Kelsey Friend Jr.

Kelsey Friend
Judge of the 35th Kentucky District Court
In office
January 2000 – January 2019
Preceded byLarry E. Thompson
Succeeded byT. J. May
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 93rd district
In office
January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1997
Preceded byClayton Little
Succeeded byChris Ratliff
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic

Kelsey Friend Jr. is an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1995 to 1997 and a judge of the 35th District Court from 2000 to 2019. Friend was elected to the house in 1994 after incumbent representative Clayton Little retired.[1] He was defeated for reelection in 1996 by Republican Chris Ratliff. Friend served in the General Assembly with his father Kelsey Friend Sr., who was also defeated in 1996.[2]

Friend became a judge of the 35th District Court in 2000 after incumbent judge Larry E. Thompson was elected to the Circuit Court.[3] He retired in 2018.

References

  1. ^ "Hamrick challenges Barlow in 1st district". The Lexington Herald-Leader. January 25, 1994. p. B3.
  2. ^ "No more Friends in Frankfort". The Lexington Herald-Leader. November 7, 1996. p. C1.
  3. ^ "With exceptions, voters unwilling to disrupt circuit chambers". The Lexington Herald-Leader. November 3, 1999. p. A17.


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