2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Kentucky House District 97

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Bobby W. McCool

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 97 (since 2019)
Work
Retired teacher; Marine Corps and Kentucky Air National Guard veteran; state representative since 2019

Bobby W. McCool has served as State Representative for District 97 in the Kentucky General Assembly since 2019, a district that includes all or part of Johnson, Martin and Pike counties.

Bobby W. McCool is a retired teacher with education degrees from Eastern Kentucky University and Morehead State University and served in the U.S. Marine Corps and the Kentucky Air National Guard. Bobby W. McCool has represented House District 97 in the Kentucky House since 2019.

McCool's committees

  • BR Sub. on Postsecondary Education (non voting ex officio)
  • Natural Resources & Energy
  • Transportation
  • Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (Chair)
  • Postsecondary Education
  • Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (Co-Chair)
  • Interim Joint Committee on Transportation
  • Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources & Energy
  • Interim Joint Committee on BR Sub. on Education (non voting ex officio)
  • Interim Joint Committee on Education
  • Government Contract Review Committee

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Rebekah D. Skaggs

Democratic

Work
Educator, Johnson County Schools

Rebekah D. Skaggs is an educator in Johnson County Schools.

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