Jeffery Donohue Explained

Jeffery Donohue
State House:	Kentucky
District:	37th
Term Start:	January 1, 2013
Term End:	January 1, 2023
Predecessor:	Wade Hurt
Successor:	Emily Callaway
Birth Date:	26 June 1954
Nationality:	American
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Fairdale, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

Jeffery M. Donohue (born June 26, 1954) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 37 from 2013 to 2023.^[1] ^[2] He was defeated for reelection in 2022 by Republican Emily Callaway.

Education

Donohue graduated from Fairdale High School.

2012 Donohue challenged incumbent Representative Wade Hurt, who had switched parties, in the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,132 votes (63.4%)^[3] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 7,864 votes.^[4]
2010 When District 37 Representative Ron Weston left the Legislature and left the seat open, Donohue was unopposed for seeking the Democratic nomination, but did not qualify; Republican nominee Wade Hurt was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election.^[5]

Web site: Representative Jeffery Donohue (D) . . . April 24, 2014 . January 14, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190114083303/http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/H055.htm . dead .
Web site: Jeff Donohue's Biography . . April 24, 2014.
Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results . 25 . . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 24, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141103152601/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf . November 3, 2014 .
Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results . 36 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 24, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025244/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf . June 11, 2014 .
Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results . 41 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 24, 2014.