Josie Raymond

Josie Raymond
Josie Raymond
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2019
Preceded by	Steve Riggs
Constituency	31st district (2019–2023); 41st district (2023–present)
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Adam
Children	3
Residence	Louisville, Kentucky
Alma mater	Columbia University (BA, MS) ; Marian University (M.Ed.)

Josie Raymond is an American politician. She is a Democrat representing District 41 in the Kentucky House of Representatives.^[3] She previously represented District 31 until new boundaries were drawn during the 2022 election cycle.^[4] She is not seeking reelection to the house in 2024, instead running for the Louisville Metro Council.

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.^[5]^[6] She also holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from Marian University.^[1] Her past experience includes working at the Student Success Center at the University of Louisville and with Teach for America.^[7]

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.^[8]

Electoral record

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Josie Raymond's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^ "Representative Josie Raymond". Kentucky General Assembly. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^ "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
^ "Josie Raymond for State Representative". Josie Raymond for State Representative. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
^ "Josie Swindler". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
^ Swindler, Josie (February 2007). "Political Children Approach Politics Differently". Columbia College Today.
^ ^a ^b "Josie Raymond". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^ "Josie Raymond taking a lifetime of "doing" to Frankfort". Forward Kentucky. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

Kentucky House of Representatives
Preceded by Steve Riggs	Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 31st district 2019–2023	Succeeded by Susan Tyler Witten
Preceded by Attica Scott	Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 41st district 2023–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[votesmart-1] "Josie Raymond's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[legislature-kygov-2] "Representative Josie Raymond". Kentucky General Assembly. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[3] "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-14.

[4] "Josie Raymond for State Representative". Josie Raymond for State Representative. Retrieved 2023-04-14.

[5] "Josie Swindler". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

[6] Swindler, Josie (February 2007). "Political Children Approach Politics Differently". Columbia College Today.

[ballotpedia-7] "Josie Raymond". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[8] "Josie Raymond taking a lifetime of "doing" to Frankfort". Forward Kentucky. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

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