Linder earned his bachelor's degree in economics, history, and political science from the University of Kentucky and his MBA from Thomas More College.
[citation needed] 2012 When District 61 Democratic Representative Royce Adams retired and left the seat open, Linder won the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary with 806 votes (52.9%)[3] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 9,387 votes (58.7%) against Democratic nominee Wanda Hammons.
[4] In November 2017, the Courier-Journal published a story revealing that House Speaker Jeff Hoover had reached a confidential settlement for a sexual harassment a female staff member had brought against four Congressmen.
[5] Linder later admitted to being involved in the settlement, and apologized for making unspecified "mistakes".
[6] He was subsequently replaced as the leader of the House Pension Committee.