Julian Carroll's Political Career

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In this short paper, I will be discussing the Kentucky political figure, currently a sitting senator and former governor Julian Carroll. First I will discuss his background which will include his early life up to his start in politics. Second I will discuss how he started his political career and then move into talking about his how he and his administration changed Kentucky. Lastly I will discuss his current political status and how I think he made differences in Kentucky.

First, I will discuss his background, which started when he was born on April 16, 1931 in McCracken County Kentucky. His parents were Elvie B. and Eva Heady Carroll. His father was a farmer and a tractor implement salesman, he also owned a garage. In 1937, the family moved to Heath Kentucky he attended Heath high school and was later elected student body president. After graduating high school Senator Carroll attended Paducah Junior College. In 1951, he and his girlfriend Charlann Harting were married and started their family of what would eventually be four children. One year later he graduated from Paducah Junior College with an associate of arts degree.

The Carroll family then packed up and moved to Lexington Kentucky, where he worked at the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation office. In 1954, he earned a bachelor’s of arts in political science degree from the University of Kentucky. He then would attend the University of Kentucky’s school of law where he earned his law degree in 1956. For the next five years he practice law as a military lawyer at Carswell Air Force Base in Texas, as well as serving with the Paducah law firm of Reed, Scent, Reed, and Walton before beginning his political career in 1961.

Next, I will discuss how he sta...

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...entucky into what it is today. I tried to make contact with Senator Carroll for this paper but he has failed to respond as of this time. He has been out of his office a great deal lately which could be a result of the recent death of his son a few weeks ago. In the event he does contact me I will incorporate his responses into this paper.

Works Cited

Reese, L. (2010, September 3). The Julian Carroll Story . In Kentucky Roll Call. Retrieved September 12, 2011, from http://kentuckyrollcall.blogspot.com/2010/09/julian-carroll-story.html

Harrison, L. H. (Ed.). (2004). Kentucky Governors (Updated ed., pp. 217-220). Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky.

Senator Juilian M. Carroll. (2005). In Kentucky Legislatuer . Retrieved September 13, 2011, from http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/S007.htm

Wilson, Ricahrd. Telephone interview. Sept. 2011

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