Susan Witten

American politician

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Susan Tyler Witten

Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 31st district

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded by| Josie Raymond
Personal details
Born|  (1970-06-12) June 12, 1970 (age 54)
Political party| Republican
Residence| Jeffersontown, Kentucky
Education| Transylvania University (BA)
Committees| Health Services
Small Business & Information Technology
State Government

Susan Tyler Witten (born July 12, 1970) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2023. She represents Kentucky's 31st House district which comprises part of Jefferson County.

## Background

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Witten grew up in Jefferson County following her families move to Douglass Hills in 1971. She graduated from Eastern High School before attending Transylvania University where she was a member of the tennis and swim teams. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in business management in 1992.[1]

She is employed as the Regional Lighting and Energy Specialist by Consolidated Electrical Distributors (CED).[2]

Witten and her husband currently reside in Jeffersontown. She is a Christian.[2]

## Political career

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### Elections

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In 2022, Incumbent Democratic representative Josie Raymond was redistricted into the 41st House district. Witten filed to run for the open 31st House district seat on January 19, one day before the new district maps were to go into effect. Witten's candidacy was contested by Sue Foster, the Democratic nominee for the 31st House district, due to Witten as well as her two signatories residing outside of the district whenever they filed their paperwork. On October 19, Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Annie O'Connell agreed with Foster and ruled that Witten be disqualified from the ballot.[3] On October 28, judge Pamela R. Goodwine of the Kentucky Court of Appeals overturned Judge O'Connell's decision and reinstated Witten to the ballot.[4]

* 2022 Witten won the 2022 Republican primary with 2,769 votes (76.3%) against opponent Flint Breckenridge, and won the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 10,095 votes (52%) against Democratic candidate Sue Foster. Witten assumed office on January 1, 2023.[5]

* 2024 Witten was unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary and won the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 12,067 votes (50.7%) against Democratic candidate Colleen Davis.[5]

## References

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1. ^ Witten, Susan Tyler. "Susan Tyler Witten". Susan Tyler Witten. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
2. ^ a b "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
3. ^ Schwartzmiller, Elisa (2022-10-20). "Susan Tyler Witten disqualified from KY State Rep. race". Wave 3. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
4. ^ Sonka, Joe. "Louisville GOP candidate wins appeal, reversing disqualification from House race". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
5. ^ a b "Susan Tyler Witten". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-06-21.

Kentucky House of Representatives

Preceded by

Josie Raymond

|  Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
2023–present  |  Succeeded by

incumbent

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Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives

Speaker
David W. Osborne (R)
Speaker pro tempore
David Meade (R)
Majority Leader
Steven Rudy (R)
Minority Leader
Pamela Stevenson (D)

1. ▌Steven Rudy (R)
2. ▌Kim Holloway (R)
3. ▌Randy Bridges (R)
4. ▌Wade Williams (R)
5. ▌Mary Beth Imes (R)
6. ▌Chris Freeland (R)
7. ▌Suzanne Miles (R)
8. ▌Walker Thomas (R)
9. ▌Myron Dossett (R)
10. ▌Josh Calloway (R)
11. ▌J. T. Payne (R)
12. ▌Jim Gooch Jr. (R)
13. ▌DJ Johnson (R)
14. ▌Scott Lewis (R)
15. ▌Rebecca Raymer (R)
16. ▌Jason Petrie (R)
17. ▌Robert Duvall (R)
18. ▌Samara Heavrin (R)
19. ▌Michael Meredith (R)
20. ▌Kevin Jackson (R)
21. ▌Amy Neighbors (R)
22. ▌Shawn McPherson (R)
23. ▌Steve Riley (R)
24. ▌Ryan Bivens (R)
25. ▌Steve Bratcher (R)
26. ▌Peyton Griffee (R)
27. ▌Nancy Tate (R)
28. ▌Jared Bauman (R)
29. ▌Chris Lewis (R)
30. ▌Daniel Grossberg (D)
31. ▌Susan Witten (R)
32. ▌Tina Bojanowski (D)
33. ▌Jason Nemes (R)
34. ▌Sarah Stalker (D)
35. ▌Lisa Willner (D)
36. ▌John Hodgson (R)
37. ▌Emily Callaway (R)
38. ▌Rachel Roarx (D)
39. ▌Matt Lockett (R)
40. ▌Nima Kulkarni (D)
41. ▌Mary Lou Marzian (D)
42. ▌Joshua Watkins (D)
43. ▌Pamela Stevenson (D)
44. ▌Beverly Chester-Burton (D)
45. ▌Adam Moore (D)
46. ▌Al Gentry (D)
47. ▌Felicia Rabourn (R)
48. ▌Ken Fleming (R)
49. ▌Thomas Huff (R)
50. ▌Candy Massaroni (R)
51. ▌Michael Sarge Pollock (R)
52. ▌Ken Upchurch (R)
53. ▌James Tipton (R)
54. ▌Daniel Elliott (R)
55. ▌Kim King (R)
56. ▌Daniel Fister (R)
57. ▌Erika Hancock (D)
58. ▌Jennifer Decker (R)
59. ▌David W. Osborne (R)
60. ▌Marianne Proctor (R)
61. ▌Savannah Maddox (R)
62. ▌Tony Hampton (R)
63. ▌Kim Banta (R)
64. ▌Kimberly Poore Moser (R)
65. ▌Stephanie Dietz (R)
66. ▌T. J. Roberts (R)
67. ▌Matthew Lehman (D)
68. ▌Mike Clines (R)
69. ▌Steven Doan (R)
70. ▌William Lawrence (R)
71. ▌Josh Bray (R)
72. ▌Matthew Koch (R)
73. ▌Ryan Dotson (R)
74. ▌David Hale (R)
75. ▌Lindsey Burke (D)
76. ▌Anne Donworth (D)
77. ▌George Brown Jr. (D)
78. ▌Mark Hart (R)
79. ▌Chad Aull (D)
80. ▌David Meade (R)
81. ▌Deanna Frazier Gordon (R)
82. ▌Nick Wilson (R)
83. ▌Josh Branscum (R)
84. ▌Chris Fugate (R)
85. ▌Shane Baker (R)
86. ▌Tom Smith (R)
87. ▌Adam Bowling (R)
88. ▌Vanessa Grossl (R)
89. ▌Timmy Truett (R)
90. ▌Derek Lewis (R)
91. ▌Bill Wesley (R)
92. ▌John Blanton (R)
93. ▌Adrielle Camuel (D)
94. ▌Mitch Whitaker (R)
95. ▌Ashley Tackett Laferty (D)
96. ▌Patrick Flannery (R)
97. ▌Bobby McCool (R)
98. ▌Aaron Thompson (R)
99. ▌Richard White (R)
100. ▌Scott Sharp (R)

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