KY State Executive Branch
Attorney General Jack Conway (D)- In November 2007, voters elected Jack Conway as the 49th Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Jack is committed to working with local leaders and law-enforcement officers to make Kentucky a safer place to live, work and raise a family. As Attorney General, Jack pledges to support prosecutors, advocate for consumers, protect the environment, vigorously prosecute child predators, crack down on internet crimes, work with educators to keep our schools safe, and to create partnerships that will keep drugs out of our cities and towns. Prior to his election, Jack worked as a private attorney. He also spent six years in senior-level cabinet positions in former Kentucky Governor Paul Patton’s administration. Jack worked closely with lawmakers to craft comprehensive school-safety legislation, helped author legislation that imposed and enforced tougher sentences on violent offenders, and developed legislation that improved water quality and addressed environmental concerns. Jack Conway was born and raised in Louisville and is a graduate of St. Xavier High School. He holds an undergraduate degree in public policy studies from Duke University. While in college, he studied at Cambridge University in England. He graduated with honors from the National Law Center at George Washington University. While in Washington, D.C., he worked with the U.S. Attorney’s office on criminal justice issues and for the House Banking Committee. Jack is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association and the Louisville Bar Association. He previously served on the boards of the Muhammad Ali Center, the Louisville Library Foundation, and the African American Heritage Center. Jack is married to Elizabeth Davenport Conway.
KY Secretary of State Trey Grayson (R)- Secretary of State Trey Grayson was elected to office in November of 2003 in his first run for political office and at the time of his election was the youngest Secretary of State in the country. In 2007, he became one of only two Republican state-wide elected constitutional officers to win a second consecutive term in modern history. Since taking office, Grayson has quickly become a national leader in elections, civics, business services, and government innovation. Grayson has modernized the Office of the Secretary of State by bringing more services online, enhanced Kentucky’s election laws through several legislative packages, and revived the civic mission of schools in Kentucky by leading the effort to restore civics education in the classroom. Secretary Grayson’s colleagues have asked him to serve in a variety of prominent national leadership positions, most notably as as Treasurer of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) and as the past chair of the Republican Association of Secretaries of State. A former chair of the NASS Elections committee, vice-chair of the NASS committee on voter participation, and NASS representative on the Council of State Government Executive Committee, Grayson also serves on the NASS standing committee on business services and the NASS executive committee. Grayson is currently a co-chair of the NASS Presidential Primary subcommittee where he serves as a national authority on Presidential Primary Reform. Secretary Grayson has been recognized as one of the top new leaders in the United States. In 2005, he was selected for the inaugural class of the Aspen-Rodel Fellowships in Public Leadership which recognizes the nation’s top young elected officials. In 2004, The Council of State Governments selected him to participate in the prestigious Toll Fellowship Program, and he was recognized at the 2004 Republican National Convention by United Leaders as a “Rising Star” in the Republican Party. Secretary Grayson graduated with honors from Harvard College (A.B., Government, 1994) and from the University of Kentucky (J.D. 1998, M.B.A., 1998) where he was one of the first Kentucky MBA scholars and one of the first two Bert Combs Scholars, the College of Law’s top scholarship. Prior to his election, he was an attorney with Greenebaum Doll & McDonald and Keating, Muething & Klekamp, where he focused on estate planning and corporate law. Secretary Grayson has served on the boards of a number of non-profit organizations, including the Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program, the Commonwealth Fund for KET, the Kentucky Symphony, the Kentucky Advocates for Higher Education, the New Hope Center, the Connect Kentucky steering committee, the Global Center of Greater Cincinnati Advisory Committee and the Kentucky Workforce Investment Board. He is a 2002 graduate of Leadership Kentucky and a 2000 graduate of Leadership Northern Kentucky. He is also a founding member of Legacy, a young professional organization in Northern Kentucky. In Kentucky, some of his notable honors include his selection as one of forty-four “Kentucky Leaders for the New Century” by the Kentucky Press Association and the Shakertown Roundtable, and as an Outstanding Young Kentuckian by the Kentucky Jaycees. Secretary Grayson is a fifth generation Kentuckian and lifelong resident of Northern Kentucky. With his election, Grayson became the first Northern Kentuckian to be elected to an existing statewide constitutional office since 1919, and during his inaugural race, he was endorsed by every newspaper editorial board in Kentucky that made endorsements for Secretary of State. Grayson is married to the former Nancy Humphrey of Lexington. Mrs. Grayson currently serves a number of statewide and community organizations including the Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, the Northern Kentucky Montessori Center, and the Family Nurturing Center, an organization dedicated to ending the cycle of child abuse. The Graysons currently reside in Boone County with their two daughters, Alex and Kate.
KY Treasurer Todd Hollenbach (D)- is a native of Jefferson County where he resides with his wife Rosemarie and their two sons, Jacob (13) and Reiss (11). Todd graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1982 and earned a Law Degree from the University of Louisville in 1985. Todd Hollenbach has a distinguished record of public service that includes his position as a Commissioner with the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. As a Commissioner, Hollenbach worked diligently to insure that the rights of all Kentuckians were protected regardless of race, religion, age or gender. His reputation for fair dealing and hard work earned him a position on the bi-partisan Blue Ribbon Commission convened to investigate the Merit Hiring System. The Kentucky State Treasurer is the chief elected financial officer of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and serves on important boards dealing with state investments, teachers retirement, college savings plans and the Kentucky Lottery. The Office of the State Treasury functions as the clearinghouse for revenues flowing into state government and is responsible for processing billions of dollars in checks and cash annually. As Treasurer, Todd Hollenbach will work to streamline internal accounting procedures, modernize office technology and improve customer service. In addition, Hollenbach will push legislative and educational initiatives to crackdown on predatory lending practices and to better prepare Kentuckians to safeguard their own financial interests.
KY Auditor Crit Luallen (D)- was elected the Commonwealth of Kentucky's forty seventh Auditor of Public Accounts in November of 2003. In 2007 she was re-elected with nearly 60% of the vote. Ms. Luallen won statewide office on her first foray into elective politics after a distinguished career in public service. Her service began in 1974 as a campaign staff member to Wendell Ford and culminated in her nearly seven years as Secretary of the Governor's Executive Cabinet, then the highest appointed position in Kentucky state government. As Secretary of the Executive Cabinet, Crit Luallen was the chief operating officer of Kentucky, with responsibility for over 35,000 full – time employees and a budget of $17 billion. Luallen also served as State Budget Director, Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, Secretary of the Kentucky Tourism Cabinet, Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of the Arts, and Special Assistant to the Governor. She also spent four years in Louisville and served as President of the Greater Louisville Economic Development Partnership, a regional economic development agency. In 2001 Luallen was awarded the National Excellence in Leadership Award by Women Executives in State Government. During her years of service to Kentucky, Ms. Luallen was pivotal in many of the Commonwealth's greatest accomplishments. She played a key role in developing and securing passage of the historic Higher Education Reforms of 1997 and the Early Childhood Development initiative. Ms. Luallen chaired EMPOWER Kentucky, a government efficiency initiative that produced savings to Kentucky taxpayers of $600 million. She helped develop the Agricultural Development Board that determines the uses of Kentucky's tobacco settlement funds and she chaired Kentucky's Homeland Security Team. In response to allegations of wrongdoing in the Transportation Cabinet, Ms. Luallen spearheaded the creation of an Office of Inspector General. Ms. Luallen also played a leadership role in developing the Governor's School for the Arts, the Kentucky Information Highway, the Kentucky History Center, the Northern Kentucky Convention Center, and the expansion of the Commonwealth Convention Center in Louisville. During her tenure as State Auditor, the Office has uncovered millions of dollars in government fraud and questionable expenditures, leading to the prosecution of several public officials. In an effort to ensure government efficiency and protect taxpayers, the office has expanded the use of performance auditing and special investigations. The Glasgow Daily Times praised Luallen as a “skilled administrator with extensive, honorable government experience.” 1 The Lexington Herald – Leader said she “earned a reputation as a skilled administrator with high standards for her and state employees.”2 The Courier Journal pointed to the bipartisan support of Luallen’s “skills and contributions.” 3 Luallen is a native of Frankfort, a graduate of Centre College where she serves on the Board of Trustees and is married to Lynn Luallen, retired CEO of the Kentucky Housing Corporation and current president of The Louisville Housing Partnership.
