Patti Minter

Patti Minter is an American politician. She is a Democrat who represented the 20th district in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023. In 2024, she unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Bowling Green.

Patti Minter
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 20th district
In office January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023
Preceded by	Jody Richards
Succeeded by	Kevin Jackson
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Michael[1]
Children	1[1]
Residence	Bowling Green, Kentucky[1]
Alma mater	University of Tennessee, University of Virginia[1]
Website	pattiminterforky.com

Education

Minter earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Tennessee in 1986, and a PhD in history from the University of Virginia in 1994.^[1]

Political career

In 2018, Minter was elected to represent the 20th district in the Kentucky House of Representatives.^[2]

Minter lost reelection to Republican Kevin Jackson in 2022.

Electoral record

2018 Democratic primary election: Kentucky House of Representatives, District 20^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patti Minter	1,333	43.7%
	Democratic	Rick DuBose	870	28.5%
	Democratic	Ashlea Shepherd Porter	360	11.8%
	Democratic	Brian Nash	281	9.2%
	Democratic	Eldon John Renaud	208	6.8%

2018 general election: Kentucky House of Representatives, District 20^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patti Minter	6,253	53.5%
	Republican	Benjamin Lawson	5,436	46.5%