{{Short description|American politician (born 1971)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Adam Koenig | image = | state_house = Kentucky | district = 69th | term_start = January 1, 2007 | term_end = January 1, 2023 | predecessor = Jon Reinhardt | succeeded = Steven Doan | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|2|22}} | birth_place = Covington, Kentucky, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | spouse = | children = | education = Miami University (BA) | website = {{URL|adamkoenig.com}} }}
'''Adam Koenig''' (born February 22, 1971) is an American politician who represented district 69 in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2007 to 2023.<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |title=Adam Koenig's Biography |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/34954 |publisher=Project Vote Smart |accessdate=April 29, 2014}}</ref> He was defeated for renomination in 2022 by Steven Doan.
==Education== Koenig graduated from Covington Catholic High School in 1989.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chants, cheers and the question of insensitivity: The culture of CovCath|first1=Max|last1=Londberg|first2=James|last2=Weber|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|date=January 25, 2019|accessdate=March 17, 2019|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/01/25/accounts-past-covington-catholic-sporting-events-raise-questions/2636601002/|quote=But others contend the paint is simply part of a spirited school culture, one whose motto is 'with a spirit that will not die.' 'That's largely related to the Holy Spirit,' said Kentucky state Rep. Adam Koenig, an Erlanger Republican and 1989 graduate of the school. 'But it also is related to the athletic spirit.'}}</ref> He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Miami University.
==Career== Koenig was the primary sponsor to a change in the law that prevents federally-certified radiologists from analyzing X-rays to assess black lung compensation claims, restricting such determinations to pulmonologists.<ref>{{cite news |publisher=National Public Radio |date=March 31, 2018 |title=Kentucky Lawmakers Limit Black Lung Claims Reviews Despite Epidemic |first=Howard |last=Berkes |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/03/31/598484688/kentucky-lawmakers-limit-black-lung-claims-reviews-despite-epidemic}}</ref>
==Elections== *2012: Koenig was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results |page=29 |publisher=Secretary of State of Kentucky |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate=April 29, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103152601/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf |archivedate=November 3, 2014 }}</ref> and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 13,337 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results |page=46 |publisher=Secretary of State of Kentucky |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate=April 29, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025244/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf |archivedate=June 11, 2014 }}</ref> *2010 Koenig was challenged in the May 18, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 2,209 votes (66.7%)<ref>{{cite web |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results |url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2010/off2010pri.pdf |publisher=Secretary of State of Kentucky |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |page=26 |accessdate=April 29, 2014}}</ref> and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 8,646 votes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results |url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2010/off2010gen.pdf |publisher=Secretary of State of Kentucky |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |page=53 |accessdate=April 29, 2014}}</ref> *2008: Koenig was unopposed for the 2008 Republican Primary,<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 Primary Election |url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2008/Primary%20Election/STATEwide%20by%20office%20Pri%2008.txt |publisher=Kentucky State Board of Elections |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate=April 29, 2014}}</ref> and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 9,592 votes (56.6%) against Democratic nominee Merrick Krey.<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 General Election |url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2008/General%20Election/STATEwide%20by%20office%20gen%2008.txt |publisher=Kentucky State Board of Elections |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate=April 29, 2014}}</ref> *2006: When district 69 Representative Jon Reinhardt retired and left his seat open, Koenig won the three-way 2006 Republican Primary with 767 votes (42.2%)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2006/Primary%20Election/STATEresultsbyoffice.txt |title= 2006 Primary Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= April 29, 2014}}</ref> and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 5,351 votes (50.9%) against Democratic nominee Randy Blankenship.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2006/General%20Election/STATEwidebyoffice.txt |title= 2006 General Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= April 29, 2014}}</ref> *2003: To challenge incumbent Democratic Kentucky State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, Koenig was unopposed for the Republican Primary, but lost the November 2003 General election to Miller.
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==External links== *[http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/H069.htm Official page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114090015/http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Legislator/H069.htm |date=2019-01-14 }} at the Kentucky General Assembly *[http://adamkoenig.com/ Campaign site] *{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 34954 | fec = | congress = }} *[http://ballotpedia.org/Adam_Koenig Adam Koenig] at Ballotpedia *[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=5126 Adam Koenig] at OpenSecrets
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