Jon Draud is an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. Draud was first elected to the house in 1998 after incumbent representative Richard Murgatroyd retired to run for County Judge/Executive of Kenton County.[1] Draud resigned from the house in November 2007 after being selected by the state Board of Education to be state education commissioner.[2] He resigned as education commissioner in December 2008.[3] He was later elected to the Kenton County Commission in 2010.

Jon Draud
Kenton County Commissioner
from the 2nd district
Assumed office
January 2011
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 63rd district
In office
January 1, 1999 – November 2007
Preceded byRichard Murgatroyd
Succeeded byAlecia Webb-Edgington
Personal details
Political partyRepublican

References

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  1. ^ "Protestors don't want county jail in Elsmere". The Lexington Herald-Leader. November 27, 1999. p. C1. ... who lost a race against current Kenton Judge-Executive Richard Murgatroyd in 1998.
  2. ^ "State legislator picked for top education post Jon Draud a Unanimous Choice". The Lexington Herald-Leader. November 26, 2007. p. A1.
  3. ^ "Education board sets interviews". The Lexington Herald-Leader. February 24, 2009. p. B2. Draud announced that he was stepping down late last year ...