Travis Brenda

Travis Brenda
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 71st district
In office
January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2021
Preceded byJonathan Shell
Succeeded byJosh Bray
Personal details
Political partyRepublican

R. Travis Brenda is an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. Brenda was elected in 2018, defeating incumbent representative Jonathan Shell in the May primary election.[1] He was defeated for renomination in 2020 by Josh Bray.[2]

Brenda was a math teacher before running for office. He decided to run due to discontent of Shell after he introduced and pass an education related proposal.[3]

  1. ^ "Teacher narrowly upsets Ky. House GOP leader". The Lexington Herald-Leader. May 23, 2018. p. 4A.
  2. ^ "Two GOP House incumbents lose in unofficial results". The Lexington Herald-Leader. July 1, 2020. p. 3A.
  3. ^ Haag, Matthew (2018-05-23). "Kentucky Math Teacher, Riding Wave of Public Anger, Defeats State House Majority Leader". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-27.