[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 175 (Monday, November 14, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6646-S6647]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO LARRY FOXWORTHY

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, Fleming County Judge-Executive Larry 
Foxworthy is stepping down after 20 years of work on behalf of his 
constituents. His keen management of Fleming County's finances and 
efforts to shore up government services have left a deep mark on his 
community. Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Judge 
Foxworthy for his sound leadership and congratulating him on his 
retirement.
  Larry and his wife Joyce are both lifelong residents of northeastern 
Kentucky's Fleming County, part of a region of the Commonwealth noted 
for its rolling farmland and historic small towns. Larry has dedicated 
himself to both preserving that area's heritage and charting a course 
toward a more vibrant future. As the county has grown in population and 
economic development over the past two decades,

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his leadership has been proven a success.
  Judge Foxworthy takes a hands-on approach to leadership. Beyond the 
fiscal court, he offers input on several boards that impact Fleming 
County's economy and public services: the Fleming-Mason Airport Board 
of Directors, the Fleming County Hospital Board of Directors, and the 
Fleming County Industrial Authority Board of Directors, to name a few. 
He has taken his expertise region- and Commonwealth-wide, helping the 
Kentucky Association of Counties advocate for favorable policies on the 
State and Federal level, and directing economic initiatives in 
northeastern Kentucky through service as the Buffalo Trace Area 
Development District Chairman.
  Future generations will feel Larry's impact on Fleming County through 
several tangible improvements he brought to his community. He 
spearheaded the expansion of the Fleming County Nature Preserve, 
inviting more tourists to his part of the Commonwealth. He helped 
protect the Fleming County Hospital from insolvency, guaranteeing 
continued medical care for his constituents. He has left Fleming 
County's finances better than he found them, allowing local government 
to continue to provide the services its citizens rely on.
  Larry and Joyce chose to raise their three children in Fleming County 
and have been blessed to become grandparents in recent years. I know 
that, in retirement, Larry will cherish the opportunity to spend more 
time with his growing family and foster the next generation of leaders 
in Kentucky. I thank Larry for his service and, on behalf of my Senate 
colleagues, honor him as he charts the next chapter in his life and 
career.

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