Allison Lundergan Grimes
| Alison Lundergan Grimes | |
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| 76th Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
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Assumed office January 2, 2012 |
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| Governor |
Steve Beshear Matt Bevin |
| Preceded by | Elaine Walker |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Alison Case Lundergan November 23, 1978 Maysville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Andrew Grimes (2006–present) |
| Education |
Rhodes College (BA) American University (JD) |
| Website | Government website |
Alison Case Lundergan Grimes (born November 23, 1978) is an American attorney and Democratic politician who is the Secretary of State of Kentucky, the youngest Secretary of State in the country and one of two statewide elected Democrats in Kentucky. Grimes was elected after defeating incumbent Elaine Walker in the 2011 primary election and Republican candidate Bill Johnson in the 2011 general election. She was the Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in 2014 but was defeated by Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell.
She was re-elected for a second term as Secretary of State of Kentucky on November 3, 2015, defeating Republican candidate Stephen Knipper.
Grimes was born in Maysville, Kentucky. She is the daughter of Charlotte (née Case) and Jerry Lundergan, a former Kentucky Democratic chairman and state representative. Grimes was the third of five children, all girls. As a child, Grimes knocked on doors on behalf of her father's political campaigns, and later drove voters to the polls on election day. Grimes grew up wanting to be a doctor, but changed majors in college after passing out while watching carpal tunnel surgery.
Grimes went to Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Kentucky, and then went on to graduate from Rhodes College in 2001. Grimes majored in political science, with a minor in history. Grimes is a member of the Chi Omega sorority and served as president of her college chapter; she also served as a student trustee and a member of student government. Grimes received her J.D. degree cum laude from the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, D.C. While at American, Grimes participated in public policy research for the National Kidney Foundation.
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