Congressional Directory for the 105th Congress (1997-1998), June 1997.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
KENTUCKY
(Population 1995, 3,860,000)
SENATORS
WENDELL H. FORD, Democrat, of Owensboro, KY; born in Daviess County,
KY, September 8, 1924; University of Kentucky; served in the U.S. Army,
1944-46, Kentucky National Guard, 1949-62; former partner, E.M. Ford and
Company Insurance; former chief assistant to the Governor of Kentucky;
State Senator, 1965-67; Lieutenant Governor, 1967-71; Governor, 1971-74;
president of the Kentucky and national Jaycees; Junior Chamber of
Commerce; chairman, National Democratic Governors Caucus, 1973-74;
member, Democratic National Committee, 1976; member of Carter-Mondale
Steering Committee and chairman of National Democratic Campaign
Committee, 1976; chairman, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee;
recipient of awards from the March of Dimes, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
U.S. National Guard Association, American Legion, Boy Scouts of America,
National Cancer Society, Kentucky Educational Television, Kentucky
Housing Corporation, National Association of Regional Councils, Kentucky
Council of Area Development Districts; son of the late Mr. and Mrs. E.M.
Ford; holds honorary degrees from Universities of Kentucky, Morehead,
Eastern Kentucky, Murray State, Kentucky Wesleyan, Spalding University,
Union College, and Brescia College; married the former Jean Neel, 1943;
two children: Shirley (Mrs. William Dexter) and Steven; five
grandchildren; assistant majority leader, 1991; committees: Commerce,
Science and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Rules and
Administration; Joint Committee on Printing; elected to the U.S. Senate,
November 5, 1974, for the term ending January 3, 1981; reelected to each
succeeding term; elected Democratic Whip on November 13, 1990; reelected
November 10, 1992, December 2, 1994, and December 3, 1996.
Office Listings
http://www.senate.gov/ford [email protected]
173A Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC
20510-1701............................................ 224-4343
Legislative Director.--Charles Smith.
Office Manager.--Robert Paxton.
Communications Director.--Meg Conlon.
Administrative Assistant.--Rob Mangas.
Executive Secretary.--Missy Smith.
Press Secretary.--Mark L. Day.
Room 1072, 600 Martin Luther King Jr. Place,
Louisville, KY 40202.................................. (502) 582-6251
Room 204, 343 Waller Avenue, Lexington, KY 40504....... (606) 233-2484
305 Federal Building, Owensboro, KY 42301.............. (502) 685-5158
19 U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Covington, KY 41011 (606) 491-7929
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MITCH McCONNELL, Republican, of Louisville, KY; born in Colbert
County, AL, February 20, 1942; graduated Manual High School, Louisville,
1960, president of the student body; B.A. with honors, University of
Louisville, 1964, president of the student council, president of the
student body of the College of Arts and Sciences; J.D., University of
Kentucky Law School, 1967, president of student bar association,
outstanding oral advocate; attorney, admitted to the Kentucky bar, 1967;
chief legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Marlow Cook, 1968-70; Deputy
Assistant U.S. Attorney General, 1974-75; elected judge/executive of
Jefferson County, KY, 1977, reelected 1981; president, Kentucky
Association of County Judge/Executives, 1982; named Outstanding Young
Man in Jefferson County, 1974; named Outstanding Young Man in Kentucky,
1977; named Conservationist of the Year by the League of Kentucky
Sportsmen, 1983; founder and chairman, Kentucky Task Force on Exploited
and Missing Children, 1982; cochairman, National Child Tragedies
Coalition, 1981; advisory board member, National Institute of Justice,
1982-84; appointed chairman of the Council of Elected Officials by
Republican National Committee Chairman Haley Barbour; member, Crescent
Hill Baptist Church, Louisville, KY; three children: Elly, Claire, and
Porter; married Elaine Chao, president of the United Way of America,
February 6, 1993; committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry;
Appropriations; Labor and Human Resources; Rules and Administration;
Joint Committee on Printing; elected to the U.S. Senate, November 6,
1984, for the term expiring January 3, 1991; reelected November 6, 1990,
for the term expiring January 3, 1997.
Office Listings
http://www.senate.gov/mcconnell
[email protected]
120 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC
20510-1702............................................ 224-2541
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Administrative Assistant.--Steven J. Law. FAX: 224-2499
Personal Secretary/Scheduler.--Susan Oursler.
Communications Director.--Mildred Cooper.
Gene Snyder Courthouse, 601 West Broadway, Suite 630,
Louisville, KY 40202.................................. (502) 582-6304
State Director.--Larry Cox.
1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 345, Fort Wright, KY 41011... (606) 578-0188
Suite N, 1501 South Main Street, London, KY 40740...... (606) 864-2026
Irving Cobb Building, 602 Broadway Street, Paducah, KY
42001................................................. (502) 442-4554
155 East Main, Room 210, Lexington, KY 40507........... (606) 252-1781
Federal Building, Room 102, 241 Main Street, Bowling
Green, KY 42101....................................... (502) 781-1673
REPRESENTATIVES
FIRST DISTRICT
EDWARD WHITFIELD, Republican, of Hopkinsville, KY; born in
Hopkinsville, May 25, 1943; graduated, Madisonville High School,
Madisonville, KY; B.S., University of Kentucky, Lexington, 1965; J.D.,
University of Kentucky, 1969; attended American University's Wesley
Theological Seminary, Washington, DC; first lieutenant, U.S. Army
Reserves, 1967-73; attorney, private practice, 1970-79; vice president,
CSX Corporation, 1979-90; admitted to bar: Kentucky, 1970, and Florida,
1993; began practice in 1970 in Hopkinsville, KY; member, Kentucky
House, 1973, one term; married to Constance Harriman Whitfield; one
child, Kate; elected to the 104th Congress; reelected to the 105th
Congress.
Office Listings
[email protected]
1541 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC
20515................................................. 225-3115
Administrative Director.--Rob Freeman.
Legislative Director.--Karen Long.
Press Secretary.--Ashley Hopkins.
Policy Director.--Larry Van Hoose.
First Floor, 317 West Ninth Street, Hopkinsville, KY
42240................................................. (502) 885-8079
Field Representative.--Michael Pape. FAX: 885-8598
P.O. Box 717, Monroe County Courthouse, Thompkinsville,
KY 42167.............................................. (502) 487-9509
Field Representative.--Sandy Simpson. FAX: 487-0019
Room 307, Municipal Building, 222 First Street,
Henderson, KY 42420................................... (502) 826-4180
Field Representative.--Neil Johnson. FAX: 826-6783
Room 104, 100 Fountain Avenue, Paducah, KY 42001....... (502) 442-6901
Field Representative.--Amy Bowland. FAX: 442-6805
Counties: Adair, Allen, Ballard, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle,
Christian, Clinton, Crittenden, Cumberland, Fulton, Graves,
Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, McCracken,
McLean, Marshall, Monroe, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Russell, Simpson,
Todd, Trigg, Union, and Webster. Population (1990), 614,226.
ZIP Codes: 42001-03, 42020-29, 42031-33, 42035-41, 42044-51, 42053-56,
42058-61, 42063-64, 42066, 42069-71, 42076, 42078-79, 42081-88,
42120, 42122, 42129 (part), 42133-35, 42140, 42153, 42155,
42157, 42164, 42167, 42170, 42201-02, 42204, 42206, 42209,
42211, 42215-17, 42219-21, 42223, 42232, 42234, 42236, 42240-41,
42251-52, 42254, 42256, 42261-62, 42265-68, 42273-76, 42280,
42283, 42286-88, 42320-28, 42330, 42332-33, 42337-39, 42343-45,
42347, 42349-50, 42352, 42354, 42357-58, 42361, 42365-67, 42369-
72, 42374, 42376, 42378, 42403-04, 42406, 42408-11, 42413,
42420, 42431, 42436-37, 42440-42, 42444-45, 42450-53, 42455-64,
42565, 42601-02, 42629, 42642, 42711, 42714-15, 42717, 42723
(part), 42728 (part), 42730, 42731 (part), 42735, 42741, 42742
(part), 42752-53, 42759, 42761, 42768
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SECOND DISTRICT
RON LEWIS, Republican, of Cecilia, KY; born in South Shore, KY,
September 14, 1946; graduated, McKell High School, 1964; B.A.,
University of Kentucky, 1969; M.A., higher education, Morehead State
University, 1981; U.S. Navy Officer Candidate School, 1972; laborer,
Morehead State, Armco Steel Corporation; Kentucky Highway Department,
Eastern State Hospital; sales for Ashland Oil; teacher, Watterson
College, 1980; minister, White Mills Baptist Church; named to the
National Security Committee (Military Procurement and Military Personnel
subcommittees) and Agriculture Committee (Risk Management and Specialty
Crops and Resource Conservation, Research, and Forestry subcommittees);
member, Elizabethtown Chamber of Commerce; past president, Hardin and
Larue County jail ministry; member, Serverus Valley Ministerial
Association; honored for his voting record by U.S. Term Limits, League
of Private Property Rights, Council for Citizens Against Government
Waste, National Federation of Inde
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pendent Business; named a ``Guardian of Seniors' Rights'' by Tax
Fairness for Seniors; cosponsored term limits legislation, welfare
reform; voted to pass the Congressional Accountability Act; chairman,
Congressional Family Caucus; member, GOP Task Force on Regulatory
Reform; married the former Kayi Gambill, 1966; two children: Ronald
Brent and Allison Faye; elected to the 104th Congress; reelected to the
105th Congress.
Office Listings
412 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515-
1702.................................................. 226-3501
Chief of Staff.--Greg Van Tatenhove.
Legislative Director.--Helen McCarthy.
Press Secretary.--John McGary.
Scheduler.--Jane Riddleberger.
312 North Mulberry Street, Elizabethtown, KY 42701..... (502) 765-4360
District Administrator.--Sam Willett.
Federal Building, Room B-18, 241 East Main Street,
Bowling Green, KY 42101............................... (502) 842-9896
Federal Building, Room B-17, 423 Frederica Street,
Owensboro, KY 42303................................... (502) 688-8858
Counties: Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Casey, Daviess, Edmonson,
Grayson, Green, Hancock, Hardin, Hart, Jefferson (part), Larue,
Lincoln (part), Marion, Meade, Metcalfe, Nelson, Spencer,
Taylor, Warren, and Washington. Population (1990), 614,833.
ZIP Codes: 40004, 40008-09, 40012-13, 40020, 40023, 40028, 40033, 40037,
40040, 40046-49, 40051-52, 40060, 40062-63, 40069, 40071, 40076,
40078, 40104, 40106-11, 40114-15, 40117, 40118 (part), 40119,
40121, 40140, 40142-46, 40150, 40152-53, 40155, 40157, 40159-62,
40164-65, 40170-71, 40175-78, 40214 (part), 40219 (part), 40223
(part), 40228 (part), 40229, 40243 (part), 40245 (part), 40253,
40269, 40272 (part), 40291 (part), 40299 (part), 40328, 40330,
40437 (part), 40442, 40448, 40484 (part), 40489 (part), 42101-
04, 42122-24, 42127-28, 42129 (part), 42130-31, 42141-42, 42151-
52, 42154, 42156, 42159-60, 42163, 42166, 42169-71, 42207,
42210, 42214, 42235, 42250, 42257, 42259, 42270, 42274-75,
42284-85, 42301-03, 42334, 42348, 42351, 42355-56, 42361, 42366,
42368, 42375-76, 42378, 42516, 42528, 42539, 42541, 42566, 42567
(part), 42701-02, 42712-13, 42716, 42718-19, 42721-22, 42723
(part), 42724, 42726, 42728 (part), 42729, 42731 (part), 42732-
33, 42736, 42740, 42742 (part), 42743, 42746, 42748-49, 42754-
55, 42757-58, 42762, 42764-65, 42776, 42782-84, 42787-88
* * *
THIRD DISTRICT
ANNE MEAGHER NORTHUP, Republican, of Louisville, KY; born on January
22, 1948 in Louisville; graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, Louisville,
1966; graduated from St. Mary's College, South Bend, IN, 1970; Kentucky
State Legislature, 1987-96; board member: Greater Louisville Public
Radio, Inc., Community Advisory Board for the Junior League of
Louisville, Hospice of Louisville, Kentucky Cancer Consortium,
Partnership for Kentucky School Reform; member, Institute for Republican
Women; married Robert Wood Northup, 1969; six children: David, Katie,
Joshua, Kevin, Erin, Mark; elected to the 105th Congress.
Office Listings
1004 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC
20515................................................. 225-5401
Chief of Staff.--Terry Carmack. FAX: 225-5776
Legislative Director.--Kristi Craig.
Press Secretary.--Patrick Neely.
600 Martin Luther King, Jr. Place, Suite 216,
Louisville, KY 40202.................................. (502) 582-5129
FAX: 582-5897
County: Jefferson County. Population (1990), 613,603.
ZIP Codes: 40059 (part), 40118 (part), 40201-22, 40223 (part), 40228
(part), 40241-42, 40243 (part), 40258, 40272 (part), 40291
(part), 40299 (part)
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FOURTH DISTRICT
JIM BUNNING, Republican, of Southgate, KY; born in Southgate,
October 23, 1931; graduated, St. Xavier High School, Cincinnati, OH,
1949; B.S., Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, 1953; professional
baseball player; investment broker and agent; president, Jim Bunning
Agency, Inc.; member of Kentucky State Senate (minority floor leader),
1979-83; member: Ft. Thomas City Council, 1977-79; appointed member,
Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Regional
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Council of Governments, Cincinnati, OH; National Committeeman,
Republican National Committee, 1983-92; appointed member, President's
National Advisory Board on International Education Programs, 1984-88;
member: board of directors of Kentucky Special Olympics, Ft. Thomas (KY)
Lions Club, Brighton Street Center Community Action Group; married the
former Mary Catherine Theis, 1952; nine children: Barbara, Jim and Joan,
Cathy, Bill and Bridgett, Mark, David and Amy; elected to the 100th
Congress, November 4, 1986; reelected to each succeeding Congress.
Office Listings
[email protected]
2437 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
20515-1704............................................ 225-3465
Administrative Assistant.--David A. York.
Legislative Director.--Jon Deuser.
Office Manager/Executive Secretary.--Joan L. Manning.
Suite 160, 1717 Dixie Highway, Fort Wright, KY 41011... (606) 342-2602
District Administrator.--Debbie McKinney.
Suite 236, The Federal Building, 1405 Greenup Avenue,
Ashland, KY 41101..................................... (606) 325-9898
Counties: Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Carter, Elliott,
Fleming, Gallatin, Grant, Greenup, Henry, Kenton, Lewis, Mason,
Oldham, Owen, Pendleton, Robertson, Rowan, Shelby, and Trimble.
Population (1990), 614,245.
ZIP Codes: 40003, 40006-07, 40010-11, 40014, 40019, 40022, 40026, 40031,
40036, 40045, 40050, 40055-58, 40059 (part), 40065-68, 40070,
40075-77, 40245 (part), 40313, 40317, 40319, 40327, 40351,
40355, 40359, 40363, 40379 (part), 40389, 41001-02, 41004-12,
41014-18, 41022, 41030, 41033-35, 41037, 41039-46, 41048-49,
41051-53, 41055-56, 41059, 41061-64, 41071-76, 41080, 41083,
41085-86, 41091-98, 41101-02, 41105, 41121, 41127-29, 41131-32,
41135, 41137, 41139, 41141-44, 41146, 41149, 41156, 41163-64,
41166, 41168-71, 41173-75, 41177, 41179, 41181, 41183, 41189,
41631, 42133
* * *
FIFTH DISTRICT
HAROLD ROGERS, Republican, of Somerset, KY; born in Barrier, KY,
December 31, 1937; graduated, Wayne County High School, 1955; attended
Western Kentucky University, 1956-57; A.B., University of Kentucky,
1962; LL.B., University of Kentucky Law School, 1964; lawyer, admitted
to the Kentucky State bar, 1964; commenced practice in Somerset; member,
North Carolina and Kentucky National Guard, 1957-64; associate, Smith
and Blackburn, 1964-67; private practice, 1967-69; Commonwealth
Attorney, Pulaski and Rockcastle Counties, KY, 1969-80; delegate,
Republican National Convention, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, and 1988;
Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, KY, 1979; past president,
Kentucky Commonwealth Attorneys Association; member and past president,
Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce and Pulaski County
Industrial Foundation; founder, Southern Kentucky Economic Development
Council, 1986; member, Chowder and Marching Society, 1981-present;
member, Energy and Commerce Committee, 1981-82; member, House
Appropriations Committee, 1983-present; married the former Shirley
McDowell, 1957; three children: Anthony, Allison, and John Marshall;
elected to the 97th Congress, November 4, 1980; reelected to each
succeeding Congress.
Office Listings
2468 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
20515-1705............................................ 225-4601
Administrative Assistant.--Kevin Fromer. FAX: 225-0940
Office Manager.--Julia Casey.
Press Secretary.--Susan Zimmerman.
203 East Mount Vernon Street, Somerset, KY 42501....... (606) 679-8346
District Administrator.--Robert L. Mitchell.
601 Main Street, Hazard, KY 41701...................... (606) 439-0794
806 Hambley Boulevard, Pikeville, KY 41501............. (606) 432-4388
Counties: Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott,
Knox, Laurel, Lawrence (part), Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin,
Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Pulaski,
Rockcastle, Wayne, Whitley, and Wolfe. Population (1990),
614,119.
ZIP Codes: 40316, 40322, 40336, 40341, 40345-46, 40365, 40387, 40402-03,
40409, 40417, 40419 (part), 40420, 40434, 40445, 40447, 40456,
40460, 40481, 40486, 40488, 40492, 40701-02, 40729-30, 40734,
40737, 40740-43, 40745, 40754-55, 40759, 40763, 40769, 40771,
40801, 40803, 40806-08, 40810, 40813, 40815-16, 40818-20, 40823,
40825-31, 40840, 40843-47, 40849, 40854-56, 40858, 40861-63,
40865, 40867-68, 40870, 40873-74, 40902-03, 40906, 40913-15,
40921, 40923, 40927, 40930, 40932, 40935, 40939-41, 40943-44,
40946, 40949, 40953, 40955, 40958, 40962, 40964-65, 40972,
40977, 40979, 40982-83, 40988, 40995, 40997, 40999, 41124, 41159
(part), 41201, 41203-04, 41214-16, 41219, 41222, 41224, 41226,
41228, 41230-32, 41234, 41237-38, 41240, 41250, 41254-58, 41260,
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41262-69, 41271, 41274, 41301, 41306, 41310-11, 41314-15, 41317,
41321, 41327-28, 41331-33, 41338-40, 41342-44, 41346, 41348,
41351, 41357-58, 41360, 41363-70, 41377, 41385-86, 41390, 41396-
97, 41406-09, 41412-13, 41419, 41421-22, 41425-26, 41441, 41443,
41451, 41457, 41464-66, 41472, 41474, 41477, 41501-03, 41512-14,
41517-20, 41522, 41524, 41527-29, 41531, 41534-40, 41542-49,
41551, 41553-55, 41557-72, 41574, 41601-07, 41612, 41614-16,
41619, 41621-22, 41626-27, 41629-33, 41635-37, 41639-40, 41642-
43, 41645, 41647, 41649-51, 41653, 41655, 41659-60, 41663,
41666-69, 41701-02, 41712-14, 41719-23, 41725, 41727-33, 41735-
36, 41739-40, 41743, 41745-46, 41749, 41751, 41754, 41756,
41759-60, 41762-66, 41771-78, 41801, 41804-05, 41810-12, 41815,
41817, 41819, 41821-26, 41828-29, 41831-40, 41843-45, 41847-49,
41855, 41858-59, 41861-62, 42501-02, 42518-19, 42532-33, 42536,
42544, 42553, 42558, 42564, 42567 (part), 42603, 42607, 42611,
42613, 42631, 42633-35, 42638, 42640, 42643, 42647, 42649,
42653, 42655
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SIXTH DISTRICT
SCOTTY BAESLER, Democrat, of Lexington, KY; born in Athens, KY on
July 9, 1941; B.S., University of Kentucky, Lexington, 1963; captain,
University of Kentucky Basketball Team, 1963; J.D., University of
Kentucky College of Law, 1966; served as staff sergeant in the U.S. Army
Reserves, 1966-72; attorney; elected vice-mayor, Lexington, 1974-77,
district judge, Fayette County, 1978-81, and mayor, Lexington, 1982-92;
member: National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Kentucky
League of Cities; awards: Preservation Award (Historic Commission),
1984, Greek Hellenic Award, National Conference of Christians and Jews
Brotherhood Award, Carl D. Perkins Memorial Award, 1986, William Booth
D.C.L. Award (Salvation Army), 1986, Distinguished Member, Kentucky
Academy of Science, 1988, Henry T. Duncan Memorial Award (Fayette County
Bar Association), 1988, Governor's Arts Award, 1989, Better Life Award,
Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities, 1989, Citizen Planner of
the Year, 1990; married to Alice Dudley Woods Baesler, 1963; two
children: Scott and Ashley; two grandchildren: Fritts, and Adeline;
elected on November 3, 1992 to the 103rd Congress; reelected to each
succeeding Congress.
Office Listings
http://www.house.gov/baesler [email protected]
2463 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
20515-1706............................................ 225-4706
Chief of Staff.--Chuck Atkins.
Legislative Director.--Cheryl Brownell.
Scheduler/Office Manager.--Sharyn Alexander.
Suite 318, 401 West Main Street, Lexington, KY 40507... (606) 253-1124
District Office Manager.--Bob Wiseman.
Room 104, Franklin County Courthouse, Frankfort, KY
40601................................................. (502) 875-1512
Caseworker.--Phyllis Highley.
Counties: Anderson, Bath, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Estill, Fayette,
Franklin, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln (part), Madison,
Mercer, Montgomery, Nicholas (part), Powell, Scott, and
Woodford. Population (1990), 614,270.
ZIP Codes: 40306, 40310, 40311 (part), 40312, 40324, 40330, 40334,
40336-37, 40339-40, 40342, 40346-48, 40350, 40353, 40356-58,
40360-62, 40366, 40370-72, 40374, 40376, 40379 (part), 40380,
40383, 40385, 40390-92, 40403, 40410, 40415, 40419 (part),
40422-23, 40426, 40437 (part), 40440, 40444, 40452, 40461,
40464, 40468, 40471-72, 40475-76, 40484 (part), 40489 (part),
40501-05, 40507-17, 40522-24, 40533, 40544, 40555, 40574-96,
40601-04, 41003, 41031, 42567 (part)
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