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Marshall Long

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Marshall Long
Minority Whip of the Kentucky Senate
In office
October 26, 1999 – January 1, 2003
Preceded byElizabeth Tori
Succeeded byBob Jackson
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 20th district
In office
January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003
Preceded byFred Bradley
Succeeded byGary Tapp
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 58th district
In office
January 1, 1982 – January 1, 1999
Preceded byStephen Wilborn
Succeeded byGary Tapp
Personal details
Born(1936-10-23)October 23, 1936
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedDecember 19, 2018(2018-12-19) (aged 82)
Political partyDemocratic

David Marshall Long (October 23, 1936 – December 19, 2018) was an American politician in the state of Kentucky.

Biography

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Marshall was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He served in the United States Air Force and was commissioned a captain. Marshall received his bachelor's degree from Centre College in 1959. He lived in Shelbyville, Kentucky and was in the real estate business. Long served as mayor of Shelbyville from 1972 to 1981. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1982 to 1999 and the Kentucky Senate from 1999 to 2003, as a Democrat. A 1998 survey by the Kentucky Center for Public Issues rated Long as the most effective legislator in the house.[1] Long was elected to the senate in 1998 when incumbent Democratic senator Fred Bradley retired. He did not seek reelection in 2002.[2][3] Long died on December 19, 2018.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Kafoglis, Long rated state's most effective lawmakers". The Lexington Herald-Leader. May 12, 1998. p. C7.
  2. ^ "2006OH136 Leg 128 - Louie B Nunn Center for Oral History". kentuckyoralhistory.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Project Vote Smart - The Voter's Self Defense System". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Former Kentucky lawmaker Marshall Long dies". Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2018-12-20.