John A. Yarmuth (born November 4, 1947) is the U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Yarmuth was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Edna E. (Klein) and Stanley R. Yarmuth. He is descended from Jewish immigrants from Russia and Austria. He graduated from Atherton High School. He then graduated from Yale University, majoring in American Studies. After working...
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John A. Yarmuth (born November 4, 1947) is the U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Yarmuth was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Edna E. (Klein) and Stanley R. Yarmuth. He is descended from Jewish immigrants from Russia and Austria. He graduated from Atherton High School. He then graduated from Yale University, majoring in American Studies. After working for U.S. Senator Marlow Cook from 1971 to 1975, he returned to Louisville to begin his publishing career when he founded the Louisville Today magazine (1976–1982). He later worked as a vice-president of University Relations at the University of Louisville.
Prior to his election to Congress, Yarmuth was best known for founding the weekly paper, Louisville Eccentric Observer (LEO), in 1990 and for writing a progressive-oriented weekly political column that was featured on the first page of most issues. Yarmuth sold LEO in 2003 to a company...
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