Tara Misra

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Tara Misra
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63rd Governor of Kentucky
Assumed office
December 10, 2019
Preceded byMatt Bevin
Acting United States Secretary for Homeland Security
In office
October 12, 2018 – February 20, 2019
Preceded byKirstjen Nielsen
Succeeded byNPC-REPUBLICAN
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 5th Congressional District
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byHal Rogers
Succeeded byNPC-REPUBLICAN
Personal details
Born
Tara Misra

March 29, 1972
Queens, New York, USA
CitizenshipAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAlexander Nash (m. 2005)
Children1
Parents
  • Sushil Misra (father)
  • Anjana Misra (mother)
Residence(s)Frankfort, Kentucky
EducationBrown University (BA) University of Kentucky (JD)

Tara Misra is an American politician who is currently serving as the 63rd Governor of Kentucky. She has previously served as Acting United States Secretary for Homeland Security and in the House of Representatives, but left those positions following scandals.