Katie Kratz Stine

Stine lives in Southgate, Kentucky and is married to former Campbell Circuit Judge Fred A. Stine, V (retired August 2017). They have two children, Caroline and Fritz. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in Biology and from Northern Kentucky University's Salmon P. Chase College of Law.[1]

Stine served two terms in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. In 1994, she announced that she would challenge incumbent William "Bill" Donnermeyer. However, Donnermeyer announced that he would retire at the end of his term. Then Bellevue, Kentucky Mayor Tom Wiethorn, announced as the Democratic nominee for the seat. In November 1994, Stine won the election with 61% of the general election vote.

In 1998, Stine announced that she would not run for re-election to the state House and would instead seek election to the Kentucky State Senate. State Senator Gex "Jay" Williams, the incumbent, chose not to run for reelection to the State Senate to run for the U.S. House of Representatives.

In her 1998 election to the State Senate, Stine defeated George Merritt with 72% of the general election vote.[2]

In 1999, Stine was sworn in as a Kentucky State Senator. She was unchallenged in her re-election in 2002 and 2006. In 2010, she won re-election against Democrat Julie Smith Morrow with 69% of the vote.[3]

In 2005, Stine was elected by the State Senate Republican Caucus to be the Senate President Pro Tem. She is the first woman to serve in that role. She succeeded fellow Northern Kentuckian, State Senator Richard "Dick" Roeding of Lakeside Park, Kentucky."

• Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
• Senator Katie Kratz Stine official page of the Kentucky Legislature
• Senator Katie Kratz Stine official campaign website