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Mike Clines
Mike Clines (Republican Party) is a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 68. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Clines (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 68. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Mike Clines earned a B.A. in secondary education and teaching/English from Northern Kentucky University and an M.Ed. in educational leadership and administration from the University of Cincinnati in 1998. Clines' career experience includes working as an educational consultant with Leadership Squared LLC, the superintendent of schools of the Diocese of Covington, and an English teacher and coach with Covington Catholic High School. He has served on the board of the Go Norse Fund, on the board of the School of Education Advisory Board of Xavier University, and as the chair of the ACT Kentucky State Organization.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Clines was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture Committee
- Committee on Families and Children
- Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations Committee
- Health and Family Services Committee
Elections
2024
See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent Mike Clines defeated Brandon Long in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 68 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Clines (R) | 65.9 | 16,325 |
 | Brandon Long (D)  | 34.1 | 8,456 | |
| Total votes: 24,781 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Brandon Long advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 68.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mike Clines advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 68.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Clines in this election.
2022
See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 68
Mike Clines defeated Kelly Jones in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 68 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Clines (R) | 63.4 | 11,964 |
 | Kelly Jones (D) | 36.6 | 6,909 | |
| Total votes: 18,873 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kelly Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 68.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 68
Mike Clines defeated Paul Kloeker and Mirna Eads in the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 68 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Clines | 53.8 | 2,827 |
| Paul Kloeker | 31.2 | 1,640 | ||
 | Mirna Eads | 15.0 | 791 | |
| Total votes: 5,258 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chris Robinson (R)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Mike Clines did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Kentucky State Legislature was in session from January 2 to April 15.
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2023
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In 2023, the Kentucky State Legislature was in session from January 3 to March 30.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Kentucky House of Representatives District 68 |
Officeholder Kentucky House of Representatives District 68 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Joseph Fischer (R) |
Kentucky House of Representatives District 68 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
