Emily Callaway
Emily Callaway | |
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Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 37th district | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Jeffery Donohue |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Louisville, Kentucky |
Profession | Substitute teacher |
Committees | Education Health Services Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations |
Emily Callaway is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 1, 2023. She represents Kentucky's 37th House district which comprises parts of Bullitt and Jefferson County.[1]
Political career
House Bill 300
During the 2023 Kentucky General Assembly, Callaway filed House Bill 300, a measure that would have charged women with homicide if they received an illegal abortion. This bill received bipartisan opposition from Kentucky House Speaker David Osborne, Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the ACLU, and Kentucky Right to Life.[2]
House Bill 300 died having never been assigned a committee or additional cosponsors.[3]
Elections
2022 Callaway won the 2022 Republican primary with 1,302 votes (62.8%) against Jimmy Maricle, and won the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 7,494 votes (57.9%), unseating Democratic incumbent Jeffery Donohue. She assumed office on January 1, 2023.[4]
2024 Callaway was unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary, and will face Democratic candidate John Stovall in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election on November 5.[4]
Background
Callaway graduated from Pleasure Ridge Park High School before attending the University of Louisville. She works as a substitute teacher at Whitefield Academy.
She is a Baptist.[4]
References
- ^ "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ Watkins, Morgan. "Abortion could be prosecuted as a homicide under a new Kentucky bill". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "23RS HB 300". apps.legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ a b c "Emily Callaway". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
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Preceded by Jeffery Donohue | Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 2023–present | Succeeded by incumbent |
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