Patrick Flannery | |
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Member of the KentuckyHouseofRepresentatives from the 96th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Kathy Hinkle |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Olive Hill,Kentucky |
Occupation | Attorney |
Committees | Budget Review Sub. on Justice,Public Safety,&Judiciary (Chair) Appropriations &Revenue Licensing,Occupations,&Administrative Regulations Natural Resources &Energy Judiciary |
Patrick Clay Flannery is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 96th House district since January 2021. His district includes Carter and Lewis counties as well as part of Boyd County. [1]
Flannery was born in Carter County,Kentucky,and graduated from West Carter High School in 1999. He would go on to play NAIA college football at Georgetown College while studying communications and political science. [2] After graduating from Georgetown in 2003,Flannery would earn his Juris Doctor from Northern Kentucky University's Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 2008. [2]
After returning home,Flannery opened his own private law practice and was elected Carter County Attorney in 2010. [3] He has also served in various roles involving tax law including executive director of the Kentucky Board of Tax Appeals and deputy director of the Kentucky Claims Commission under the leadership of Governor Matthew G. Bevin and Secretary David Dickerson. [4]
In January 2022,Flannery was diagnosed with stage 3 testicular cancer. [5] Since his recovery,Flannery has been outspoken advocate for testicular cancer awareness. [6] During the 2023 Kentucky General Assembly,Flannery was the primary sponsor of HB 170,which required health insurance companies to cover reproductive preservation in cases of testicular or other urological cancers. HB 170 was passed in both chambers unanimously and signed into law by Governor Andy Beshear on March 20,2023. [7] [6]
Flannery has also promised to introduce a resolution every year recognizing April as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month,which he did in both the 2023 [8] and 2024 Kentucky General Assemblies. [6] [9]
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