Susan Westrom

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Susan Westrom
A white woman with blonde hair is wearing a brown turtleneck and a large white necklace; she is looking and smiling into the camera.
Westrom at the KY Capitol (March 2018)
Born (1952-05-15) May 15, 1952 (age 69)
Iowa, United States
EducationBSW & MSW, U. of Kentucky
Political partyDemocratic
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 79th district
Assumed office
1998
Governor

Susan Westrom (born May 15, 1952) is an American politician currently serving in the Kentucky House of Representatives.

Personal life[]

Born in Iowa on May 15, 1952,[1] by the mid-1980s Susan Westrom was a single parent of two children. After attending Lexington Community College at age 32,[2] Westrom received a bachelor's (1993) and master's degree (1995) in social work from the University of Kentucky.[1]

Career[]

Before entering politics, Westrom was the director of advocacy and marketing for the Buckhorn Children's Home as well as a real estate agent with Keller Williams Bluegrass.[1]

Westrom was first elected to represent District 79 in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1998.[1] In the for District 79, Westrom defeated with 59.4% of the 20,064 votes cast (11,909–8,155).[3] She won the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election for her district, defeating , who conceded the race in-person at Westrom's[4] Lexington home. As of June 2021, the Democratic congresswoman was on ten legislative committees.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Susan Westrom's Biography". Vote Smart. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Rep. Susan Westrom". Bluegrass Community and Technical College. October 4, 2017. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Kentucky 79th District State House Results: Susan Westrom Wins". The New York Times. August 1, 2017. ISSN 1553-8095. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Valverde, Alex (November 11, 2020). "Moment of 'congratulations' shows unity between two political parties". Lexington, Kentucky: WLEX-TV. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

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