Cluster Howard
State houseKentucky
District91st
Term startJanuary 1, 2019
Term endJanuary 1, 2021
PredecessorToby Herald
SuccessorBill Wesley
Term start 1January 1, 2015
Term end 1January 1, 2017
Predecessor 1Toby Herald
Successor 1Toby Herald
Birth nameCluster Howard
Birth dateSeptember 13, 1956
Birth placeSouthfork, Kentucky
PartyDemocratic
EducationLees College (AA)
Berea College (BA)
Morehead State University (MA)
SpouseSandra Tapley Howard

Cluster Howard (born September 13, 1956) is an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017 and 2019 to 2021. Howard was first elected in 2014, defeating Republican incumbent Toby Herald.[1] In 2016 he was defeated by 1500 votes for reelection by Herald in a rematch. Howard challenged Herald again in 2018, defeating him by a margin of seven votes.[2] Howard declined to seek reelection in 2020 and was succeeded by Republican Bill Wesley.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Democrats hang on to control of state House". The Lexington Herald-Leader. November 5, 2014. p. 5A. The only Republican incumbent to lose was one-term representative Toby Herald [to] Democrat Cluster Howard ...
  2. ^ "Teachers irked by pension bill assess election". The Lexington Herald-Leader. November 8, 2018. p. 1A. ... the 91st, where Cluster Howard won by seven votes over Toby Herald ...
  3. ^ "State House races feature Trump, COVID-19 and rematches". The Lexington Herald-Leader. October 22, 2020. p. 1A. Democrat Cluster Howard decided not to run for re-election this year ...