Patrick Flannery (politician)

Patrick Flannery
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 96th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2021
Preceded by	Kathy Hinkle
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Children	2
Residence	Olive Hill, Kentucky
Occupation	Attorney
Committees	Budget Review Sub. on Justice, Public Safety, & Judiciary (Chair) Appropriations & Revenue Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations Natural Resources & Energy Judiciary

Patrick Clay Flannery is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 96th House district since January 2021. His district includes Carter and Lewis counties as well as part of Boyd County.^[1]

Background

Flannery was born in Carter County, Kentucky, and graduated from West Carter High School in 1999. He would go on to play NAIA college football at Georgetown College while studying communications and political science.^[2] After graduating from Georgetown in 2003, Flannery would earn his Juris Doctor from Northern Kentucky University's Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 2008.^[2]

After returning home, Flannery opened his own private law practice and was elected Carter County Attorney in 2010.^[3] He has also served in various roles involving tax law including executive director of the Kentucky Board of Tax Appeals and deputy director of the Kentucky Claims Commission under the leadership of Governor Matthew G. Bevin and Secretary David Dickerson.^[4]

Cancer diagnosis

In January 2022, Flannery was diagnosed with stage 3 testicular cancer.^[5] Since his recovery, Flannery has been outspoken advocate for testicular cancer awareness.^[6] During the 2023 Kentucky General Assembly, Flannery was the primary sponsor of HB 170, which required health insurance companies to cover reproductive preservation in cases of testicular or other urological cancers. HB 170 was passed in both chambers unanimously and signed into law by Governor Andy Beshear on March 20, 2023.^[7][6]

Flannery has also promised to introduce a resolution every year recognizing April as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, which he did in both the 2023^[8] and 2024 Kentucky General Assemblies.^[6][9]

Political career

• 2010 Flannery won the 2010 Carter County Attorney election with 4,379 votes (51.4%) against Democratic candidate Robert W. Miller.^[10]
• 2014 Flannery was defeated for re-election as Carter County Attorney in the 2014 general election, receiving 3,576 votes (42%) with Democratic candidate Brian Bayes garnering 5,010 votes (58%).^[11]
• 2020 Flannery won the 2020 Republican primary with 2,518 votes (56.8%)^[12] and won the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 12,592 votes (68.6%) against Kentucky's 96th House district Democratic incumbent Kathy Hinkle.^[13][14]
• 2022 Flannery was unopposed in both the 2022 Republican primary^[15] and 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning the latter with 11,282 votes.^[16]
• 2024 Flannery was unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary and will be unopposed in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election on November 5.^[15]

References

1. "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
2. Preston, Tim (2020-06-10). "Carter County Post: Republican Primary June 23: Patrick Flannery Sounds The Call". Carter County Post. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
3. Preston, Tim (2019-12-10). "Carter County Post: Conservative Patrick Flannery Announces Run for House District 96 in Carter and Lawrence Counties". Carter County Post. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
4. "Patrick Flannery at Republican National Lawyers Association". Republican National Lawyers Association. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
5. "UK Healthcare encourages young men to be aware of Testicular Cancer". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
6. Philpott, Amber (2023-04-19). "Kentucky lawmaker using cancer journey to bring awareness". WKYT. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
7. "23RS HB 170". apps.legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
8. "23RS HR 90". apps.legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
9. "24RS HR 136". apps.legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
10. Independent, Tim PrestonThe (2010-11-03). "Carter elects new fiscal court". The Independent Online. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
11. Independent, Tim Preston (2014-11-05). "Carter County cleans house with election".
12. "Commonwealth of Kentucky June 23, 2020 Official Primary Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 40. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
13. Sonka, Joe. "Republicans expand dominant supermajority in Kentucky state House races". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
14. "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 3, 2020 Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 66. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
15. "Patrick Flannery". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
16. "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 8, 2022 Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 73. Retrieved August 28, 2024.