Jack Conway

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Jack Conway
Kentucky Attorney General
Incumbent
Assumed office
2007
Current term ends
2011
Political party Democrat
Website Official Kentucky Attorney General website

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Jack Conway (born July 5, 1969, in Louisville, Kentucky) is the current Democratic Attorney General of Kentucky. He is running for the United States Senate against Republican incumbent Jim Bunning in November 2010. [1]

Education

  • Bachelor's degree, Duke University (1991)
  • Juris Doctorate degree, George Washington University (1995)

Professional experience

In the midst of his pursuit for a law degree, Conway worked as a legislative aide to the United States House Banking Committee, remaining there until 1997. Simultaneously, beginning in 1995, he served as both legal counsel and deputy cabinet secretary for Kentucky Governor Paul Patton. In 2001, he entered the private sector as an attorney in the law firm of Conliffe, Sandman, & Sullivan.

Political career

Conway ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District in 2002, narrowly losing out to Republican incumbent Anne Northup. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) tried to convince him to run for the same seat two years later, but he declined the offer.

Other roles

  • Member, Kentucky Bar Association (1995-present)
  • Member, Lousiville Bar Association (1998-present)
  • Member, Leadership Louisville Foundation (2000-present)

ACORN

See also: Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now

The June 2008 Survey and Scorecard report published by the embattled liberal political organization, ACORN, gave Conway an A- letter grade. The report was published to shine the spotlight on state attorney generals "leading the fight to protect homeowners from joining the flood of Americans losing their homes to foreclosure," so says the group. [2] The grade distributed to the individual attorney generals "generally broke down along party lines," with the exception of Louisiana's Buddy Caldwell. [3]

Campaign contributions

2007 Race for Attorney General - Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $1,499,131
Total Raised by Primary Opponent $92,877
Total Raised by Gen. Election Opponent $346,229
Top 5 Contributors Kentucky DNC $124,781 (8.32% of Total)
Jack Conway for Attorney General $37,354 (2.49%)
Arthur Walker $2,500 (0.17%)
Phoebe Wood $2,000 (0.13%)
Joseph Satterley $2,000 (0.13%)
Individuals v. Institutions $1,177,884 (78.6%)
$80,530 (5.4%)
In v. Outside State $1,332,861 (88.9%)
$165,090 (11%)

Electoral history

2007

2007 Race for Attorney General - Democratic Primary Election [4]
Candidates Percentage
Jack Conway (D) 71.9%
Robert V. Bullock (D) 28.1%
Total votes 296,907
2007 Race for Attorney General - General Election [5]
Candidates Percentage
Jack Conway (D) 60.5%
Stan Lee (R) 39.5%
Total votes 1,012,292

Family life

Conway currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife, Elizabeth Davenport, and their daughter, Eva. He is also a practicing Roman Catholic.

Contact Information

Office of the Attorney General
Capitol Suite 118
700 Capitol Avenue
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-3449

Phone: 502-696-5300
Fax: 502-564-2894
E-mail: attorney.general@ag.ky.gov

External links

References

  1. ↑ Politico "Kentucky AG Jack Conway will challenge Bunning" 9 April, 2009
  2. ↑ ACORN "Attorneys General Take Action: Real Leadership in Fighting Foreclosures" June 2008
  3. ↑ Majority in Mississippi "Jim Hood Received An “A” From ACORN In 2008" 17 Sept. 2009
  4. ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections - 2007 Primary Election Results
  5. ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections - 2007 General Election Results


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Preceded by
Greg Stumbo 		Kentucky Attorney General
2008–present 		Succeeded by
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