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Buddy Buckingham

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Buddy Buckingham
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 5th district
In office
January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2005
Preceded byFreed Curd
Succeeded byMelvin Henley
Personal details
Born1933
DiedJune 13, 2017 (aged 83)
Political partyDemocratic

Robert "Buddy" Buckingham (1933 – June 13, 2017) was an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005. Buckingham was first elected in 1998 after incumbent Freed Curd retired to run for mayor of Murray.[1] He lost reelection in 2004, being defeated by Republican Melvin Henley. Henley would later switch to the Democratic party in September 2007.[2]

Buckingham died in June 2017 at age 83.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Murray Legislator Knows Firsthand About Lobbying 2000 General Assembly". The Lexington Herald-Leader. February 7, 2000. p. B1.
  2. ^ "Another House Member Switches to Democrats". The Lexington Herald-Leader. September 15, 2007. p. B3.
  3. ^ Wright, John (June 15, 2017). "Buckingham remembered for leadership, how he treated other people". Murray Ledger & Times. Retrieved January 11, 2024.