Josh Branscum

Josh Branscum is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 83rd House district. His district includes Clinton and Russell counties, as well as part of Pulaski County.

Background

Branscum was born and raised in Russell Springs, Kentucky. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in organizational communication from Georgetown College and a Bachelor of Science in construction management from Eastern Kentucky University.
Following graduation, Branscum was employed by Branscum Construction, a company founded by his father and grandfather. He has since worked his way up the company, eventually serving as Executive Vice President before succeeding his father as president.

2020 Kentucky's 83rd House district incumbent and former speaker, Jeff Hoover, chose not to seek reelection. Branscum won the 2020 Republican primary with 5,510 votes and was unopposed in the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning with 19,498 votes.
2022 Branscum was unopposed in both the 2022 Republican primary and the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning the latter with 13,055 votes.
2024 Branscum was unopposed in both the 2024 Republican primary and the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning the latter with 18,293 votes.