Jennifer Decker (politician)
Jennifer Decker | |
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Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 58th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Rob Rothenburger |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Jennifer Decker is an American politician from Kentucky. She is a Republican and represents District 58 in the State House.[1]
In 2023, she sponsored HB470, an act that would deny gender transition services to minors in the state of Kentucky.
Decker was criticized in 2024 for claiming that her father had grown up as a white slave. She later apologized, saying that she should have used a different word.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ "Gerth: White Kentucky politician who opposes DEI tells NAACP: 'My father was a slave'".
- ^ "Republican lawmaker claims her white father was a slave". independent.