On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (KY) - District 12
702 Capitol Avenue
Annex Room 383
Frankfort, KY 40601
806 Princeton Street
Providence, KY 42450
Full Name:
Jim Gooch, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Married
Birth Date:
04/13/1951
Home City:
Providence, KY
Religion:
Baptist
Graduated, Western Kentucky University, 1973
Representative, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, District 12, 1994-present
Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, District 12, 2020, 2022
Member, City Council, City of Providence, 1990-1993
Mayor, City of Providence, 1982-1986
Member, Banking and Insurance Committee
Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Finance, Personnel & Public Retirement
Member, Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Member, Families and Children Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance
Member, Joint Committee on Medicaid Oversight and Advisory
Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
Member, Joint Committee on State Government
Member, Joint Committee on Tourism, Small Business, and Information Technology
Member, Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection
Chair, Natural Resources and Energy Committee
Member, Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection Committee
Former Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Economic Development and Workforce Investment Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Health and Family Services Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Health and Family Services Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, House Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Protection, Tourism, and Energy, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Judiciary, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Environment, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on State Government, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair, Public Water and Wastewater System Infrastructure Task Force, Kentucky State House of Representatives
Former Member, Small Business and Information Technology Committee, Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Special Subcommittee on Energy, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Small Business, and Information Technology, Kentucky State House of Representatives
Former Member, Task Force on Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Co-Owner, Western Kentucky Steel Construction Company Incorporated
Legislative Representative, Board of Directors, Green River Area Development District
Vice President of Membership/Former Vice President/Treasurer, Kentucky Jaycees
Former President/Member, Providence Chamber of Commerce
Former President, Providence Jaycees
Former President, Providence Ruritan Club
Board Member, Webster County Airport
Former Vice Chair/Board Member, Webster County Economic Development Corporation
Awards:
Citizen of the Year, 1990