James Tipton

James Allen Tipton (born December 7, 1959) is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 53rd House district since January 2015. His district consists of Anderson and Spencer counties. He currently serves as chair of the House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education.

Background Tipton is a native of Spencer County, Kentucky, and graduated from Taylorsville High School in 1977. He would go on to attend the University of Kentucky, earning a Bachelor of Science in agriculture in 1981 and a Master of Science in vocational education in 1985.

Political career

Elections

2014 Incumbent representative Bart Rowland was redistricted into Kentucky's 23rd House district. 2016 Tipton was unopposed in the 2016 Republican primary 2018 Tipton was unopposed in the 2018 Republican primary 2020 Tipton was unopposed in the 2020 Republican primary 2022 Tipton was unopposed in the 2022 Republican primary 2024 Tipton was unopposed in both the 2024 Republican primary and the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning the latter with 20,101 votes.