Julie Denton
Julie Carman Denton | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Louisville Metro Council from the 19th District | |
| In office January 5, 2015 – January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jerry Miller |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Piagentini |
| Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 36th district | |
| In office January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Susan Johns |
| Succeeded by | Julie Raque Adams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 16, 1960 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Louisville, Kentucky |
Julie Carman Denton (born June 16, 1960; formerly Julie Carman Rose) is a former member of the Kentucky Senate. She represented the 36th senate district from 1995 to 2015 as a Republican.[1][2][3] She succeeded Democrat Susan Johns, who had previously been the only woman in the state senate. Denton was noted to be pro-life.[3] In 2000, she was the co-chair of the Kentucky Senate's Brain Injury Task Force.[2] For chair assignments after 2009, she chaired the Health and Welfare Committee and co-chaired the Banking and Insurance Committee during the 2011/2012 legislative session. In the 2013-2014 legislative session, she chaired the Health and Welfare Committee again. In 2015, she was elected to the city council of Louisville, Kentucky, but did not seek re-election in 2018.[1]
Denton was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 16, 1960, and attended Asbury University from 1977 to 1979 before transferring to the University of Louisville, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene in 1981.[2] After graduation, she worked as a dental hygienist until 2002 and as a consumer representative for General Electric from 1983 to 1986, while founding CPMC Corrections (a prison inmate phone call service)[4] in 1986 and owning it until 2002.[2] In 2012, she worked as the Vice President of Operations for Family Scholar House.[5] In 2013, she began working in real estate with RE/MAX and, in 2015,[2] became president of her own lobbying group.[6] Denton is married and has four children.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Julie Denton". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Julie Denton". Vote Smart. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ a b Miller, Penny M. (1996). "Staking Their Claim: The Impact of Kentucky Women in the Political Process". Kentucky Law Journal. 84 (4): 1188.
- ^ "CPMC Corrections". Inmate Telephone Service. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ Denton, Julie. "Julie Denton". LinkedIn. Retrieved September 1, 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "Home". The Denton Group. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
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