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Steve Beshear speaks 8th in CU gubernatorial candidate forums By Joan C. McKinney, director of university communications Campbellsville University will host Democratic candidate Steve Beshear, former lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, as the eighth and last in a series of gubernatorial candidate forums at 4pm, Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at The Gheens Recital Hall in the Gosser Fine Arts Center. The sessions are sponsored by CUs Kentucky Heartland Institute on Public Policy (KHIPP) and Team Taylor County. John Chowning said all of the major candidates have been asked to participate in the forums. Chowning is vice president for church and external relations at CU and executive assistant to the president who is the founder of KHIPP. Each event is open to the public. Chowning said each of the candidates will also be featured on his TV-4 television show, Dialogue on Public Issues which is shown on Monday and Wednesdays at 1:30pm ET, Mondays at 6:30pmET. and Wednesdays at 7pmET The Beshear interview will be aired on Comcast Cable 10 on Monday, May 7 and Wednesday, May 9. We at Campbellsville University and at Team Taylor County are honored to be able to host these gubernatorial forums, said Chowning. Our goal is to allow the public to listen to the major candidates, hear their goals and platforms, and then make educated judgments on who to vote for in May. We also deeply appreciate the financial support of our local banks who are helping underwrite the costs of the series of candidate forums. Announcements will be made on each candidate forum during the series. We invite everyone to come hear these candidates and to watch the show on our TV-4, said Chowning. For more information on the events, contact Chowning at (270) 789-5520 or at jechowning@campbellsville.edu.Beshear campaign bioBeshear is a businessman, attorney, public official and civic advocate. A native of Dawson Springs in Hopkins County, Beshear was one of five children of a Baptist minister and a mother who was dedicated to her community. Following Dawson Springs High School, Beshear graduated from the University of Kentucky and its College of Law both with highest honors. He was elected student body president during his third undergraduate year. Beshear became a Spec 4 enlisted man in the Army Reserve as an intelligence analyst and carried out certain Judge Advocate General duties.While at UK, he met his future wife, Jane, who grew up in Bowling Green and Lexington. They have two sons and a grandson. Jeff is a veterinarian and small business owner. He, his wife, Emily, and their son, Nicholas, live in Virginia. Andy, an attorney, resides in Louisville with his wife, Britainy. Beshears various civic activities include such organizations as Commerce Lexington Inc., the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation, Gods Pantry Food Bank, Bluegrass Tomorrow, the Kentucky World Trade Center, and the UK College of Law Visiting Committee. As Lt. Governor, with Gov. Martha Layne Collins, he created and headed the Kentucky Tomorrow Commission. As a State Representative, Beshears legislation and attention to detail resulted in the modernization and more than doubling of neo-natal capacities at the University of Kentucky Hospital. Another example was his involvement in the referendum reforming the Kentucky Judicial System, which received wide spread voter approval as citizens endorsed the more modern legal structure he helped create. As Attorney General, Beshear cracked down on statewide food stamp fraud. He also gave citizens the opportunity to file consumer protection complaints in their respective communities rather than being burdened with old policies and bureaucratic delays. In this role as chief consumer advocate, he also fought and won to hold down utility rates as well. Following government service, as a respected attorney plus senior executive of a multi-state law firm. This story was posted on 2007-04-26 13:15:13
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