{{Short description|American politician (born 1943)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Ray H. Altman |birth_date = November 2, 1943 |state_house = Kentucky |district = 51st |term_start = January 1, 1987 |term_end = January 1, 1997 |preceded = Herman Rattliff |succeeded = Ricky L. Cox |party = Republican |alma_mater = Campbellsville University }}
'''Ray Hiestand Altman''' (born November 2, 1943)<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=http://www.e-archives.ky.gov/Pubs/LRC/infobull/IB175b.pdf|title=Kentucky General Assembly Membership 1900-2004: Volume II (1950-2004)|author=LRC Staff|work=Legislative Research Commission|location=Frankfort, Kentucky|date=November 2004|access-date=April 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227050629/http://www.e-archives.ky.gov/Pubs/LRC/infobull/IB175b.pdf|archive-date=December 27, 2016|url-status=live|via=Wayback Machine}}</ref> is an American politician.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/224096828/|title=Attacking the school drop out syndrome|work=Interior Journal|location=Stanford, Kentucky|date=September 17, 1987|access-date=April 16, 2022|page=2|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/110110585/|title=Business likes economic development overhaul plan|first=Bruce|last=Schreiner|work=The Courier-Journal|location=Louisville, Kentucky|date=January 24, 1992|access-date=April 16, 2022|page=11|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/530969556/|title=Senate abruptly kills race-sentencing bill|first=Charles|last=Wolfe|work=The Messenger|location=Madisonville, Kentucky|date=April 2, 1996|access-date=April 16, 2022|page=3|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He served as a Republican member for the 51st district of the Kentucky House of Representatives.<ref name="a" />
Altman attended Campbellsville University.<ref name="b">{{Cite web|url=http://ethics.ky.gov/2007biennialreport.doc|title=Commonwealth of Kentucky: Executive Branch Ethics Commission Biennial Report (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2007)|work=Executive Branch Ethics Commission|date=2007|access-date=April 16, 2022|archive-date=April 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408190832/http://ethics.ky.gov/2007biennialreport.doc|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1986 he was elected to the 51st district of the Kentucky House of Representatives, serving until 1997.<ref name="a" />
Altman was first elected to the house in 1986 after incumbent representative Herman Rattliff retired.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 8, 1985 |title=Martin, Rattliff announce plans to retire |work=The Lexington Herald-Leader |page=C12}}</ref> He did not seek reelection in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 29, 1996 |title=Filing deadline approaches, nearly half of state lawmakers seeking re-election have no opponent so far |work=The Lexington Herald-Leader |page=B1}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Altman, Ray H.}} Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Republican Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives Category:20th-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly Category:Campbellsville University alumni
{{Kentucky-KYRepresentative-stub}}