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Adair County native Hilda Legg files for Secretary of State

Candidacy stirs hopes in Adair County. "I met with her Friday," CJE Ann Melton said. "I'm really excited and will do everything I can to promote her candidacy. I think I'm speaking for most Adair Countians when I say Hilda Legg's election as the next Secretary of State will be a great honor for Adair County."

Hilda Legg, a native of Knifley, Adair County, and a graduate of Adair County High School, Campbellsville University, and Western Kentucky University, filed for the Republican nomination for Kentucky Secretary of State in Frankfort, KY, today, Monday, January 24, 2011.

Legg is the daughter of the late Chester Howard Humphress, a highly respected Republican political leader in the Knifley area, and a long time member of the Adair County Board of Education.

She has served as the first CEO of the Centre for Rural Development in Somerset, KY, and held high positions in the administration of President Ronald Reagan.

Her current address is 130 Kent Haven Drive, Somerset, KY. As of the 3:28pmCT, today, Legg faces one opponent in the Republican primary, Bill Johnson, 200 Georgetown Circle, Elkton, Todd Co., KY.

Two Democrats are in the race, Alison Lundergan Grimes, 628 West High ST, Lexington, KY, and Elaine N. Walker, 1303 State Street, Bowling Green, KY.Walker was recently appointed by Gov. Steve Beshear to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Trey Grayson.




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Hilda Legg at opening of The Centre for Rural Development



2011-01-24 - Photo The Center Staff Photo.
Adair Countian Hilda Legg filed papers today, Monday, January 24, 2011, for the Republican nomination for Kentucky Secretary of State. She has been in many high leadership roles, including being the CEO to launch the Centre for Rural Development in Somerset, KY. Above, she's flanked by then Gov. Paul Patton, left, and Fifth District Representative Hal Rogers at the opening of The Center in July, 1996.

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