Senator Dorsey Ridley, D-Henderson, citing a strong record that includes education, economic development and significant progress in highway infrastructure will seek re-election.
Senator Ridley, who represents the 4th Senatorial District that includes Caldwell, Crittenden, Henderson, Livingston, Union and Webster counties, is beginning his tenth year of service in the Kentucky State Senate. He has served in the Senate since 2004.
With the 2014 Legislative Session approaching, Senator Ridley said one of his top priorities will be to balance the state budget, while preserving education, transportation infrastructure, health care and public safety.
During the 2013 Session, Senator Ridley supported important legislation ranging
from placing children first to raising the school dropout age to 18 to strengthening human trafficking laws to making the absentee voting process easier for Kentuckians serving overseas in the military.
Senator Ridley was first elected to the State Senate in a special election in August 2004. He also served in the House of Representatives from 1987-94, where he represented three of the counties he continues to represent today in the Senate.
Senator Ridley’s legislative committee assignments reflect his expertise and regional priorities. He is a member of the Banking and Insurance; Agriculture, and Transportation committees. He also serves on the Energy Special Subcommittee and the Program Review and Investigations Committee. Senator Ridley is a past chairman and active member of the Western Kentucky Legislative Caucus.
A life-long resident of the 4th District, Senator Ridley is regional business development director of Independence Bank in Henderson, serving a nine-county market, and former Henderson County president of Independence Bank. He and his wife, Glenn Hodge Ridley, have four adult children. He is a member of the Henderson Rotary Club and the Presbyterian Church of Henderson.
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