Suzanne Miles

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Suzanne Miles
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 7th district
Assumed office
January 7, 2014
Preceded byJohn Arnold
Personal details
Born (1970-11-18) November 18, 1970 (age 53)
Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationTransylvania University (BA)

Suzanne Miles (born November 18, 1970)[1] is a Republican politician from her native Owensboro, Kentucky, who represents the 7th District (Daviess, Henderson, and Union counties) in the Kentucky House of Representatives.

Early life and education

Miles graduated from Apollo High School in Owensboro, and continued her education at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. During her senior year at Transylvania, Miles became a small business owner when she purchased a clothing store in Owensboro, Kentucky. Shortly after graduating from Transylvania, Miles began working at Town and Countrywear Ladies Clothing and Accessories, which she owned and operated until 2008.[2] Miles continues to live in Owensboro to this day.

Political career

Miles won her position in a special election held on December 10, 2013. She defeated Democrat Kim Humphrey of Morganfield in Union County, 3,548 (50.8 percent) to 3,436 votes (49.2 percent). Miles's narrow victory was propelled by her strong showing in her own Daviess County in western Kentucky, where she and her father, Billy Joe Miles, are well known. She beat Humphrey 2,564 to 976 in Daviess County.[3]

The seat opened when Democrat John Arnold of Sturgis in Union County resigned in September amid allegations that he had sexually harassed legislative staffers.[4] Arnold had won the seat by only five votes over the Republican Tim Kline in the general election held on November 6, 2012.[3]

Prior to her election to the legislature, Miles had been a district representative for U.S. Representative Brett Guthrie of Kentucky's 2nd congressional district. Miles became the 46th Republican in the Kentucky House, the highest strength her minority party had held in the chamber since 1921.[3]

References

  1. ^ Rep. Suzanne Miles (R-KY-007)
  2. ^ "Suzanne Miles for KY State Representative - Meet Suzanne". www.milesforky.com. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  3. ^ a b c Ryan Alessi, "Republican Suzanne Miles wins House seat from Democrats in another 7th District squeaker", cn|2 Pure Politics, December 10, 2013
  4. ^ Arnold, Jonathan (December 10, 2013). "Republican Suzanne Miles to Replace Democrat John Arnold in Kentucky House". WFPL.