David E. Boswell is a former Democratic

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 member of the Kentucky Senate

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, having represented the 8th District from 1990 to 2011. Earlier he was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives

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 from 1978 through 1983. He was the 2008 Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District, and lost to Republican

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 nominee Brett Guthrie

Brett Guthrie

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. The congressional seat became open because of the retirment of Republican Ron Lewis

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.

Boswell's 2008 campaign was endorsed by Democrats for Life of America

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. although the National Right to Life Committee

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 (generally considered the flagship right-to-life organization in the United States) endorsed his opponent, Guthrie.

Boswell lost his 2010 bid for State Senate re-election to Republican businessman Joe Bowen, the owner of Bowen Tire Company in Owensboro

Owensboro, Kentucky

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, Kentucky.

External links

• Kentucky Legislature - Senator David Boswell's official government site
• David Boswell for Kentucky - official campaign site
• Project Vote Smart - Senator David Boswell's profile
• Follow the Money - David E Boswell
  • 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 1994 State Senate campaign contributions
• KentuckyVotes.org - Sen. David E. Boswell bills introduced and voting record