Mike Cherry | |
State House: | Kentucky |
District: | 4th |
Term Start: | January 1, 1999 |
Term End: | January 1, 2013 |
Predecessor: | Kathy Hogancamp |
Successor: | Lynn Bechler |
Birth Date: | 6 February 1943 |
Birth Place: | Princeton, Kentucky, U.S. |
Death Place: | Dawson Springs, Kentucky, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Education: | Murray State University (BS) University of Louisville (MS) |
Mike Cherry (February 6, 1943 – February 21, 2024) was an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1999 to 2013. Cherry was first elected in 1998 after Republican incumbent Kathy Hogancamp retired to unsuccessfully run for the Kentucky Senate.[1] He did not seek reelection in 2012 and was succeeded by Republican Lynn Bechler.[2] Cherry died in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on February 21, 2024, at the age of 81.[3]