Matthew Koch | |
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Member of the KentuckyHouseofRepresentatives from the 72nd district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Sannie Overly |
Personal details | |
Born | Paris,Kentucky,U.S. | May 11,1978
Political party | Republican |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Kentucky (BS) |
Committees | Licensing,Occupations,&Administrative Regulations (Chair) Agriculture Elections,Const. Amendments &Intergovernmental Affairs Veterans,Military Affairs,&Public Protection |
Military service | |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 2000–2004 |
Rank | Captain |
Matthew Ryan Koch (born May 11,1978) is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 72nd House district. His district includes Bourbon,Fleming,and Nicholas County. [1]
Koch was born in Paris,Kentucky,and graduated from Bourbon County High School. He went on to attend the Kentucky Horseshoeing School,before earning a Bachelor of Science in agriculture from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture,Food,and Environment. Koch graduated with no student debt,and paid his way through college by working as a farrier. [2] [3]
In 2000,Koch served in the United States Marine Corps,and was deployed to Kosovo and Afghanistan. In 2004,he retired with the rank of captain. [4]
In 2004,Koch began his own thoroughbred operation out of his parents' farm while still working as a farrier. In 2005,he co-founded Shawhan Place,a horse breeding and boarding farm located in Paris which he has co-owned ever since. [5] He also serves as a board member of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association. [1]