Candidate · State House, District 12
Jim Gooch Jr.
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and every bill to raise money must start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Representative, House District 12 (since 1995)
- Occupation
- Insurance agent
- Lives in
- Providence
Background
- Gooch has served in the Kentucky House, District 12, since 1995 and chairs the House Natural Resources and Energy Committee. source: legislature.ky.gov
- Gooch is a former mayor of Providence and served on the city council from 1990 to 1993. source: legislature.ky.gov
- The district covers Crittenden, McLean, Union and Webster counties. source: legislature.ky.gov
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