LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, D-Ky., announced she received clean reports after undergoing a double mastectomy on Dec. 18, 2023.

What You Need To Know

  • Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced a clean report after undergoing a double mastectomy

  • Coleman shared publicly she had decided to undergo the procedure, citing a "significant family history of cancer"

  • She underwent the procedures just days after her second inauguration as lieutenant governor

  • Coleman urged others to schedule their own screenings

“Great news, Team Kentucky: My post-surgery reports came back clean,” Coleman shared in a news release.

“While I am grateful for my amazing health-care heroes, and the relief I feel for having answers, please hear me when I say, if I had put this off, skipped appointments, or not taken it seriously, it is likely the news I’d be sharing eventually wouldn’t be great,” she added.

The incumbent lieutenant governor pointed to early detection and prevention as critical parts of her treatment and urged others to schedule their own screenings.

In announcing her decision to get the procedure, Coleman pointed to a “significant family history of cancer.” The second-term lieutenant governor announced the decision just days after her inauguration on Dec. 12.

Coleman is 41 years old.

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