Crit Luallen
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Eugenia Crittenden Blackburn "Crit" Luallen (born July 21, 1952) is the current Auditor of Public Accounts for the Commonwealth of Kentucky
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. She graduated from Frankfort High School
before continuing on to study at Centre College
in Danville, Kentucky
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, culminating in her election to Auditor in 2003 and re-election in 2007.
on 6 November 2007. Louallen is not eligible to run for another term as Auditor.
Mitch McConnell
in the 2008 Election
before announcing her decision not to run but instead to remain as Auditor. She is currently considering a challenge to Senator McConnell in 2014.
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
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Early Life and Education
Luallen is a native of FrankfortFrankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...
. She graduated from Frankfort High School
Frankfort High School (Kentucky)
Frankfort High School is located at 328 Shelby Street in Frankfort, Kentucky. It is part of the Frankfort Independent School District which consists of Second Street School, Wilkinson Street School, and Frankfort High School. Notable graduates include George C. Wolfe, and the writer, Walter...
before continuing on to study at Centre College
Centre College
Centre College is a private liberal arts college in Danville, Kentucky, USA, a community of approximately 16,000 in Boyle County south of Lexington, KY. Centre is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution. Centre was founded by Presbyterian leaders, with whom it maintains a loose...
in Danville, Kentucky
Danville, Kentucky
Danville is a city in and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,218 at the 2010 census.Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boyle and Lincoln counties....
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Early Career
She has served the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky since 1974, starting with her service in Gov. Wendell Ford's executive cabinet. She worked in various other state government positions including Secretary of the Executive Cabinet under Governor Paul E. PattonPaul E. Patton
Paul Edward Patton was the 59th governor of Kentucky, serving from 1995 to 2003. Because of a 1992 amendment to the Kentucky Constitution, he was the first governor eligible to succeed himself in office since James Garrard in 1800...
, culminating in her election to Auditor in 2003 and re-election in 2007.
Kentucky Auditor
She was elected to the position of state auditor in November 2003 and was re-elected by a wide margin in the 2007 Kentucky State ElectionsKentucky state elections, 2007
The 2007 Kentucky elections for the statewide offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor of Public Accounts, Commissioner of Agriculture, Secretary of State, and State Treasurer were held on November 6, 2007...
on 6 November 2007. Louallen is not eligible to run for another term as Auditor.
Political Future
Luallen was considered a top contender for the Democratic nomination to challenge SenatorUnited States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr. is the senior United States Senator from Kentucky and the Republican Minority Leader.- Early life, education, and military service :...
in the 2008 Election
United States Senate elections, 2008
Elections for the United States Senate were held on November 4, 2008, with 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested. Thirty-three seats were regular elections; the winners were eligible to serve six-year terms from January 3, 2009, to January 3, 2015, as members of Senate Class II...
before announcing her decision not to run but instead to remain as Auditor. She is currently considering a challenge to Senator McConnell in 2014.