Brent Yonts

Brent Yonts
Yonts at an event in Greenville, Kentucky in 2015
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 15th[1] district
In office
January 1997 – December 2016
Preceded byCharles Nelson
Succeeded byMelinda Gibbons Prunty
Personal details
Born(1949-03-21)March 21, 1949
Greenville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedAugust 20, 2021(2021-08-20) (aged 72)
Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Jan Yonts
Children3
Alma materMurray State University
University of Kentucky College of Law
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Adjutant General's Corps
Years of service1971–1973
RankFirst Lieutenant

Brent Yonts (March 21, 1949 – August 20, 2021) was an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1997 until losing his re-election in 2016.[2] Yonts was born in Greenville, Kentucky.

Yonts died from COVID-19 at a hospital in Owensboro, Kentucky, on August 20, 2021, at age 72.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Representative Brent Yonts (D)". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky House of Representatives. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Brent Yonts' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ Kobin, Billy (August 20, 2021). "Former Kentucky state rep dies from COVID-19. He was fully vaccinated, loved ones say". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved August 20, 2021.