Sannie Overly
| Sannie Overly | |
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| Democratic Caucus Chair of the Kentucky House of Representatives | |
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Assumed office January 8, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Damron |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 72nd district |
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Assumed office January 11, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Carolyn Belcher |
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Sannie Louise Overly July 2, 1966 Millersburg, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Kalinyak |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
University of Kentucky (B.S.) University of Louisville (J.D.) |
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Sannie Louise Overly (born July 2, 1966) is an American lawyer, engineer, and politician from the state of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, Overly is a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing the 72nd district. She serves as the Democratic caucus chair, and is the first woman to serve in a leadership role in the Kentucky House.
Overly graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Engineering with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering in 1989, and the University of Louisville School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1993. She served as president of the Bourbon County Bar Association and of the Paris-Bourbon County Historic Society. She worked as an engineer for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
Overly ran in a special election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to succeed Carolyn Belcher as representative of the 72nd district. She won the election on January 8, 2008, and was sworn in on January 11. In 2009, Greg Stumbo, the Speaker of the Kentucky House, appointed Overly to chair the Budget Review Subcommittee, which has oversight over the state's roads. She became the first woman to chair the budget subcommittee. At the start of the 2013 session, Overly was elected Caucus Chair by her Democratic House colleagues, who chose her over incumbent Chair Robert Damron, making her the first woman to hold a leadership position in the Kentucky House.
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