Following graduation, she was hired to work for Congressman Brett Guthrie in Washington, DC.

[2] 2019 Incumbent District 18 representative Tim Moore resigned to take a position as Director of Lamb and Lion Ministries.

Heavrin won the 2019 Kentucky House of Representatives special election with 8,655 votes (60.3%) against Democratic candidate Becky Miller.

[3][4] 2020 Heavrin was unopposed in the 2020 Republican primary, and won the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election against Libertarian candidate Jacob Clark, winning with 16,409 votes (83%).

[4] 2022 Heavrin won the 2022 Republican primary with 3,181 votes (57.3%) against challenger Jacob Clark.