Josie Raymond

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Josie Raymond
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 31st district
Assumed office
January 1, 2019[1]
Preceded bySteve Riggs
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Adam[2]
Children3[2]
ResidenceLouisville, Kentucky[3]
Alma materColumbia University (BA, MS)
Marian University (M.Ed.)[2]

Josie Raymond is an American politician. She is a Democrat representing District 31 in the Kentucky House of Representatives.

Early life[]

Raymond holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University, where she wrote for the campus newspaper, Columbia Daily Spectator.[4][5] She also holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from Marian University.[2] Her past experience includes working at the Student Success Center at the University of Louisville and with Teach for America.[1]

Political career[]

Raymond was elected to represent the 31st district in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 2018, replacing fellow Democrat Steve Riggs, who was retiring.[6] She is running for re-election in 2020.[1]

Electoral record[]

2018 general election: Kentucky House of Representatives, District 31[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josie Raymond 10,512 59.7%
Republican Leigh Boland Jones 7,101 40.3%

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Josie Raymond". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Josie Raymond's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Representative Josie Raymond". Kentucky General Assembly. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Josie Swindler". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  5. ^ Swindler, Josie (February 2007). "Political Children Approach Politics Differently". Columbia College Today.
  6. ^ "Josie Raymond taking a lifetime of "doing" to Frankfort". Forward Kentucky. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2020.


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