Representative David Osborne Contact information

David W. Osborne was born on March 27, 1964, in Oldham County, Kentucky, U.S. He is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 59 since the May 24, 2005 special election to fill the vacancy of Representative Tim Feeley.

Osborne has served as Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 8, 2019. He previously served as Acting Speaker of the House and Speaker Pro Tempore. Before his tenure as Speaker, Osborne was elected speaker pro tempore in 2017 when Republicans won a House majority for the first time in nearly 100 years.

In terms of education, Osborne earned his BS in economics and agriculture finance from the University of Kentucky. Professionally, he is a real estate agent and horse farmer from Oldham County.

Over the years, Osborne has been unopposed for several elections. For instance, he was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary, and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 20,623 votes. He was also unopposed for both the 2008 Republican Primary and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 20,449 votes. Furthermore, Osborne was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Republican Primary and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 15,570 votes.

When District 59 Representative Feeley left the Legislature and left the seat open, Osborne won the 2005 Special election with 2,676 votes (57.9%) against Democratic candidate Jody Curry. Osborne was challenged in the 2006 Republican Primary, winning with 3,677 votes (74.2%) and was unopposed for the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 9,783 votes.