Marshall_Long

Marshall Long

Marshall Long

American politician (1936–2018)

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

Quick Facts Minority Whip of the Kentucky Senate, Preceded by ...

Biography

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

  1. [1]
    "Kafoglis, Long rated state's most effective lawmakers". The Lexington Herald-Leader. May 12, 1998. p. C7.
  2. [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. [3]
    "Project Vote Smart - The Voter's Self Defense System". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Former Kentucky lawmaker Marshall Long dies". Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2018-12-20.


Stub icon

This article about a Kentucky politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Marshall_Long, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.