Allison Ball
Auditor of Kentucky
Assumed office
January 1, 2024
GovernorAndy Beshear
Preceded byMike Harmon
Treasurer of Kentucky
In office
January 4, 2016 – January 1, 2024
GovernorMatt Bevin
Andy Beshear
Preceded byTodd Hollenbach
Succeeded byMark Metcalf
Personal details
Born (1981-08-27) August 27, 1981
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAsa Swan
Children2
EducationLiberty University (BS)
University of Kentucky (JD)

Allison Joy Ball (born August 27, 1981) is an American attorney and politician who is the Kentucky State Auditor. She served as the Kentucky State Treasurer from 2016 to 2024. Ball is a member of the Republican Party.

Early years and career

Ball is a ninth-generation Eastern Kentuckian. Her family has resided in Eastern Kentucky since the 1790s. She is the daughter of Ron and Amy Ball and has a younger brother, Jonathan.[1]

Ball earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law. She worked for the personal injury law firm Vanover, Hall & Bartley.[2] She served for four years as an Assistant Floyd County Attorney prosecuting child abuse and juvenile delinquency cases.[3]

Ball was elected state treasurer in the 2015 elections, defeating state representative Rick Nelson.[4] She was reelected in 2019.[5]

In July 2022, Ball announced that she would run for Kentucky State Auditor in the 2023 elections.[6] Ball defeated Derek Petteys to win the Republican nomination.[7] She defeated Kim Reeder in the general election.[8]

Personal life

Ball lives in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.[9] She is married to Asa James Swan. On July 3, 2018, Ball gave birth to a son, Levi Adrian Swan, making history by becoming the first statewide officer in Kentucky to give birth while in office.[10]

Electoral history

Kentucky Treasurer Republican Primary Election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Allison Ball 84,251 46.80
Republican Jon Larson 55,715 30.95
Republican Kenneth Churchill Imes 40,040 22.24
Kentucky Treasurer Election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Allison Ball 571,911 60.64
Democratic Rick Nelson 371,229 39.36
Kentucky Treasurer Election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Allison Ball 856,150 60.07
Democratic Michael Bowman 555,259 39.03

References

  1. ↑ "Q&A: Ky. State Treasurer Allison Ball is a force to be reckoned with". The Lane Report. June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Republican Allison Ball announces bid for state Treasurer". CN2. May 27, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ Farichild, Dave (January 16, 2019). "Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball speaks to Rotary". The Advocate-Messenger. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Republican attorney Allison Ball elected state treasurer in Kentucky". WLWT. November 3, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Incumbent Treasurer Allison Ball Wins Re-election, Defeats Bowman". November 6, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Kentucky Treasurer Allison Ball to run for state auditor". Associated Press. July 22, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Allison Ball wins Republican nomination for state auditor". May 16, 2023.
  8. ↑ https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/election/article281448253.html
  9. ↑ WKYT. "Prestonsburg native Allison Ball wins GOP nomination for Kentucky Treasurer". Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ Jack Brammer. "'Big announcement.' Kentucky secretary of state says she's expecting a baby boy". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
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