Jenean hampton biography

  • Jenean Michelle Hampton is an American politician who served as the 57th lieutenant governor of Kentucky from 2015 to 2019.
  • Jenean Michelle Hampton (born May 12, 1958) is an American politician who served as the 57th lieutenant governor of Kentucky from 2015 to 2019.
  • She was elected in the November 2015 election alongside gubernatorial candidate Matt Bevin (R).

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    The 3 E’s with Lt. Gov Jenean Hampton

    By Political Parity on January 12, 2016

    Allow me to introduce you to Kentucky’s newly-elected Lieutenant Governor, Jenean Hampton. She doesn’t want to be called the ‘first’ anything, but she is, in fact, the first African-American to ever hold statewide office in Kentucky.

    An Air Force officer of 7 years, Lt. Gov. Hampton ran her race as a private citizen and considers her 2015 win to be an honor. “I’m grateful to have this opportunity to serve,” she told me. Lt. Governor Hampton was clear that service is something she values in life. And, for her, service is personal – it’s an extension of her former military service.

    You can read the specifics of Lt. Gov. Hampton’s biography here.  Her story is inspiring; there is no doubt about that.  But, for the purpose of this piece, I wanted to take the opportunity to write about the Lt. Gov.’s perspective on how gender plays into her political motivation and recent political race.  You can read about

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    Jenean Hampton (12 May 1958-) was Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (R) from 8 December 2015, succeeding Crit Luallen.

    Biography[]

    Jenean Hampton was born in Detroit, Michigan on 12 May 1958, and she worked in the automotive industry after graduating from high school; she proceeded to earn an Industrian Engineering degree from Wayne State University in 1985. From 1985 to 1992, she served in the US Air Force, and she served in Saudi Arabia at the time of the Gulf War. She spent nine years in the corrugated packing industry, and she later became active in her local Republican Party and in the Tea Party movement. In 2015, Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Bevin chose Hampton as his running mate during the gubernatorial election, hoping to secure the black vote. They won, and she became Lieutenant Governor in December.

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    Jenean HamptonUnited States Senator
    from Kentucky

    Incumbent

    Assumed office
    November 1, 2017

    Serving with Rand Paul

    Appointed byMatt BevinPreceded byMitch McConnell57th Lieutenant Governor of KentuckyIn office
    December 8, 2015 – October 31, 2017GovernorMatt BevinPreceded byCrit LuallenSucceeded byJesika YoungPersonal details Born Jenean Michelle Hampton
    May 12, 1958 (1958-05-12) (age 66)
    Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Political party Republican Spouse(s) Doyle Isaak (m. 2001)