GREENSBURG — One of the newest members of the Kentucky General Assembly took the oath of office Friday afternoon in his hometown.
David Givens, who won the seat to represent the state’s 9th Senate District, which includes Barren County, was sworn into office by retired Court of Appeals Judge Thomas D. Emberton at the historic courthouse in Greensburg.
“I’m honored to have the opportunity and continue to be humbled by the response the voters have given me,” Givens said last week prior to taking the oath of office.
Givens defeated Barren County native Steve Newberry in November with 22,708 votes over Newberry’s 18,008. The 9th Senate District also includes of Allen, Edmonson, Green, Metcalfe and Simpson counties.
Givens will serve as chair of the Senate’s agriculture committee and said the committee will be working “very diligently to move agriculture forward throughout the state.”
He, along with other state legislators, will have the task of dealing with the state’s financial crisis at the start of the General Assembly’s session this month.
“We face the well-known budget challenges and I’m thinking there is going to be certainly a short-term focus on any savings we can find, and also, hopefully, finding ways to increase revenue,” he said.
Givens said he is worried that the General Assembly will concentrate too much on immediate concerns without taking time to do long-range planning. He pointed out the legislature is not very far from starting the process of preparing the state’s 2010 budget.
“I hope we can have a long-term frame of reference as well as dealing with the immediate challenges,” he said.
Givens said he would also serve on the Senate’s transportation, education and tobacco oversight committees.
Local News
Related Photos
-
Lisa Simpson Strange
Discussion
Givens takes oath of office in Greensburg
He’s ready to start serving
- Local News
-
-
UPDATE 3:05 p.m.: Fatal wreck on Burkesville Road
A Summer Shade man was identified as the driver in a fatal crash on Burkesville Road early Saturday morning.
-
Jail staff challenges Ober’s report
A long list of allegations made by a private investigator against the Barren County Detention Center is being challenged by a majority of the jail employees, who say they have not witnessed anything illicit.
-
BBBS honors volunteers Bell, Click
There’s no doubt about it. Tamara Click and Price Bell love spending time with their “little sister and little brother.”
-
Magistrates defend decision
Almost a month after a private investigator presented his summary report about the Barren County Detention Center and nearly five months since the initial vote for an investigation, the members of the Barren County Fiscal Court are standing by their decisions.
-
Park, students form partnership
Barren County Middle School and officials from Mammoth Cave National Park (MCNP) began a partnership in 2009 through a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant, according to a district news release.
-
Cemetery dedication planned Sunday
On Sunday, a dedication ceremony culminating efforts of several concerned citizens who restored the cemetery will take place at 2 p.m. at the D.F. West Cemetery on Ky. 70 near Hiseville.
-
No swimming allowed at lake for Memorial Day
Don’t visit Barren River Lake this Memorial Day weekend and expect to go swimming.
- 2:10 AFTERNOON UPDATE: Hart Co. man arrested for trafficking
- 9:03 a.m. Morning Update: Glasgow firefighters and Barren-Metcalfe EMS respond to wreck with injuries
-
Late Night Update: Investigation continues regarding injured teen
Very little is known about the circumstances surrounding a 15-year-old Barren County boy who was found seriously injured and lying in a ditch alongside his bicycle on Dripping Springs Road late Monday night.
- More Local News Headlines
-
UPDATE 3:05 p.m.: Fatal wreck on Burkesville Road
Raw Video: Gay Protest Blocked in Moscow
Vatican in Chaos After Butler Arrested for Leaks
Jimmy Carter Endorses Egypt's Election Results
Biden Addresses West Point Graduating Class
Dozens of Children Killed in New Syria Attack
Raw Video: Activists Allege Massacre in Syria
NJ Man Charged With Murder in Death of Patz
Support, Fun for Kids of Fallen Soldiers at Camp
Fugitive Penguin Caught, Returned to Aquarium
50 Years Later, Underground Fire Still Burning
Light Show Transforms Sydney Opera House
Raw Video: Unruly Passenger Restrained in Miami
Raw Video: Robber Uses Drive-thru Window
Raw Video: Dragon Arrives at Space Station
Calif.'s Coronado Named Nation's Best Beach
CEO Salaries Become Sore Issue in Labor Disputes
