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Lexington, KY 40505
Full Name:
Ruth Ann Palumbo
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: John II; 4 Children: John III (deceased), Joseph, James, Stephen
Birth Date:
07/07/1949
Birth Place:
Lexington, KY
Home City:
Lexington, KY
Religion:
Baptist
BA, Education, University of Kentucky, 1972
Representative, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, District 76, 1991-present
Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, District 76, 2022
Member, 2022-2024 Budget Preparation and Submission Subcommittee
Member, Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government
Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education
Ranking Minority Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation
Member, Joint Committee on 2020-2022 Budget Preparation and Submission
Member, Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue
Member, Joint Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
Member, Joint Committee on Program Review and Investigations
Member, Joint Committee on Tourism, Small Business, and Information Technology
Member, Joint Committee on Transportation
Member, Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations Committee
Member, Transportation Committee
Former Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Protection, Tourism, and Energy, Kentucky State House of Representatives
Former Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development, Tourism,and Environmental Protection, Kentucky State House of representatives
Former Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education and Workforce Development, Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Chair, Economic Development and Workforce Investment Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Health and Family Services Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental Protection, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Health and Welfare, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Medicaid Oversight and Advisory, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Rules Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair, Task Force on Economic Development, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Committee, Kentucky State House of Representatives
Former Member, Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
No professional experience on file.
Member, American Association of University Women
Board Member/Former President, American Cancer Society
Volunteer Council, American Symphony Orchestra League
Member, Bluegrass International Affairs
Board Member, Bryan Station High School Alumni
Member, Bryan Station Neighborhood Association
Member, Development Council, University of Kentucky
Member, Focus on Family Child Care Council
Member, Girl Scouts of America
Member, Governor's Advisory Commission on Federal Funding for Education
Member, Greater Lexington Democratic Women's Club
Board Member, Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, University of Kentucky
Horse Show States Chair, Junior League of Lexington
Member, League of Women Voters
Member, Lexington Chamber of Commerce
Member, Lexington Musical Theater
President/Ball Chair, Lexington Philharmonic Women's Guild
Member, National Association for Women Business Owners
Member, National Conference of Christians/Jews
Member, Professional Women's Club
Member, Professional Women's Forum
Member, Steering Council, Children's Miracle Network Telethon, University of Kentucky
Member, United States Navy League
Fellow, University of Kentucky
Member, Greater Lexington Democratic Women's Club, 1975-2004
Fundraising Chair, Operation Lead, 2003-2004
Co-Chair, Talent Show, Women's Club of Central Kentucky, 2004
Member, Women's Network, 2004
Participant, Leadership America, 1989
Participant, Leadership Lexington, 1988
President, Fayette County Young Democrats, 1973-1974
Treasurer, Kentucky Young Democrats, 1973-1974
Awards:
Leadership America, 1989
Governors Volunteer Activist Award, 1989
Sayre School's Dorothy Moomaw Miles Service Award, 1986
Lexington Outstanding Young Woman, 1982