Anne Northup
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 3rd district
In office 1997–2007
Preceded by	Mike Ward
Succeeded by	John Yarmuth
Born	January 22, 1948 (1948-01-22) (age 60) Louisville, Kentucky
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Woody Northup
Religion	Roman Catholic

Anne Meagher Northup (born January 22, 1948) is an American Republican politician from the state of Kentucky. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. United States House of Representatives Kentucky District 3 is a district of the United States Congress encompassing nearly the whole of Louisville Kentucky Michael Delavan "Mike" Ward (born January 7, 1951) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. John Yarmuth (born November 4, 1947) is the US Representative for. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. From 1997 to 2007, she represented the Louisville-centered 3rd congressional district of Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives, where she served on the powerful House Appropriations Committee. United States House of Representatives Kentucky District 3 is a district of the United States Congress encompassing nearly the whole of Louisville Kentucky The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. She lost reelection to Democratic politician John Yarmuth in the 2006 election. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. John Yarmuth (born November 4, 1947) is the US Representative for. This article discusses only races that resulted in a seat's party switch in the U She then ran for governor, losing by 15 points to embattled Governor of Kentucky Ernie Fletcher in the Republican primary election for the 2007 Kentucky gubernatorial election. The Governor of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of the U Ernest Lee Fletcher (born November 12, 1952) is a Republican politician from Kentucky A primary election ( nominating primary) also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a Jurisdiction select candidates The Kentucky gubernatorial election 2007 was held on November 6, 2007. Prior to her election to the United States House of Representatives, Northup had served in the Kentucky House of Representatives. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly

Northup is the Republican nominee for her old congressional seat in the 2008 election. ^[1]

Personal

Northup was born to a large family, having nine sisters and a brother, and grew up in St. Matthews, a suburb of Louisville. St Matthews is a city 8 miles east of Downtown Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. Northup was educated at Sacred Heart Academy and Saint Mary's College, earning a bachelor's degree in economics and business. Sacred Heart Academy Saint Mary's College is a private Catholic Liberal arts college founded in 1844 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. She married Woody Northup, who attended nearby Notre Dame, and they have six children. The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in One of her sisters is Mary T. Meagher, who won three gold medals in swimming (butterfly) in the 1984 Summer Olympics, as well as a bronze in 1988. Mary Terstegge Meagher Plant (born October 27, 1964 in Louisville Kentucky) is a former competitive swimmer from the United States Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, For the New York City civilian award go to Bronze Medallion - New York City Award A Bronze medal is a Medal awarded The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event staged in 1988 in ^[2]

She was one of the wealthiest members of the House of Representatives, ranking 34th out of the 435 — with assets of $4. 4 million to $15. 9 million — based on financial disclosure statements made for the 2006 campaign. ^[2]

Political career

Northup first became active in politics as a volunteer for Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign. She was elected to the Kentucky General Assembly in 1987 where she served as Representative of Kentucky's 32nd House district until 1996. The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U ^[2]

She was elected to the United States House in 1996, narrowly defeating one-term Democratic incumbent Mike Ward. Michael Delavan "Mike" Ward (born January 7, 1951) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. The seat had been held for the previous 24 years by Democrat Ron Mazzoli. Romano L "Ron" Mazzoli (born November 2, 1932, in Louisville Kentucky) represented Kentucky's Third Congressional District ( Louisville

1998 campaign and second term

In 1998, Northup defeated Democratic candidate Chris Gorman, a former state attorney general, by just 4 percentage points. She voted for three of the four impeachment charges against President Clinton in December 1998. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States ^[3]

2000 campaign

In 2000, Northup defeated Eleanor Jordan, receiving 53% of the vote to Jordan's 44%. Jordan, a member of the Kentucky General Assembly who began her adult life as an unwed mother on welfare, was trying to become Kentucky's first black member of Congress. As with many of Northup's other opponents, Jordan argued that Northup too often sided with her Republican counterparts, voting the party line over 90% of the time. Northup ran on her record of getting federal money for the district, and argued Jordan would be "too liberal" for constituents. ^[3]

The competitive race - the candidates were in a dead heat in early polls - was of national interest in a year when Democrats were trying to regain control of the house. It attracted a visit from then-President Bill Clinton in support of Jordan, and became at the time the second most expensive House race in Kentucky history. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States A memorable Northup ad featured a clip of Jordan speaking in the Kentucky House's floor, urging colleagues to hurry up and vote a bill, saying "I have a fund-raiser at 6 o'clock and I want to get out of here. " The Courier-Journal credited that ad, combined with Jordan's admission on a local radio program that she didn't know the cost of a Medicare bill she had voted for, with Jordan's gradual decline in support late in the campaign. ^[3]

Although the race looked close early on, it became Northup's largest margin of victory and would remain so until 2004. ^[4]

2002 campaign

While campaigning for a fourth term in 2002 against Jack Conway, it was revealed that Northup's office had both telephoned and sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission regarding a licensing problem that had previously been dismissed concerning her husband's company. Jack Conway (born 1969 is Kentucky's 49th Attorney General having been elected on November 6, 2007. Since the letter referred to a company vice president as a constituent and did not mention that Northup's husband was the president, the Center for Public Integrity called the action a breach of ethics and the Congressional Accountability Project called for an investigation by the House ethics panel. The Center for Public Integrity is a nonprofit organization dedicated to producing original responsible investigative journalism on issues of public concern Ethics is a major branch of Philosophy, encompassing right conduct and good life Northup's staff said the letter, which had also asked for updates on the application's progress, did not reveal Northup's ties to the company to avoid the appearance of special consideration. FCC officials acknowledged that the case was reopened on the date of the letter, but said it had done so before the letter arrived. The FCC said Northup's actions had no part in its decision to grant the application four days after receiving the letter. ^[5]

2004 campaign

Northup was elected to a fifth term with 60 percent of the vote in 2004, her largest margin of victory. Her earlier House races were much closer. She defeated long time Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk Tony Miller. Tony Miller (born June 22, 1947) is a US Politician from Kentucky. In three debates in October, she attacked her opponent as uninformed on national issues and unprepared for office. In polls before the debates, Northup led by 7 percentage points; in polls afterwards, she led by 24 points. She ran on her past performance, as well as the promise of securing funding for two new Ohio River bridges and a new Veteran's Administration hospital. The Ohio River Bridges Project is a controversial Louisville metropolitan area Transportation project involving the reconstruction of the Kennedy Interchange The United States Department of Veterans Affairs ( VA) is a government-run military Veteran benefit system with Cabinet -level status ^[4]

Northup was endorsed by the Courier-Journal (typically seen as liberal), several local Democrat officeholders, and former state Attorney General Chris Gorman, a Democrat who ran against her for the seat in 1998. ^[6]

2006 campaign

Northup was defeated for re-election to a sixth term in the 2006 congressional election. This article discusses only races that resulted in a seat's party switch in the U She lost to Democratic challenger John Yarmuth, former publisher and editorialist of the Louisville Eccentric Observer (LEO), an alternative newsweekly. John Yarmuth (born November 4, 1947) is the US Representative for. The Louisville Eccentric Observer (widely known as LEO) is a free weekly newspaper (urban Alternative weekly) distributed every Wednesday in over Although initially considered an underdog for his lack of a political background and the potential for his views to be portrayed as strongly liberal, Yarmuth garnered 122,139 votes (51%) to Northup's 116,157 votes (48%). Third party candidates garnered 2,896 votes (1%).

The campaign was relatively civil, although ads were run calling Yarmuth a hypocrite for his statements condemning the minimum wage as immoral while his family's restaurants paid some employees minimum wage. A minimum wage is the lowest hourly daily or monthly Wage that employers may legally pay to employees or workers She also attempted to exploit Yarmuth's lengthy record in print, repeating in campaign ads some of his potentially unpopular statements (such as allegedly supporting the legalization of marijuana) and holding a press conference to complain that not all of his old columns had been made available to her campaign. Major themes of Northup's campaign was that she was independent of the then-unpopular President Bush, and that she was uniquely able to secure federal funds for Louisville projects. Due to her support for many of the President Bush's policies and her past campaigning with the president her reelection was closely watched on election night as an indicator as to how well the Democrats would do in the mid-term elections.

2007 gubernatorial campaign

Main article: Kentucky gubernatorial election, 2007

On January 17, 2007 Northup entered the Republican primary election for Governor of Kentucky. The Kentucky gubernatorial election 2007 was held on November 6, 2007. Northup's running mate was State Representative Jeff Hoover of Jamestown, Kentucky, Republican leader in the Kentucky House. Jeff Hoover (born January 18, 1960, Albany Kentucky) is currently a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing Jamestown is a city in Russell County, Kentucky, United States. ^[7] Northup received endorsements from prominent Kentucky Republicans including U. S. Senator Jim Bunning^[8] and Lt. James Paul David "Jim" Bunning (born October 23, 1931) is an American politician and former Pitcher in Major League Baseball Governor Steve Pence. Stephen B Pence (born in Louisville Kentucky on December 22, 1953) is a former Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky ^[9]

After a lengthy scandal and investigation during his first term involving alleged abuses of the state's merit-based hiring system, many believed incumbent governor Ernie Fletcher, who sought re-election, no longer had sufficient support from either the Republican Party leadership or voters. Ernest Lee Fletcher (born November 12, 1952) is a Republican politician from Kentucky It was released from the Courier-Journal newspaper that Anne Northup was praised as a "formidable" candidate by the state's top Republican leader, long-time U. S Senator and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, although McConnell stopped short of an endorsement of any particular candidate. Northup faced Fletcher and businessman Billy Harper in the primary. ^[10]

Northup began television advertisements about six weeks before the primary election, with the slogan "The only Republican who can win in November". On May 22, 2007, Northup was defeated in the Republican primary by Fletcher. Fletcher lost in the general election to Democrat Steve Beshear. Steven Lynn "Steve" Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American politician of the Democratic Party, and the 61st and

2008 campaign

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2008

On January 28, 2008, Northup announced she would run for her old congressional seat in the 2008 election. The 2008 congressional elections in Kentucky will be held on November 4, 2008 to determine who will represent the state of Kentucky in the Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common She had previously endorsed Louisville lawyer Erwin Roberts, who had planned to run, and helped raised money for him. However, Roberts withdrew from the race after learning he would likely be called to active duty in the U.S. Army Reserve. The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. Northup defeated Bob DeVore Jr. , and developer Chris Thieneman in the Republican Primary. ^[11] Yarmuth was not opposed in the Democratic primary. ^[1]

References

External links

• Northup for Congress 2008 campaign website
• opensecrets.org profile — campaign funding and other information
• Voting record maintained by the Washington Post
• FEC — contributions to Northup