John Schickel (born March 29, 1954) is an

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politician. He is a member of the

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, being first elected in 2008. Schickel earned an M.P.A. degree from

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. A retired

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, he served as a

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for over a decade, the Boone County

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from 1987 through 2001, and a

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for the Eastern District of Kentucky from 2002 through 2008. Senator Schickel has filed suit to overturn a $1000 (one thousand dollar) limit on undisclosed gifts to elected officials in Kentucky—as a violation of the

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and Fourteenth Amendments of the

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."Kentucky Republican state Senator: the First Amendment protects my right to receive bribes,"
Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing, 24 September 2015

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1954 births Living people Republican Party Kentucky state senators Northern Kentucky University alumni People from Union County, Kentucky 21st-century American politicians {{Kentucky-politician-stub