Scouting in Kentucky has a long history,from the 1910s to the present day,serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live. Kentucky has a very early Scouting heritage,as the home state of Daniel Carter Beard.
Albert Arnold Gore Sr. was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1953 to 1971. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a U.S. Representative from the state's 4th congressional district from 1939 to 1953. He was the father of Al Gore,who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 until 2001,and held Tennessee's other U.S. Senate seat from 1985 to 1993. A native of Granville,Tennessee,Gore graduated from Middle Tennessee State Teachers College and taught school. From 1932 to 1936 he was superintendent of schools for Smith County. He attended the Nashville Y.M.C.A. Night Law School,now the Nashville School of Law,from which he graduated in 1936.
J. Stanley Rogers,a Manchester,Tennessee native,has been a member of the Tennessee Board of Regents since July 29,1994. In 2003 he was elected to the position of vice-chair of the board.
Jerry Edwin Abramson is an American Democratic politician who was the 55th lieutenant governor of Kentucky. On November 6,2014,Governor Steve Beshear announced that Abramson would step down from his position as lieutenant governor to accept the job of Director of Intergovernmental Affairs in the Obama White House. He was replaced by former State Auditor Crit Luallen.
The Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly. The Kentucky Senate is composed of 38 members elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. There are no term limits for Kentucky senators. The Kentucky Senate meets at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort annually beginning in January. Sessions last for 60 legislative days in even-numbered years and 30 legislative days in odd-numbered years.
Thomas Clay McCreery was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky.
The Louisville Metro Council is the city council of Louisville,Kentucky. It was formally established in January 2003 upon the merger of the former City of Louisville with Jefferson County and replaced the city's Board of Aldermen and the county's Fiscal Court. Louisville City Hall houses the offices and chambers of the council.
The government of Louisville,Kentucky,headquartered at Louisville City Hall in Downtown Louisville,is organized under Chapter 67C of the Kentucky Revised Statutes as a First-Class city in the state of Kentucky. Created after the merger of the governments of Louisville,Kentucky and Jefferson County,Kentucky,the city/county government is organized under a mayor-council system. The Mayor is elected to four-year terms and is responsible for the administration of city government. The Louisville Metro Council is a unicameral body consisting of 26 members,each elected from a geographic district,normally for four-year terms. The Mayor is limited to a two consecutive term limit,while members of the Louisville Metro Council are not term limited.
Tom Owen is a historian and Democratic politician in Louisville,Kentucky,former Metro Council President,and former councilman for District 8,a position he held from 2003 to 2017. Prior to that,he had served on the old Board of Aldermen from 1990 to 1998. He is a full professor at the University of Louisville,and has worked at the school since 1968. He holds a Ph.D. in American History from the University of Kentucky,a Bachelor of Divinity from Methodist Theological School in Ohio,and a Bachelor of Arts from Kentucky Wesleyan College. He and his wife,Phyllis,have a daughter,two sons and seven grandchildren.
Clifton David Briley is an American politician. A Democrat,he was the eighth mayor of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. He was elected in 2015 as vice-mayor and was sworn in as acting mayor after Megan Barry's resignation on March 6,2018. Briley went on to win the May 24 special election for the balance of Barry's term with 55% of the vote over nearly a dozen challengers,avoiding a runoff and making him the official mayor of Nashville. John Cooper defeated Briley in the 2019 Nashville mayoral election. Briley was the first native of both Nashville and Tennessee since Bill Boner in 1991 to be mayor.
The Kentucky Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is currently the minority party in the state,as the rival Republican Party of Kentucky overwhelmingly dominates in the state legislature,congressional delegation,and presidential elections. However,the party does currently control the governorship and lieutenant governorship,and maintains some strength in local elections.
The 2010 mayoral election in Louisville Metro took place on November 2,2010,alongside other federal,state and local elections.
Adam Dread was a city council member-at-large for the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County until September 2007. As of 2007 he was a practicing attorney and businessman in Nashville.
Justin Smith "Jet" Potter (1898–1961) was an American businessman from Tennessee. His business interests included coal mining and sales and distribution in Kentucky;a chemical corporation;insurance;banking;and media holdings. Staunchly opposed to labor unions,he hired armed guards to keep them away from his coal mines. He was also a strident opponent of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
William Milton Gant was an associate justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals from 1976 to 1982 and the Kentucky Supreme Court from 1983 to 1991.
Whiteford Russell Cole was an American businessman. He was the president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad from 1926 to 1934,and a director of many companies. During the railroad strike actions of 1921–1922,he threatened his workers with dismissal and loss of pensions. His mansion in Louisville,Kentucky,is the official residence of the president of the University of Louisville.
Attica Woodson Scott is an American politician who served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 41st district from 2017 to 2023.
Ken Fleming is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 48th House district. His district comprises parts of Jefferson and Oldham counties. Fleming was previously a member of the Louisville Metro Council from 2003 to 2015 and the House from 2017 to 2019.
Stephen Alan Owens is an American attorney and politician. Originally from Memphis,Tennessee,he served as chief counsel and state director for U.S. Senator Al Gore before moving to the Phoenix,Arizona area during Gore's unsuccessful presidential run in 1988. He was a fundraiser for the Clinton-Gore campaign in 1992,and,from 1993 to 1995,was chair of the Arizona Democratic Party. He was the Democratic nominee for Arizona's 6th congressional district in 1996 and 1998,losing both times to incumbent J. D. Hayworth.
David Yates is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Kentucky Senate from the 37th district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 1,2021.
