C. B. Embry

Carlos Brogdon Embry Jr. (July 29, 1941 – September 29, 2022) was an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 6 from January 1, 2015, until September 26, 2022, when he resigned due to cancer. He previously served in the Kentucky House of Representatives starting on January 1, 2003, and leaving office on January 1, 2015, to serve in the Kentucky Senate. Embry was a mayor of Beaver Dam, Kentucky from 1970 until 1973. Embry died three days after his resignation from the senate for health reasons at a hospice in Bowling Green, at the age of 81.

C. B. Embry
Embry waving to a crowd in 2015
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 6th district
In office
January 1, 2015  September 26, 2022
Preceded byJerry Rhoads
Succeeded byLindsey Tichenor (redistricting)
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 17th district
In office
January 1, 2003  January 1, 2015
Preceded byWillard Allen
Succeeded byJim DeCesare
Personal details
Born(1941-07-29)July 29, 1941
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedSeptember 29, 2022(2022-09-29) (aged 81)
Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceMorgantown, Kentucky
Alma materDuke University
Kentucky Wesleyan College
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
Western Kentucky University (B.S.) 1963
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