Susan Westrom
Susan Westrom | |
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Born | Iowa, United States | May 15, 1952
Education | BSW & MSW, U. of Kentucky |
Political party | Democratic |
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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rep. Susan Westrom". Bluegrass Community and Technical College. October 4, 2017. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- Official website
- Representative Susan Westrom (D) at the Kentucky General Assembly
- Susan Westrom on Twitter
- 1952 births
- 20th-century American politicians
- 20th-century American women politicians
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Living people
- Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
- University of Kentucky alumni
- Women state legislators in Kentucky