American politician
Mike Clines is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 68th House district. His district includes parts of Campbell County.[1]
Background
Clines attended Grant's Lick Elementary School, St. Mary Elementary School, and graduated from Bishop Brossart High School.[2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English teaching from Northern Kentucky University before earning a Master of Educational Administration from the University of Cincinnati in 1998.[1][3] For 27 years, he worked in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington school system as a teacher, guidance counselor, and principal. He has three children and three siblings.[2]
Political career
- 2022 Incumbent representative Joseph Fischer chose not to seek reelection in order to run for the 6th district seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court.[4] Clines won the 2022 Republican primary with 2,827 votes (53.8%)[5] and won the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 11,964 votes (63.4%) against Democratic candidate Kelly Jones.[6]
- 2024 Clines was unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary and will face Democratic candidate Brandon Long in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election on November 5.[3]
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