Two candidates for the selection of the republican nomination to run against a democrat in an upcoming special election have provided the Young Republicans with short bios. The executive meeting meets tonight at the Warren Co Courthouse at 6pm. This meeting is open to the public. Ed Mills, former business manager from General Motors, is also seeking nomination. No bio was available for Mills.

J. Marshal Hughes

Personal
J. Marshall is a partner in Hughes & Coleman Law Firm, Businessman and Farmer
Married to Judith Given Hughes, daughter of the late Ken Given, the first “voice of the Hilltoppers.” Judi is a graduate of Indiana University, B.S. and Western Kentucky University, M.A. and is a present member of the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents. Children are Terri Lewis (Mrs. Tom Lewis) and Jay Hughes. Grandchildren are T.R., Phelps and John Gibson Lewis.

Education
College High Elementary
Greenville Elementary and High School
Western Kentucky University, B.A.
Indiana University School of Law, Juris Doctor
Church Affiliation
Christ Episcopal Church

Memberships
Masonic Lodge, Shriners, Kentucky Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Cousteau Society, National Geographic Society, Elks Lodge, Moose Lodge, North American Hunting Club (life member), Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, National Parks and Conservation Association, Ducks Unlimited (life member), Quail Unlimited, Quail Forever, National Rifle Association (life member), National Association of Underwater Divers, Fraternal Order of Police, Order of Kentucky Colonels, Bowling Green – Warren County Chamber of Commerce, Butler County Chamber of Commerce, Western Kentucky University Hilltopper Athletic Foundation

Community Activities
Former Member of Kentucky Bar Association Ethics Committee and Office Management Committee, Former Coach of Little League Baseball, Youth Soccer, Youth Basketball and Karate Youth Instructor
Past Board Memberships:
YMCA of Bowling Green
Friends of Lost River
Camp Joy Baptist Summer Camp
Bowling Green Housing Authority
Bowling Green – Warren County Jaycees
Boys Club of Bowling Green

Other Areas of Importance:
• Ken and Helen Given Scholarship Founder
• Hughes Kirkpatric Scholarship Founder
• J. Marshall and Judi Hughes Theater at the L&N Train Depot, Bowling Green
• Co-Founder, Kids Are Special, a non-profit child safety program sponsored by Hughes & Coleman. Kids Are Special promotes fingerprinting of children for identification purposes and encourages bicycle safety through the sale of certified bicycle helmets at below cost.
• Co-Founder of Hope Blooms, a daffodil garden located in Bowling Green. The daffodils symbolize hope for cancer patients, cancer survivors, and their families across Warren County. Daffodils, one of the first flowers to bloom every spring, symbolize hope for a cancer free world.
• Co-Founder, Arrive Alive, a program that reaches into the schools of south central Kentucky. This program brings a level of awareness to children in our area about the dangers of driving or riding with someone under the influence of alcohol. It also encourages teens and parents to sign a pledge not to drink and drive.


David Graham

I have dedicated my life to public service, teaching in Kentucky schools for seventeen years, the last ten here in Warren County. Now I hope to continue that service in the General Assembly as State Senator for Warren and Butler Counties. I grew up working on our family dairy farm in Taylor County, studied in Lexington and Murray, and taught in Calvert City and Edmonton before settling here in Warren County. I am convinced that our state government can operate more efficiently while providing basic services for our citizens, including a world-class education for our children. I am committed to the core values of the Republican party, and look forward to serving the people of Warren and Butler Counties.

Professional Experience
Band Director, Warren Central High School, 1999 - present
The Dragon Band maintains an active performance schedule, and has been awarded numerous honors. Under my direction, the band has performed in London, Orlando, New York and Atlanta. I have served on the Site Based Decision Making Council four years, serving as chair during our 2007 principal selection process. Through teaching Arts and Humanities classes, supervision duties, and performances at school athletic events, I have had contact with practically every student at Warren Central these last ten years.
District Festival Manager, Kentucky Music Educators Association, 2007 - present
I am responsible for scheduling events, hiring judges, and managing Solo and Ensemble Festival and Concert Band
& Orchestra Festival for the 35 schools in the Bowling Green District.
Band Director, Metcalfe County High School, 1995 - 1999
In Metcalfe County, I taught primarily at the high school, adding the middle school band program my last two years. I was elected to the SBDM for two years, serving as chair during the principal selection process in 1997.
Minister of Music, Edmonton Baptist Church, 1996 - 1999
Band Director, North Marshall Middle School, 1992 - 1995
Intern, U.S. Representative Larry Hopkins Field Office, Fall 1988
I performed administrative and clerical work one morning a week in Congressman Hopkins’ field office.
Intern, Legislative Research Commission, 1988
I worked as a proofreader and clerical worker three afternoons a week during the 1988 General Assembly session.

Education
Western Kentucky University, Masters in Music Education, 2000
Murray State University, Bachelors in Music Education, 1992
Transylvania University, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 1989
Taylor County High School, 1985

Personal
My wife, Becky O’Rourke Graham, is a Bowling Green High and Western Kentucky University graduate, and teaches band at Moss Middle School. We live in Rockfield with our four children, Megan, Ben, James Patrick, and Will, and are members of Rich Pond Baptist Church, where I serve as Deacon and coordinate our Fine Arts Academy