Ken Upchurch

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Ken Upchurch
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 52nd district
Assumed office
February 19, 2013
Preceded bySara Beth Gregory
In office
January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2011
Preceded byVernon Miniard
Succeeded bySara Beth Gregory
Personal details
Born (1969-06-04) June 4, 1969 (age 54)
Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMelissa Upchurch
Children2
Residence(s)Monticello, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma materEastern Kentucky University
ProfessionPublisher of the Monticello Stage newspaper

Kenneth Upchurch (born June 4, 1969) is an insurance agent with Upchurch Insurance and Financial services. He was the owner publisher of the Monticello Stage, a community newspaper[1] in Monticello, Kentucky, who is a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from District 52, which encompasses Wayne, McCreary, and a portion of Pulaski counties in the south-central portion of the state. Upchurch held this seat from January 1999 to January 2011 and then returned after a two-year hiatus to the position early in 2013.[2]

Upchurch is a son of Martin L. Upchurch of Monticello and Barbara Jackson (1948–2013). He and his wife, Melissa, have a daughter, Chelsea, and a son, Jackson.

Baptist Church in Monticello.[2][4]

Upchurch was first elected to house in 1998 when incumbent representative

Kentucky State Senate in December 2012 to succeed long-term State Senate President David L. Williams of Burkesville in Cumberland County.[9] Upchurch won back the seat that he had vacated barely two years earlier, when he defeated Democrat Harvey Shearer, also of Monticello in a low-turnout special election held on February 12, 2013. The leadership of both parties selected Upchurch and Shearer as their nominees.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Upchurch, Ken". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Rep. Ken Upchurch, R-KY 52nd District". ar--nea.capwiz.com. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  3. ^ "Barbara Upchurch, June 12, 2013". wcoutlook.com. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  4. ^ "Representative Ken Upchurch". lrc.ky.gov. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  5. ^ "Judge says his own DUIs won't affect rulings". The Lexington Herald-Leader. January 3, 1999. p. A1.
  6. ^ "State Representative returns, Republican primary, District 52" (PDF). elect.ky.gov. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  7. ^ "General Election returns, November 3, 1998". elect.ky.gov. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  8. ^ "Janie Slaven, Upchurch runs to regain House seat Special election set for February 12, January 16, 2013". McCreary Record. Archived from the original on August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  9. ^ "Jack Brammer, Sara Beth Gregory wins election to fill David Williams' state Senate seat, December 18, 2012". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  10. ^ "Jack Brammer, Monticello Republican wins special election for Kentucky House 52nd District seat, February 12, 2013". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
Political offices
Preceded by
Vernon Miniard, Jr.
Kentucky State Representative from District 52

Kenneth "Ken" Upchurch
1999-2010

Succeeded by
Sara Beth Gregory
Preceded by
Sara Beth Gregory
Kentucky State Representative from District 52

Kenneth "Ken" Upchurch
2013–

Succeeded by
Incumbent