|8|19}}
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|nationality = American
|party = Republican
|spouse =
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|residence = Hyden, Kentucky
|alma_mater = Hazard Community and Technical College
Cumberland College
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Tim Couch (born August 19, 1961) is an American politician and former Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives who represented district 90 from 2003 to 2019.{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/35070 |title= Tim Couch's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= May 1, 2014}}{{cite web |url= http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/H090.htm |title= Representative Tim Couch (R) |publisher= Kentucky House of Representatives |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 1, 2014}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article119419068.html|title=State lawmaker posts fake news on Facebook about Obama's wife, daughters|newspaper=kentucky|access-date=2016-12-07}} He was defeated for renomination in 2018 by Derek Lewis.
Education
Couch attended Hazard Community and Technical College and Cumberland College (now the University of the Cumberlands).
Elections
- 2012 Couch was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf |title= Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results |page= 31 |publisher= Secretary of State of Kentucky |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 1, 2014}} and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 11,239 votes.{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf |title= Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results |page= 53 |publisher= Secretary of State of Kentucky |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 1, 2014}}
- 2002 Couch challenged District 90 incumbent Representative Barbara Colter in the three-way 2002 Republican Primary, winning with 8,389 votes (60.8%){{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2002/Primary%20Election/pristatebyoffice.txt |title= 2002 Primary Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 1, 2014}} and was unopposed for the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 7,514 votes.{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2002/General%20Election/2002statebyoffice.txt |title= 2002 General Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 1, 2014}}
- 2004 Couch was challenged by former Representative Colter in a one-on-one rematch in the 2004 Republican Primary, winning with 4,185 votes (68.4%){{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/Primary%20Election/STATEwidebyoffice.txt |title= 2004 Primary Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 1, 2014}} and was unopposed for the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 9,751 votes.{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/General%20Election/2004statebyoffice.txt |title= 2004 General Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 1, 2014}}
- 2006 Couch was unopposed for both the 2006 Republican Primary{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2006/Primary%20Election/STATEresultsbyoffice.txt |title= 2006 Primary Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 1, 2014}} and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 9,167 votes.{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2006/General%20Election/STATEwidebyoffice.txt |title= 2006 General Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 1, 2014}}
- 2008 Couch was challenged in the three-way 2008 Republican Primary, winning with 3,002 votes (65.7%){{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2008/Primary%20Election/STATEwide%20by%20office%20Pri%2008.txt |title= 2008 Primary Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 1, 2014}} and was unopposed for the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 10,636 votes.{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2008/General%20Election/STATEwide%20by%20office%20gen%2008.txt |title= 2008 General Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 1, 2014}}
- 2010 Couch was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Republican Primary{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2010/off2010pri.pdf |title= Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results |page= 29 |publisher= Secretary of State of Kentucky |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 1, 2014}} and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 8,841 votes.{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2010/off2010gen.pdf |title= Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results |page= 61 |publisher= Secretary of State of Kentucky |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= May 1, 2014}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/H090.htm Official page] at the Kentucky General Assembly
- {{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 35070 | fec = | congress = }}
- [http://ballotpedia.org/Tim_Couch Tim Couch] at Ballotpedia
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=5144 Tim Couch] at the National Institute on Money in State Politics
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Republican Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Category:People from Hyden, Kentucky
Category:21st-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly
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