Lawrence E. Forgy, known as Larry Forgy (born 1939), is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 politician

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 and former candidate for office from Lexington

Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...

, Kentucky

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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Forgy ran for Governor of Kentucky

Governor of Kentucky

The Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of government in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Fifty-six men and one woman have served as Governor of Kentucky. The governor's term is four years in length; since 1992, incumbents have been able to seek re-election once...

 in 1991

Kentucky gubernatorial election, 1991

The 1991 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1991. Incumbent Governor Wallace G. Wilkinson was unable to seek a second term due to term limits, creating an open seat. The Democratic nominee, Lieutenant Governor Brereton C. Jones, defeated Republican nominee and U.S....

 but lost in the Republican primary to then U.S. Representative Larry Hopkins

Larry Hopkins

Larry Jones Hopkins represented Kentucky's Sixth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 1991 and lost to Brereton C. Jones....

, also of Lexington. Forgy again ran for governor in 1995

Kentucky gubernatorial election, 1995

The 1995 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1995. Incumbent Governor Brereton C. Jones chose not to run for a second term, creating an open seat. The Democratic nominee, Lieutenant Governor Paul E. Patton, defeated Republican nominee Larry Forgy to win his first term as...

, having been defeated by Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

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 Paul E. Patton

Paul E. Patton

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. Forgy later ran unsuccessfully for the Kentucky Supreme Court

Kentucky Supreme Court

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, having been defeated by James E. Keller

James E. Keller

James E. Keller is a native of Harlan, Kentucky, United States. He received his undergraduate degree from Eastern Kentucky University. In 1966, he graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law before entering into private practice from 1969 until 1976.He was elected to serve as a...

 in a special election in 1999. He was reportedly considering running in the United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2008‎, but he did not file as a candidate for the office, held by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell

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 of Jefferson County

Jefferson County, Kentucky

As of the census of 2000, there were 693,604 people, 287,012 households, and 183,113 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 305,835 housing units at an average density of...

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Forgy was Bryan Coffman's co-chair when Coffman ran unsuccessfully for Central Kentucky's 6th congressional district

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 in 2004. Forgy's previous experience includes working as an attorney

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 and serving as President of the Health Kentucky non-profit organization. Forgy is a former Republican National Committeeman for Kentucky, the Kentucky Chair for Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

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's successful presidential election bids, Vice Chair of Kentucky Council Higher Education, Chairman of Finance Committee of University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky

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 Board of Trustee

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s, and the General counsel

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 and Budget Director for the Commonwealth for the late Governor Louie B. Nunn

Louie B. Nunn

Louie Broady Nunn was the 52nd governor of Kentucky. Elected in 1967, he was the first Republican elected to that office since Simeon Willis in 1943 and the last to hold it until the election of Ernie Fletcher in 2003....

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Forgy attended the University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky

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, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta

Delta Tau Delta

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 social fraternity. He transferred to The George Washington University, where he received both a bachelor's and law degree. While in law school at GWU, Forgy became friends with Democratic U.S. Senator Harry Reid

Harry Reid

Harry Mason Reid is the senior United States Senator from Nevada, serving since 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been the Senate Majority Leader since January 2007, having previously served as Minority Leader and Minority and Majority Whip.Previously, Reid was a member of the U.S...

 of Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

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