Yates: Experience matters in state House race

Les Yates has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Arizona State University. 

Lee previously served in the U.S. as an aircraft technician for four years. 

Les Yates previously served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 73. He assumed office on January 1, 2019, and left office on December 31, 2020. He ran for re-election in 2020 but was defeated in the Republican primary by Ryan Dotson. He currently serves as Clark County Judge-Executive, a position he was elected to in 2022.

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Les previously served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 73. He assumed office on January 1, 2019, and left office on December 31, 2020. He currently serves as the Clark County Judge-Executive, a position he was elected to in 2022.

As of March 10, 2026, Les Yates did not have a website or any information online.

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As of March 10, 2026, Les Yates’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Les Yates is from Winchester, Kentucky. He has a bachelor 27s degree in electrical engineering from Arizona State University.

Les is the owner of Boonesboro Supply. He previously served as the judge executive for Clark County and held the 73rd District seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives.

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Les previously served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 73. He was first elected in 2018 and served one term. He ran for re-election in 2020 but did not win. He was later elected as Clark County judge-executive in 2022.

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