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State Representative, 5th District
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Mary Beth Imes

Candidate for State Representative, 5th District

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State representative; funeral home director
Lives in
Murray

State representative for District 5 (Calloway County and part of Trigg County) since 2021 and vice chair of the House Transportation Committee. Director of Imes Funeral Home.

Report

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Sponsored law expanding counties' tools to collect delinquent taxes.In office

    HB 600 (2026). Signed by the governor April 7, 2026 (Acts Ch. 48).

    2026 Regular Session HB 600: AN ACT relating to the collection of delinquent tax bills.

    Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov

    “establish that a county may enforce the collection of any tax bill due to the county by the procedure authorized in KRS 91.481 to 91.527”
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Education

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