Ryan Dotson
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 73rd district
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
Preceded byLes Yates
Personal details
Born (1972-11-22) November 22, 1972 (age 51)
Political partyRepublican
Military service
Branch/service United States Army

Ryan Dotson (born November 22, 1972)[1] is an American politician and pastor serving as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 73rd district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 1, 2021.

Career

Dotson served as a radiologist in the United States Army. He has since worked as a senior pastor. He was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in November 2020 and assumed office on January 1, 2021.[2]

In 2019, Dotson was scheduled to officiate the wedding of reality TV stars Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright. Dotson was later removed from the position after tweets resurfaced that were characterized as anti-LGBT and transphobic.[3] On June 11, 2021, Dotson authored legislation that would ban transgender women from playing on women's sports teams in Kentucky.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Representative Ryan Dotson (R)". legislature.ky.gov.
  2. ^ "Ryan Dotson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  3. ^ Parker, Lara. "This Pastor Who Has Made Transphobic And Homophobic Remarks Is Set To Make An Appearance On "Vanderpump Rules"". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  4. ^ Clark, Jess. "Kentucky Lawmaker Wants To Keep Transgender Athletes Off Women's Sports Teams". www.wkyufm.org. Retrieved 2021-07-11.

External links

Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
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