31 Facts About Anne Northup

Anne Meagher Northup was born on January 22,1948 and is an American Republican politician and educator from the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Anne Northup lost reelection to Democrat John Yarmuth in the 2006 election.

Anne Northup then ran for Governor of Kentucky, losing by 15 points to embattled governor Ernie Fletcher in the Republican primary election for the 2007 Kentucky gubernatorial election.

Anne Northup ran again for her old congressional seat in the 2008 election, losing again to Yarmuth.

Anne Meagher Northup was born on January 22,1948, in Louisville, Kentucky to a large family of James and Floy Meagher, having nine sisters and a brother, and grew up in St Matthews, a suburb of Louisville.

Anne Northup was educated at Sacred Heart Academy and Saint Mary's College, earning a bachelor's degree in economics and business.

Anne Northup first became active in politics as a volunteer for the Barry Goldwater 1964 presidential campaign.

Anne Northup was elected to the Kentucky General Assembly in 1987, where she represented the 32nd district until 1996.

Anne Northup represented the Louisville-centered 3rd congressional district of Kentucky.

Anne Northup was elected to the United States House in 1996, narrowly defeating one-term Democratic incumbent Mike Ward with a vote count of 126,625 to 125,326.

In 1998, Anne Northup defeated Democratic candidate Chris Gorman, a former state attorney general, by just 4 percentage points.

In 2000, Anne Northup faced state representative Eleanor Jordan, who was trying to become Kentucky's first black member of Congress.

Anne Northup ran on her record of getting federal money for the district, and argued Jordan would be "too liberal" for constituents.

Anne Northup was elected to a fifth term with 60 percent of the vote in 2004, her largest margin of victory.

Anne Northup defeated long time Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk Tony Miller.

In polls before the debates, Anne Northup led by 7 percentage points; in polls afterwards, she led by 24 points.

Anne Northup ran on her past performance, as well as the promise of securing funding for two new Ohio River bridges and a new Veteran's Administration hospital.

Anne Northup was endorsed by The Courier-Journal, several local Democratic officeholders, and former state Attorney General Chris Gorman, a Democrat who ran against her for the seat in 1998.

Anne Northup attempted to exploit Yarmuth's lengthy record in print, repeating in campaign ads some of his potentially unpopular statements and holding a press conference to complain that not all of his old columns had been made available to her campaign.

Major themes of Anne Northup's campaign was that she was independent of the then-unpopular President Bush, and that she was uniquely able to secure federal funds for Louisville projects.

On January 17,2007, Anne Northup entered the Republican primary election for Governor of Kentucky.

Anne Northup's running mate was State Representative Jeff Hoover of Jamestown, Kentucky, Republican leader in the Kentucky House.

Anne Northup received endorsements from prominent Kentucky Republicans including US Senator Jim Bunning and Lt.

Anne Northup faced Fletcher and businessman Billy Harper in the primary.

On May 22,2007, Anne Northup was defeated in the Republican primary by Fletcher.

On January 28,2008, Anne Northup announced she would run for her old congressional seat in the 2008 election.

Anne Northup had previously endorsed Louisville lawyer Erwin Roberts, who had planned to run, and helped raise money for him.

At a press conference held in front of a gas station on June 17,2008, Anne Northup said that the 2008 elections were about the rising price of energy.

The seat was a Republican seat by statute and Anne Northup was the choice of the Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.

Anne Northup was one of the few government regulators who had previously served in Congress.

Anne Northup married Woody Northup, who attended nearby Notre Dame, and they have six children.