Beverly Chester-Burton
Beverly Denise Chester-Burton is an American politician who has served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 1, 2023. She represents Kentucky's 44th House district. Outside of politics, she is a teacher in Jefferson County Public Schools.
On November 6, 2018, she was elected as the first African-American mayor of Shively, Kentucky, with 97.8% of the vote after serving 10 years on the city council. She was elected on November 8, 2022, in the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election. She assumed office on January 1, 2023.
Biography
Chester-Burton was born in 1963 to parents Cozy and Linnes Chester Sr. She graduated from the University of Louisville, Spalding University and Western Kentucky University.