John Yarmuth

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John Yarmuth
U.S. Representative – KY-03

Party	Democratic
Assumed office January 4, 2007
Preceded by	Jim Ryun
Committees	Education and Labor Oversight and Government Reform
Born	November 4, 1947
Spouse	Catherine Yarmuth
Religion	Jewish

John Yarmuth is a Democratic publisher-turned-Congressman from Kentucky. He ran for Congress from the 3rd District defeating Republican Anne Northup in 2006, see Kentucky U.S. House election, 2006. He began his political career as a Republican, and worked as an aide to former Senator Marlow Cook. In 1985, he change his registration to the Democratic party.

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Background

In 1990, Yarmuth founded LEO Newsweekly, a free publication circulated widely in the Louisville area. Yarmuth is also the founder and president of the [ Center for Kentucky Progress], a progressive think tank on Kentucky issues.

He and his wife Catherine have one son, who attends Indiana University.

Committees

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Kentucky

President: 2004, 2008

Congress: KY-Sen, KY-01, KY-02, KY-03, KY-04, KY-05, KY-06

State: KY-Gov, Kentucky Senate, Kentucky House, Kentucky elections, 2008, Kentucky election results

Counties: Adair, Allen, Anderson, Ballard, Barren, Bath, Bell, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Bracken, Breathitt, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Campbell, Carlisle, Carroll, Carter, Casey, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crittenden, Cumberland, Daviess, Edmonson, Elliott, Estill, Fayette, Fleming, Floyd County, Franklin, Fulton, Gallatin, Garrard, Grant, Graves, Grayson, Green, Greenup, Hancock, Hardin, Harlan, Harrison, Hart, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Hopkins, Jackson, Jefferson, Jessamine, Johnson, Kenton, Knott, Knox, LaRue, Laurel, Lawrence , Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Madison, Magoffin, Marion, Marshall, Martin, Mason, McCracken, McCreary, McLean, Meade, Menifee, Mercer, Metcalfe, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Muhlenberg, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Oldham, Owen, Owsley, Pendleton, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, Russell, Scott, Shelby, Simpson, Spencer, Taylor, Todd, Trigg, Trimble, Union, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Whitley, Wolfe, Woodford

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