Lois Combs Weinberg

Lois Combs Weinberg
Personal details
Born
Lois Ann Combs

(1943-12-18) December 18, 1943 (age 80)
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children3
ParentBert Combs
EducationRandolph College (BS)
Harvard University (MEd)

Lois Ann Combs Weinberg (born December 18, 1943[1]) is an American politician and an advocate for improvements in public education in Kentucky.[2] A native of the eastern region of Kentucky, Weinberg has served on the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, and the Kentucky Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence.[2]

In 2002, Weinberg won the Kentucky Democratic Party primary for United States Senate against Tom Barlow. She lost to incumbent Mitch McConnell in the November general election, 64.7%–35.3%.[3]

  1. ^ "2002 United States Senate Race" (PDF). CBS. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  2. ^ a b "Lois Combs Weinberg's Passion for Education | Connections with Renee Shaw". KET. 2015-04-06. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  3. ^ "washingtonpost.com Elections 2002". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.