Steven Rawlings is an American attorney and politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 66th House District since January 2025. His district includes the northern part of Boone County.[1] He is running to be a member of the Kentucky Senate from Kentucky's 11th Senate District in the 2024 Kentucky Senate election.[2]

Steve Rawlings
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 66th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byC. Ed Massey
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceBurlington, Kentucky
EducationUniversity of Cincinnati (BBA)
Northern Kentucky University (JD)
CommitteesEducation
Judiciary
State Government

Background

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Rawlings is the son of Herb and Pat Rawlings, nephew of Rawlings Group founder and philanthropist George Rawlings, and the grandson of John William Rawlings who was a prominent pastor, advisor to Liberty University founder Jerry Falwell, and the namesake of Liberty University's John W. Rawlings School of Divinity.[3][4]

He graduated from Greenhills High School before earning a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Cincinnati in 1980, and a Juris Doctor from the Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 1989. During his time at Chase, Rawlings served as an associate editor of the Northern Kentucky Law Review.[5]

Prior to entering politics, Rawlings was an attorney and author.[1][6] Currently, he is the owner of My Father's Design, a tiny home construction company, and serves on the Merit Theatre Company board of directors as well as the judicial committee of USA Shooting.[1][7]

Political career

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Elections

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  2. ^ Hanchett, Rebecca (December 12, 2023). "Rep. Rawlings files for state Senate; T.J. Roberts, Massey to face off in primary". LINK nky. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "The House of Representatives - Commonwealth of Kentucky - Citation of Adjournment - George Rawlings" (PDF). March 29, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Liberty mourns loss of George Rawlings, faithful supporter and friend of the university". Liberty News. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "American Association of Naturopathic Physicians – Rep. Steve Rawlings (R-KY-066)". www.congressweb.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "About Steve Rawlings – Steve Rawlings for State Senator". rawlings4ky.com. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Steve Rawlings". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  8. ^ Rawlings, Steve (April 28, 2022). "Why I'm running for House District 66". LINK NKY. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  9. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 17, 2022 Official Primary Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 35. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  10. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 8, 2022 Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 58. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  11. ^ WKRC, James Pilcher (November 14, 2023). "Veteran NKY state senator Schickel retiring after four terms in office". WKRC. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  12. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 21, 2024 Official Primary Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 20. Retrieved July 31, 2024.