# Laura Kimble

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{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Laura Kimble
| image = Laura Kimble by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| caption = Kimble at the 2024 Hazlitt Summit hosted by [Young Americans for Liberty](/source/Young_Americans_for_Liberty) Foundation
| term_start          = 2020
| term_end            = 
| predecessor         =[Tim Miley](/source/Tim_Miley)
| successor           = 
|state_delegate       = West Virginia
|district             =48th
| birth_name          = 
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1967|06|11}}
| birth_place         = [Loveland, Colorado](/source/Loveland%2C_Colorado), U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| spouse              = Jeffrey Kimble
| education           =BA, [West Virginia University](/source/West_Virginia_University)
}}

'''Laura Kimble''' (''nee'' Critchfield; born July 11, 1967) is an  American politician who has served as a Delegate from the 48th district to the [West Virginia House of Delegates](/source/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates) since 2020. Kimble is a member of the [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)).

==Early life and education==
Kimble was born on July 11, 1967, in [Loveland, Colorado](/source/Loveland%2C_Colorado) to parents Clark and Diana Critchfield.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |title=Laura Kimble (R - Harrison, 48) |url=http://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/biography.cfm?member=Delegate%20Kimble |website=wvlegislature.gov |access-date=May 6, 2021}}</ref> Her family moved to [Clarksburg, West Virginia](/source/Clarksburg%2C_West_Virginia) when she was nine years old and she graduated from [Washington Irving High School](/source/Washington_Irving_High_School_(West_Virginia)). Upon completing her [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree in International Studies from [West Virginia University](/source/West_Virginia_University), she married Jeffrey Kimble. They have three children.<ref name="Young">{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Charles |title=Laura Kimble: Candidate for WV House of Delegates - 48th District |url=https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/laura-kimble-candidate-for-wv-house-of-delegates---48th-district/article_343735b5-24bb-5567-84d9-71187f37701e.html |website=wvnews.com |access-date=May 6, 2021 |date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>

==Career==
After spending three years on the Harrison County Republican Executive Committee, Kimble was elected to serve as a Delegate from the 48th district to the [West Virginia House of Delegates](/source/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates) in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Charles |title=Four Republicans elected to represent Harrison County, West Virginia, in House of Delegates |url=https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/four-republicans-elected-to-represent-harrison-county-west-virginia-in-house-of-delegates/article_7ea7d6e0-e56e-5022-b68a-e99d30a1c240.html |website=wvnews.com |access-date=May 6, 2021 |date=November 3, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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{{West Virginia House of Delegates}}

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Category:1967 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Loveland, Colorado
Category:Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Category:West Virginia University alumni
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Politicians from Clarksburg, West Virginia
Category:Women state legislators in West Virginia
Category:21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature
Category:Washington Irving High School (West Virginia) alumni

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