It's important to let the people of Kentucky know that Rand Paul is an extremist who will surely cause problems here in Kentucky with his reckless ideas and radical Anti-government worldview.
But if we are going to turn the Bluegrass state blue this November, we will also need to highlight to voters what a great candidate we have in Jack Conway.
Let's get to know the man who will defeat Rand Paul this November and put Kentucky back to work and on the right track!
Early & Personal Life
Jack Conway was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the eldest of four children of Barbara and Tom Conway, a Louisville lawyer. A graduate of St. Xavier High School, Conway gained an undergraduate degree from Duke University, in 1991 and worked as legislative aide to the U.S. House Banking Committee from 1991 to 1997. He graduated with a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in 1995 and worked as legal counsel and deputy cabinet secretary in the administration of Kentucky Governor Paul Patton from 1995 to 2001. Starting in 2001, he worked as a private attorney for Conliffe Sandman Sullivan. On May 20, 2006, Conway married Elizabeth Davenport and they have one daughter named Eva Louise.
Conway and his father are partners in thoroughbred racehorse Stately Victor, named after Jack's childhood best friend who died at age 23. On April 11, 2010 the colt won the Grade I Blue Grass Stakes and later ran in the Kentucky Derby.
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Attorney General
In 2007, Conway became the Democratic nominee for attorney general of Kentucky after winning the primary with 71.8 percent of the vote against former assistant attorney general Robert Bullock. Conway won the general election on November 6, 2007, against his Republican opponent, Lexington State Representative Stan Lee, with 60.5 percent to 39.5 percent.
As attorney general Conway created a cybercrimes unit and forensics laboratory that prosecutes internet crimes and trains prosecutors and police officers.
Conway led a state investigation into price gouging at Kentucky gasoline stations before Hurricane Ike made landfall in September 2008, resulting in seven stations paying settlements.
He also prosecuted Medicaid fraud cases and renegotiated gas rates increases.
In August, 2009, Conway launched the Prescription Drug Diversion Task Force, targeting prescription drug trafficking, overprescribing physicians, and illegal out-of-state pharmacies. The Task Force also conducted police training statewide.
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Kicking Ass for Kentucky
In March of 2009, Jack worked in a bi-partisan manner and successfully lobbied the Kentucky State Legislature to unanimously pass comprehensive cyber safety legislation. This effort helps the Office of the Attorney protect children from online predators and brings Kentucky’s laws up to date with changes in technology. Attorney General Conway is a member of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) cyber-safety task force, working with MySpace and Facebook to create parental safety controls, sweep sex offenders off these sites and develop age-verification software. To date, more than 90,000 registered sex offenders have been removed from MySpace thanks to the efforts of General Conway and his colleagues. In addition, Jack serves on NAAG’s Youth Access to Alcohol Committee, leading efforts to curb under-aged drinking.Attorney General Conway has kept his pledge to help fight illegal drugs in Kentucky communities. He created the state's first statewide prescription drug task force.
It participated in the largest bust in Kentucky's history, resulting in more than 500 indictments. He received the “Soaring Eagle” award from Operation Unlawful Narcotics Investigations, Treatment and Education (UNITE) for his efforts to fight prescription drug abuse. The Office of the Attorney General also received UNITE’s “Most Valuable Agency” award for its participation in joint investigations. Attorney General Conway is committed to protecting consumers. In July 2008, he launched an investigation into the wholesale price of gasoline in Kentucky. He has subpoenaed information from suppliers and refiners and asked the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice and the Office of Government Accountability to review the merger of Marathon and Ashland Oil. He levied fines against gas retailers that gouged after windstorms hit the state in 2008.
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Kentucky Senate Race
As a United States Senator, Jack has a plan to create jobs, cut the deficit, and restore accountability to Wall Street and Washington. Jack has a plan, which is estimated to create 731,000 jobs nationwide and 10,975 jobs in Kentucky through a combination of tax credits and small business lending. He has already identified $430 billion in savings that can be recouped for taxpayers by: shutting down offshore tax shelters and closing loopholes in the corporate tax code that encourage companies to invest and ship jobs overseas; making big pharmaceutical companies negotiate with Medicare for lower prices on prescription drugs; and eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare. Additionally, Jack will fight for Wall Street reform that puts taxpayers first, protects consumers, and cracks down on the big banks by preventing any institution from ever again becoming “too big to fail.”
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Jack Giving Rand Hell at Fancy Farm
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