Ken Fleming | |
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Member of the KentuckyHouseofRepresentatives from the 48th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Maria Sorolis |
In office January 1,2017 –January 1,2019 | |
Preceded by | Bob DeWeese |
Succeeded by | Maria Sorolis |
Member of the Louisville Metro Council from the 7th district | |
In office January 2003 –January 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Kentucky (BBA) |
Ken Fleming is an American politician serving as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 48th district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 1,2021. Fleming was previously a member of the Louisville Metro Council from 2003 to 2015 and the House from 2017 to 2019.
Fleming earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Kentucky. [1]
Prior to entering politics,Fleming worked as the president of the Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors and the executive director of Kilgore Samaritan Counseling Center in Louisville,Kentucky. He served as a member of the Louisville Metro Council from 2003 to 2015. In November 2016,he was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives. In 2018,Fleming was narrowly defeated for re-election by Sorolis in a rematch. In 2020,Fleming defeated Sorolis in another close election and assumed office in January 2021. [2] [3]
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