Republican state Rep. Marianne Proctor is seeking a third term representing Kentucky’s 60th House District.
Proctor first won the seat in 2022, when she narrowly defeated longtime Rep. Sal Santoro by 131 votes in the Republican primary. She was unopposed in that year’s general election. Two years later, Proctor won reelection, defeating Democrat Deborah Ison Flowers in the November general election.
Before entering state politics, Proctor spent more than two decades working in health care. A licensed speech-language pathologist, she specialized in neurorehabilitation and worked with patients recovering from neurological injuries and conditions.
Proctor earned a bachelor’s degree in health from Texas A&M University before receiving a master’s degree in communication disorders from the University of Texas at Dallas.
Since arriving in Frankfort, Proctor has generally aligned herself with the conservative wing of the Republican Party. She has emphasized limiting government regulation and protecting individual property rights while also making education and health care recurring focuses of her legislative work.
Proctor has been particularly critical of Kentucky’s certificate-of-need system, which regulates when certain health care facilities and services can be established or expanded. She has supported past efforts to loosen those restrictions, arguing that greater competition could give patients more options.
Education has also been a focus for Proctor. She has advocated for greater parental involvement in schools and an increased emphasis on core academic subjects.
During the 2026 legislative session, Proctor sponsored legislation addressing health care, education and protections for children, among other issues.
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