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Dennis Parrett's Biography

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Full Name:

Dennis L. Parrett

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Lisa; 3 Children: Devan, Dayna, Kristen

Birth Date:

10/30/1959

Home City:

Elizabethtown, KY

Religion:

Catholic

BS, Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, 1981

Minority Whip, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, 2017-2022

Senator, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 10, 2010-2022

Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 10, 2020

Former Member, Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Kentucky State Senate

Former Member, Area Development District Working Group, Kentucky State Senate

Former Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Finance, and Public Protection, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Finance, and Public Protection, Kentucky State Senate

Former Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation, Kentucky State Senate

Former Member, Enrollment Committee, Kentucky State Senate

Member, Hardin County Magisterial District Reapportionment Commission

Former Member, Subcommittee on Equine Issues, Kentucky State Senate

Co-Owner, Cecilia Farm Service, 1988-present

Owner, KY Crop Insurance Limited Liability Company

Member, Board of Directors, Agribusiness Association of Kentucky

Former Member, Board of Directors, Elizabethtown/Hardin County Chamber of Commerce

Co-Chair, Central Kentucky Farm Expo

Former Member, Hardin County Agriculture Development Board

Former Member, Hardin County Board of Adjustments

Chair, Hardin County Conservation District

Member, Hardin County Democratic Executive Committee

Former Member, Hardin County Extension District Board

Board Member, Hardin County Farm Bureau

Chair, Hardin County Farm City Day

President, Hardin County Pork Procedures

Founding Member/Treasurer, Hardin County Regional Farmers Market Foundation

Former Member, Hardin County Solid Waste Advisory Council

Former Member, Kentucky Council of Agriculture

Member/Chair, Kentucky Future Farmers Association Foundation

Member, Kentucky Retail Federation Board of Directors

Member, Kentucky Retail Federation Insurance Agency Board of Directors

President, Lincoln Trail Agriculture Alumni Association

Member/Chair, North Central Education Foundation

Chair, Saint James School Board

Member, Saint John Catholic Church

President, University of Kentucky Agriculture Alumni Association

President, West Hardin Alumni Association

Member, YMCA Founder and Steering Committees

Awards:

Hardin County Farm Bureau Distinguished Service Award
Hardin County Schools Distinguished Alumni
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Outstanding Alumnus

Favorite Quote:

"A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position." - John Maxwell

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