Interview with Adrian Arnold, August 14, 2006

Interview Summary

Arnold (House, 1974-2006, 74th district; Democrat ) talks about his family, growing up during World War II, his memories of the Great Depression and going to school in a one-room school house and his involvement with the Farm Bureau. He reflects on his expectations of serving in the legislature, his first campaign, learning how to work in the legislature, the role of lobbyists, his experience serving during BOPTROT and his views on public financing of elections. Arnold opines on high cost of elections and discusses judicial reform, his work on prison reform, tobacco farming, and diversification of crops, his work on land tax reform, and immigrant workers.

Interview Keyword

BOPTROT campaigning Central Kentucky caucus coal impact fund Counties Committee court reform death penalty Election Committee Farm Bureau Great Depression gubernatorial succession health care legislation interim committees legislative independence lottery public financing Toyota Manufacturing (Georgetown, Ky.) World War II

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Abortion Agricultural laborers, foreign--Kentucky Arnold, Adrian Arnold, Adrian--Interviews Bath County (Ky.) Capital punishment Coal mines and mining Depressions--1929--Kentucky Kentucky--Officials and employees--Discipline Korean War, 1950-1953 Legislators--Kentucky--Interviews Lithuania Lobbyists Lobbyists-- Kentucky Migrant workers Montgomery County (Ky.) Nicholas County (Ky.) Same-sex marriage Swinford, John Tobacco farms Tobacco farms--Kentucky World War, 1939-1945.

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