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Sworn into office on March 3, 2020, Representative Rachel Roberts is the first woman to hold the House District 67 seat, serving the people of Campbell County and Kentucky. In 2022 she was elected House Minority Whip, making her just the fifth woman in Kentucky history to be elected to House leadership. Rachel is a champion for health care, children, crime victims, public schools and teachers, and as a businesswoman, she is a strong voice for economic issues and job creation.

Representative Rachel Roberts is owner of The Yoga Bar, a locally founded center for mindfulness, which has been voted Best of Northern Kentucky, and she is co-owner of RAKE Strategies. She grew her businesses from scratch and had the savvy and dedication to build The Yoga Bar into a thriving hub for community involvement and charitable fundraising. Her clients have included partnerships with The Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Bengals, FC Cincinnati, Newport on the Levee, as well as some of the area’s most respected employers.
 
Rachel provides mindfulness courses for local first responders, conducts trainings for Fortune 500 companies and is known around the world for her international retreats. 

She currently serves on the board of directors for Newport Business Association and Buenger Boys & Girls Club. She is Vice Chair of the NCOIL Health Insurance & Long-Term Care Committee, Kentucky State Director for Women in Government (WIG), and Vice-Chair for the Kentucky-Taiwan Caucus.

 

She and her husband Michael live in Newport with their rescue animals Steve, Findlay, and Kevin.
 

Office Meeting

Caucus Memberships

  • Northern Kentucky Caucus (Member)

  • Women's Caucus (Member)

  • Aerospace/Aviation Caucus (Member)

  • Kentucky Sportsmen's Caucus (Member)

  • Kentucky Taiwan Caucus (Vice Chair)

  • Bourbon Trail Caucus (Member)

  • Affordable Housing Caucus (Member)

  • Kentucky Nonprofit Caucus (Member)

Rachel's 2022 Endorsements Include:

Kentucky AFL-CIO

United Steelworkers

United Auto Workers Community Action Program

Teamsters Local 783

General Drivers, Warehousemen & Helpers Local 89

Plumbers, Pipefitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local 392

UFCW Local 227

Ironworkers Local 44

UFCW International Union

Boilermakers Local 40

Greater Louisville Building and Constructions Trade Council

C-FAIR (Fairness Campaign)

Kentuckians for the Commonwealth

Kentucky Women's Network

Kentucky Educators Political Action Committee

Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates

The Kentucky Sierra Club

Newport Firefighters Local 45
Kentucky Professional Fire Fighters

Kentucky State Fraternal Order of Police

Professional Awards, Courses, and Achievements

2023 Council of State Governments New Leadership Academy
2021 State & Local Government: Resilient Communities, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard.

2020 NKY Democrat of the Year 

2018 Women's Campaign School at Yale

Best of NKY 2015 & 2016

Entrepreneur of the Year 2015

Winner Aviatra 2015

Winner Top Ten Area Businesses 2015

Aspen Institute Community Great Ideas Seminar

American Flag

National Appointments

Kentucky State Director, Women in Government

Executive Board Member, Women's Legislative Network 2021-2022

NCOIL Vice Chair of the Health Insurance & Long-Term Care Committee

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