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Kentucky Chamber of Commerce

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The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is a business-oriented advocacy group, lobbying for the progress of Kentucky businesses. The Kentucky Chamber has existed for over 70 years. It is a non-partisan organization and is not affiliated with federal, state or local governments. The Kentucky Chamber is an affiliate of the United States Chamber of Commerce. Its headquarters are located in Frankfort, Kentucky.

The Kentucky Chamber is the state's largest business organization in spends more money than any other lobbying organization statewide on a yearly basis [Source: Lexington Herald-Leader]..[1]

Priorities[edit]

In 2015, The Kentucky Chamber released a publication outlining Four Pillars for Prosperity [2] cthat are ritical to Kentucky's future. 1. A Healthy, Skilled Workforce 2. Sustainable State Government 3. 21st Century Infrastructure 4. Aggressive Job Creation

The Chamber's diverse business policy initiatives [3] converge upon one goal: a healthy, vibrant Kentucky economy.The Kentucky Chamber actively engages in advocacy efforts including education policy, workforce development, health care, infrastructure, taxes, and among other issues that make Kentucky a more competitive state.

Membership[edit]

The Kentucky Chamber comprises several local chambers of commerce from across the Commonwealth. Member organizations include Commerce Lexington [4], Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce [5], and Greater Louisville Inc.. There are over 80 local chambers of commerce across the state of Kentucky.

Financial support[edit]

The Kentucky Chamber receives financial support from numerous Kentucky businesses, entities and corporations. Supporters and investors include businesses from every industry sector from fortune 500 companies to family-owned businesses: UPS, Ford, Toyota, Houchens Industries, AT&T, Humana, LG&E and KU, Brown-Forman, Beam Suntory and many others.

Past board chairmen[edit]

At any time, members of the Kentucky Chamber Board of Directors can be found on the Kentucky Chamber's website.[6]

  • Earl R. Muir – 1946-47
  • Barney Lenihan – 1948-49
  • J. Stephen Watkins – 1949-50
  • Norman A. Chrisman – 1950-51
  • Sheridan C. Barnes – 1951-52
  • David F. Cocks – 1952-53
  • Dewey Daniel – 1953-54
  • Joseph A. Getzow – 1954-55
  • Rexford S. Blazer – 1955-56
  • Barney A. Tucker – 1956-57
  • Ernest R. Mitchell – 1957-58
  • Maurice K. Henry – 1958-59
  • Thomas A. Ballantine – 1959-60
  • Raymond D. Wallace – 1960-61
  • Smith D. Broadbent -1961-62
  • Harry J. Huether – 1962-63
  • C. Hunter Green – 1963-64
  • G. J. Tankersley – 1964-65
  • Grant McDonald – 1965-66
  • John W. Woods, Jr. – 1966-67
  • Mark B. Davis – 1967-68
  • Golladay LaMotte – 1968-69
  • Leroy M. Miles – 1969-70
  • John T. Acree – 1970-71
  • William H. Neal - 1971-72
  • Keith E. Davis – 1972-73
  • J. Ed McConnell – 1973-74
  • O.T. Dorton – 1974-75
  • John Reisz – 1975-76
  • Albert E. Dix – 1976-77
  • John B. Clarke – 1977-78
  • Charles Beach, Jr. – 1978-79
  • Lynwood Schrader – 1979-80
  • Dan L. Coleman – 1980-81
  • Robert C. Carter – 1981-82
  • Edwin J. Hengelbrok – 1982-83
  • Frank Justice – 1983-84
  • John L.G. Richards – 1984-85
  • Richard K. Boyd, Jr. – 1985-86
  • Burl Wells Spurlock – 1986-87
  • Earl R. Fischer – 1987-88
  • Bruce C. Cotton – 1988-89
  • Billy Harper – 1989-90
  • Nelda Barton-Collings – 1990-91
  • Wm. T. Robinson III – 1991-92
  • Charles E. Johnson – 1992-93
  • Douglas M. Lester – 1993-94
  • T. William Samuels, Jr. -1994-95
  • C.C. Howard Gray -1995-96
  • Andrew C. Meko – 1996-97
  • Michael N. Harreld – 1997-98
  • John S. Turner – 1998-99
  • Lyle S. Hanna – 1999-2000
  • E. Pete Rutledge – 2000-01
  • Tom Zawacki – 2001-02
  • James D. Lacy – 2001-03
  • Charles S. Lavelle – 2003-04[7]
  • Jean Hale – 2004-05[8]
  • Wayne Martin – 2005-06[9]
  • Craig Guess – 2006-07[10]
  • Jude Thompson – 2007-08[11]
  • Job Turner – 2008-09[12]
  • William J. Jones – 2009-10[13]
  • Deb Moessner – 2010-11[14]
  • Luther Deaton, Jr. – 2011-12[15]
  • Jim Booth – 2012-13 [16]
  • Elizabeth McCoy – 2013-14[17]
  • Wil James – 2014-15[18]
  • Kevin Canafax[19] – 2015-16
  • Bill Lear[20] – 2016-17
  • Joe Craft – 2017-18
  • Paul Thompson[21] – 2018-19

References[edit]

  1. Cheves, John. "$7.5 million spent lobbying Kentucky legislature; see who spent the most". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. Four Pillars for Prosperity
  3. business policy initiatives
  4. Commerce Lexington
  5. Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
  6. ttp://www.kychamber.com
  7. Charles S. Lavelle
  8. Jean Hale
  9. Wayne Martin
  10. Craig Guess
  11. Jude Thompson
  12. Job Turner
  13. William J. Jones
  14. Deb Moessner
  15. Luther Deaton
  16. Jim Booth
  17. Elizabeth McCoy
  18. Wil James
  19. Kevin Canafax
  20. Bill Lear
  21. Paul Thompson


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