Lonnie Napier is an American

United States

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 politician from the Republican Party

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 (GOP). Napier is currently serving his fourteenth two-year term in the Kentucky House of Representatives

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Known as "The Fox" to friends and foes alike, Napier began his political career in his native Garrard County, Kentucky

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 at age 26 with a term on the county's governing body, where he served from 1967-1969. Napier won the seat in a special election by defeating a candidate backed by the local Republican Party machine.
In 1971, Napier challenged veteran state Representative Joe Clarke for the 54th district state House seat, a race which he lost.

Napier won election to the Kentucky House of Representatives on November 6, 1984, having defeated his Democratic

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 opponent by nearly a 2:1 margin, and has been re-elected every two years since. Napier serves on the Appropriations and Revenue Committee, which has enabled him to steer millions in state funds to his district over the years. In 2007, Napier was the target of an effort to draft him into the primary election for Kentucky Governor against embattled incumbent

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 Ernie Fletcher

Ernie Fletcher

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. Napier announced in January 2007 that he would not be a candidate for governor but would instead run for Kentucky Treasurer. Despite raising the most money out of the four candidates in the GOP primary for state Treasurer, Napier lost the nomination on May 22, 2007, to Melinda Wheeler. After running unopposed for several cycles, Napier was challenged in both the primary and general elections in 2010, but defeated both opponents by wide margins to win a fourteenth term.

In addition to having a successful career in politics, Napier is also a small businessman, operating a clothing store in his hometown as well as an auctioneering and real estate business.

Some Cities and towns Represented

• Bryantsville
  Bryantsville, Kentucky
  Bryantsville is an unincorporated community in Garrard County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 27 northwest of the city of Lancaster, the county seat of Garrard County. Its elevation is 942 feet . Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of...
  
  
• Cartersvile
• Lancaster
  Lancaster, Kentucky
  Lancaster is a city in Garrard County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,734. It is the county seat of Garrard County. Located south of Lexington, it is the site of the Kennedy House, said to have been used in Uncle Tom's Cabin. The controversial...
  
  
• Paint Lick
  Paint Lick, Kentucky
  Paint Lick is an unincorporated community in Garrard County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Routes 21 and 52 east of the city of Lancaster, the county seat of Garrard County. Its elevation is 820 feet . Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 40461...
  
  
• Berea
  Berea, Kentucky
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,851 people, 3,693 households, and 2,426 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,055.4 people per square mile . There were 4,115 housing units at an average density of 440.9 per square mile...
  
  
• Waco
  Waco, Kentucky
  Waco is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. It lies east of Richmond on Kentucky Route 52. The community is part of the Richmond–Berea Micropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• Red Lick
• THE MOON