Anne Northup
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Anne Meagher Northup (born January 22, 1948) is an American Republican politician and educator from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. From 1997 to 2007, she represented the Louisville-centered 3rd congressional district of Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives, where she served on the powerful House Appropriations Committee. She lost reelection to Democrat John Yarmuth in the 2006 election. She then ran for Governor of Kentucky, losing by 15 points to embattled governor Ernie Fletcher in the Republican primary election for the 2007 Kentucky gubernatorial election. Prior to her election to the United States House of Representatives, Northup had served in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Northup ran again for her old congressional seat in the 2008 election, losing again to Yarmuth.[1]
Anne Northup | |
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Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission | |
In office August 7, 2009 – July 23, 2013 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Succeeded by | Ann Marie Buerkle |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 3rd district | |
In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Mike Ward |
Succeeded by | John Yarmuth |
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 32nd district | |
In office November 1987 – January 1, 1997 | |
Preceded by | Fred Cowan |
Succeeded by | Susan Johns |
Personal details | |
Born | Anne Meagher (1948-01-22) January 22, 1948 (age 76) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Woody Northup |
Relations | Mary T. Meagher (sister) |
Children | 6 |
Education | St. Mary's College (BS) |