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Samara Heavrin | |
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Member of the KentuckyHouseofRepresentatives from the 18th district | |
Assumed office December 2, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Tim Moore |
Personal details | |
Born | March 12,1992 |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Leitchfield,Kentucky,U.S. |
Education | Western Kentucky University (BA) |
Committees | Families and Children (Chair) Banking and Insurance Licensing,Occupations,and Administrative Regulations Transportation |
Samara Rae Heavrin (born March 12,1992) is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives. She represents Kentucky's 18th House district,which includes Grayson County as well as part of Hardin County.
She was elected in a special election in late 2019 after the sudden resignation of Tim Moore,becoming the youngest female state representative in Kentucky history. [1]
Heavrin earned her bachelor's degree from Western Kentucky University in 2014. Following graduation,she was hired to work for Congressman Brett Guthrie in Washington,DC. She served in a variety of roles in his office before being becoming Director of Scheduling. She returned to Kentucky in 2017 to work for the Kentucky State Treasury as Director of Initiatives. She opened her own small business,Barb's Solutions,in 2021.
She serves as a board member of the Grayson County Chamber of Commerce and Owensboro Health Foundation Board.