A Policymaker, an Educator, and “Mama!”

Josie was elected to the Kentucky General Assembly in 2018. In the legislature, Rep. Raymond is a fierce advocate for reproductive rights, public education, environmental and racial justice, LGBTQ and workers' rights, and pre-k. She is known for her uncompromising vision for a more inclusive Kentucky, for holding the Republican majority accountable, and for centering women and children.

Josie has dedicated her career to creating opportunities, particularly pathways to education, for people in poverty. A former recipient of free lunch in JCPS, she has been a middle school teacher, a nonprofit director focused on first-generation college students, and a success coach for struggling students at the University of Louisville. In each role, including state representative, her mission has been the same: lift up people seeking to build better lives for themselves and their children and break down barriers that stand in their way.

Josie lives on a cul-de-sac in the Klondike neighborhood of Louisville, with her husband, Adam (her junior prom date!) and their three kids. She grew up in the district she represents before earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Columbia University.