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