Bob Heleringer

Bob Heleringer
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 33rd district
In office
January 1, 1980 – January 1, 2003
Preceded byBob Benson
Succeeded byRonald Crimm
Personal details
Born (1951-05-14) May 14, 1951
PartyRepublican
RelativesRobin Westman (nephew)[1]

Bob Heleringer (born 1951)[2] is an American politician.[3][4][5][6] A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1980 to 2003.[2]

In 1979, Heleringer was elected to represent 33rd district of the Kentucky House of Representatives, defeating Democratic incumbent Bob Benson.[2] In 2002, he retired from the Houaw after 47th district incumbent Ronald Crimm was drawn into the 33rd district.[7] He wrote articles for The Courier Journal.[8]

In August 2025, Heleringer stated that he was the uncle of the suspect in the Annunciation Catholic School shooting in Minneapolis, Robin Westman.[1][9]

References

  1. ^ a b Suckow, Alex (August 28, 2025). "Former Louisville-area lawmaker is uncle of Minneapolis Catholic school shooter". WLKY. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c LRC Staff (November 2004). "Kentucky General Assembly Membership 1900-2004: Volume II (1950-2004)" (PDF). Legislative Research Commission. Frankfort, Kentucky. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Heleringer Resigns as Executive Director of KEEP". Paulick Report. December 18, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  4. ^ Tye, Larry (November 8, 1985). "Heleringer finds sign of trouble at the polls". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 13. Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Two to lead campaign for Kemp in Kentucky". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 18, 1987. p. 34. Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Cross, Al (October 10, 1985). "Louisville mayoral candidate is a man of seeming contradictions". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 6. Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Loftus, Tom (December 11, 2002). "Lawmaker critical of state contracts". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 29. ProQuest 241103407. Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bob Heleringer, Columnist". The Courier Journal. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  9. ^ Garcia, Joseph (August 28, 2025). "Minneapolis Catholic school shooter's uncle is a former Ky. state lawmaker, AP reports". WHAS11. Retrieved August 28, 2025.