William Lawrence

Republican Party

Kentucky House of Representatives District 70

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

5

Predecessor:John Sims Jr. (D)

Compensation

Base salary

$203.28/calendar day for legislators elected before December 31, 2024. $221.94/calendar day for legislators elected after January 1, 2025.

Per diem

$195.80/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Personal

Profession

Business owner

Contact

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William Lawrence (Republican Party) is a member of theKentucky House of Representatives, representingDistrict 70. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Lawrence (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theKentucky House of Representatives to representDistrict 70. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

William Lawrence's career experience includes co-owning a real estate company.^[1][2] Lawrence has volunteered with Lions Club International and Kiwanis International.^[2]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Lawrence was assigned to the following committees:

• Economic Development & Workforce Investment Committee
• Small Business & Information Technology Committee,Vice Chair
• Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Committee

2023-2024

Lawrence was assigned to the following committees:

• Economic Development & Workforce Investment Committee
• Small Business & Information Technology Committee,Vice Chair
• Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Committee
• Economic Development & Workforce Investment Committee
• Small Business & Information Technology Committee

2021-2022

Lawrence was assigned to the following committees:

• Economic Development & Workforce Investment Committee
• Small Business & Information Technology Committee
• Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Committee

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also:Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2026

William Lawrence did not file to run for re-election.

2024

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 70

IncumbentWilliam Lawrence won election in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 70 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Lawrence (R)	100.0	17,507

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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentWilliam Lawrence advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 70.

Endorsements

2022

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 70

IncumbentWilliam Lawrence defeatedMeagan Brannon in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 70 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Lawrence (R)	65.4	10,890
		Meagan Brannon (D)	34.6	5,758

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,648
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Meagan Brannon advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 70.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentWilliam Lawrence advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 70.

2020

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 70

William Lawrence defeatedCraig Miller in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 70 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Lawrence (R)	64.6	12,999
	Submit photo	Craig Miller (D)	35.4	7,133

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,132
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Craig Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 70.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 70

William Lawrence defeatedRob Conn in the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 70 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Lawrence	56.6	2,010
	Submit photo	Rob Conn	43.4	1,540

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,550
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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