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Tom Smith (Kentucky Politician)
Tom O'Dell Smith (born November 20, 1958) is an American politician who has served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 86th House district since January 2021. His district includes Knox County, Kentucky, Knox County and part of Laurel County, Kentucky, Laurel County. He previously represented the district from 1991 to 1993, but he resigned following his conviction of extortion. He served 27 months in prison. Background Smith was born in Barbourville, Kentucky, and attended Williamsburg High School. Currently, Smith holds numerous business interests and works as a consultant. Political career Operation Crabgrass During the early 1990s, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) launched Operation Boptrot, Operation BOPTROT in an effort to investigate allegations of corruption involving the Kentucky General Assembly, state legislature of Kentucky. Alongside BOPTROT, the FBI also initiated Operation C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Stewart (politician)
Jim Stewart III (born October 21, 1958) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives who represented district 86 from 1997 to 2021. He did not seek reelection in 2020. Elections *2012 Stewart was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 12,079 votes. *1994 Stewart ran in the District 86 three-way 1994 Republican Primary but lost to Elbert Hampton, who was unopposed for the November 8, 1994 General election. *1996 Stewart challenged Representative Hampton in the 1996 Republican Primary and won, and won the November 5, 1996 General election against Democratic nominee Denver Jackson. *1998 Stewart was unopposed for the 1998 Republican Primary and won the November 3, 1998 General election against Democratic nominee Patrick Hauser. *2000 Stewart was unopposed for the 2000 Republican Primary and won the November 7, 2000 General election with 8,454 votes (68.3%) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |