Mark Metcalf | |
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| 42nd Treasurer of Kentucky | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2024 | |
| Governor | Andy Beshear |
| Preceded by | Allison Ball |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 9,1958 |
| Party | Republican |
| Relatives | Barry Metcalf (brother) |
| Education | University of Kentucky (BA,JD) |
Mark H. Metcalf (born September 9,1958) is an American attorney and politician from Kentucky. A Republican,he is the 42nd Kentucky State Treasurer and the second Republican elected to this post since 1944.
Metcalf was born on September 9,1958. [1] He graduated from Garrard County High School in Lancaster,Kentucky. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Kentucky and a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law. [2] As an undergraduate,he was elected president of the Student Government. This position also was a non-voting member of the university's Board of Trustees. [3]
Metcalf's first job after college was on the campaign staff of Hal Rogers. He then worked as an attorney for a few years. [2]
In 1990,Metcalf was elected county attorney for Garrard County,Kentucky. He served for two terms. [4] He joined the Kentucky Army National Guard in 1992,retiring in 2020. He is a combat veteran of Iraq. [5] [6] Metcalf ran in the 1996 election to represent Kentucky's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives,which was then held by Scotty Baesler,a member of the Democratic Party. [7] He lost the Republican Party's primary election to Ernie Fletcher by four votes. [8] In 1998,Metcalf ran for the Kentucky state senate against Ed Worley,former-City Manager of Richmond,Kentucky. [9] He lost by 2.1 percent. [10]
In 2002,Metcalf joined the George W. Bush administration,working in the U.S. Department of Justice. In 2006,he was appointed a U.S. immigration judge. [11] In 2010,he was elected to his third term as Garrard County Attorney. [4] He was reelected three more times,serving as county attorney for six terms. [2] In 2018,Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear appointed Metcalf to serve as special prosecutor to investigate allegations that Alison Lundergan Grimes,the Secretary of State of Kentucky,misused the Kentucky Voter Registration System. [12]
Metcalf ran for Kentucky State Treasurer in the 2023 elections. [2] He won the Republican primary defeating O.C. Oleka and Andrew Cooperrider. [13] He faced Democrat Michael Bowman in the general election [14] and won with 57 percent of the vote. [15]
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