John Yarmuth
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 3rd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Anne Northup |
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John Allan Yarmuth November 4, 1947 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (1985–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Republican (before 1985) |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Yarmuth |
| Children | 1 son |
| Education |
Yale University (BA) Georgetown University |
John Allan Yarmuth (born November 4, 1947) is an American Democratic politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district since 2007. His district encompasses the vast majority of Louisville Metro.
Yarmuth was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Edna E. (née Klein) and Stanley R. Yarmuth. He is descended from Jewish immigrants from Russia and Austria. He graduated from Atherton High School. He later graduated from Yale University, majoring in American Studies, and attended Georgetown University Law Center.
He worked for Republican U.S. Senator Marlow Cook from 1971 to 1975, then returned to Louisville and launched his publishing career by founding the Louisville Today magazine, which operated from 1976 to 1982. He later worked as a vice-president of University Relations at the University of Louisville.
In 1990, Yarmuth founded the Louisville Eccentric Observer (LEO), a weekly newspaper for which he wrote a generally progressive political column that was usually featured on the first page. In 2003, Yarmuth sold LEO to a company owned by Times Publishing Company of Pennsylvania, owner of the Erie Times-News. Yarmuth remained on board as a columnist and consultant until January 2006, when he put his column on hiatus to run for Congress.
Yarmuth took office on January 3, 2007. As of 2016, he is serving his fifth term as Congressman.
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