Peyton Griffee

Peyton Holmes Porter Griffee (born June 28, 1996) is an American politician from Kentucky who is a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 26th House District. His district comprises parts of Bullitt and Hardin counties. Following the resignation of incumbent representative Russell Webber, Griffee was elected unopposed in a special election held in March 2024.

Background

Education Griffee was born in Bullitt County and graduated from Christian Academy of Louisville in 2014. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and government as well as American studies from Georgetown College in 2018. While at Georgetown, Griffee was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, student government association, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, and Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society.

Griffee earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in 2021. While in law school he was a member of the Federalist Society, moot court competition team, and was a fellow of the Ordered Liberty program. During this period, Griffee clerked for Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. 2024: Griffee was unopposed in both the 2024 Republican primary and the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning the latter with 15,070 votes.