Josh Branscum

Branscum was born and raised in Russell Springs, Kentucky. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in organizational communication from Georgetown College and a Bachelor of Science in construction management from Eastern Kentucky University. Following graduation, Branscum was employed by Branscum Construction, a company founded by his father and grandfather. He has since worked his way up the company, eventually serving as Executive Vice President before succeeding his father as president. == Political career ==

Elections • 2020 Kentucky's 83rd House district incumbent and former speaker, Jeff Hoover, chose not to seek reelection. Branscum won the 2020 Republican primary with 5,510 votes (56.8%) and was unopposed in the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning with 19,498 votes. • 2022 Branscum was unopposed in both the 2022 Republican primary • 2024 Branscum was unopposed in both the 2024 Republican primary and the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning the latter with 18,293 votes. == References ==