David Yates | |
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Minority Whip of the Kentucky Senate | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Dennis Parrett |
Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 37th district | |
Assumed office January 1,2021 | |
Preceded by | Perry B. Clark |
Member of the Louisville Metro Council from the 25th district | |
In office 2010–2020 | |
Preceded by | Doug Hawkins |
Succeeded by | Amy Holton Stewart |
Personal details | |
Born | Louisville,Kentucky,U.S. | June 3,1980
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Louisville (BA) Northern Kentucky University (JD) |
David Yates (born June 3,1980) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Kentucky Senate from the 37th district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 1,2021.
Yates was born in Louisville,Kentucky. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Louisville in 2003 and a Juris Doctor from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University in 2006. [1]
Yates began his career as a law clerk for Judge William Bertelsman. From 2006 to 2008,Yates served as an assistant attorney general of Kentucky. He has since worked as a personal injury attorney. Yates served as a member of the Louisville Metro Council from 2010 to 2020. He was elected to the Kentucky Senate in November 2020 and assumed office on January 1,2021. [2] [3]
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