Donna Mayfield
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Donna Mayfield | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 73rd district | |
| In office January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Don Pasley |
| Succeeded by | Les Yates |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 18, 1955 |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Bob Mayfield |
| Alma mater | Lexington Community College |
| Occupation | Administrative Officer, United States Marshals Service, Ret. |
Donna Mayfield (born July 18, 1955) is a former Republican politician who represented district 73 in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019.[1] She was the first female state legislator elected to represent Clark County, Kentucky.[2] She did not seek reelection in 2018.[3]
Donna Mayfield was born in Lexington, Kentucky, where she graduated from Bryan Station High School in 1973 and attended Lexington Community College (now Bluegrass Community and Technical College). She began working at the U.S. Attorney's Office in June 1973, and transferred to the United States Marshals Service in Lexington in June 1975. She worked at the United States Marshals Service until retiring as Administrative Officer in September 2001 and was awarded the U.S. Marshals Service Director's Special Achievement Award in 1987. In 2007 she came out of retirement to work at the Clark County Sheriff's Office in Winchester, Kentucky, where she worked until she was elected as the Kentucky State Representative for Kentucky House District 73.[4][5]
Mayfield is a member of Calvary Christian Church and the Winchester Chamber of Commerce.[6]