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A voter's guide to the May 17 primary election

May 11, 2011|Journal staff report | news@jessaminejournal.com

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Commissioner of Agriculture

Robert "Bob" Farmer

Robert "Bob" Farmer, Louisville, currently works a representative for the Farmers' Almanac. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1972 and now spends his time writing articles fro the Farmers' Almanac. In 2001 he was appointed by Gov. Paul Patton to be Kentucky's Liaison to the U.S. Mint for the 2001 Kentucky Quarter design project. Farmer has been in business for himself since 1982, working in real estate, marketing services and sports management.Farmer said he will run the department like a business, monitoring spending and focusing on a lean, effective and profitable style of management.

Stewart Gritton

Stewart Gritton, Lawrenceburg, currently serves as the Anderson County Farm Bureau Federation Director and previously served as the immediate past president. He also works on the Anderson County Soil Conservation Board. He graduated from Anderson COunty High School in 1970 and attended Kentucky State University in the 1980s. He then went on to farm full time from 1972 to 1994, farming dairy, tobacco, corn and broccoli. He was active in the Kentucky Department of Agriculture in 195, where he worked as a livestock coordinator and a County Fair Coordinator in the mid 1990s.

John Faris Lackey

John Faris Lackey, of Richmond, practices law and has a farm of 572 acres in Doylesville near the Kentucky River where he raises Angus cattle. Lackey graduated from Washington & Lee University in 1964, then enrolled in the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he graduated in 1967. If elected, Lackey said he promises to bring the Agriculture Commissioner's Office in under budget, promote sustainability in farming and provide incentives for canneries to allow local produce to be sold in the off-season.

B.D. Wilson

B.D. Wilson, of Frankfort, has worked in the business industry, served the public sector and worked as a farmer. He attended Cumberland College of Tennessee and Morehead State University. He was elected to the position of Montgomery County Judge-Executive, where he served for 14 years. During that time, he focused on decreasing the unemployment rate and increasing the county budget.
If elected, Wilson plans to promote education bout agriculture to children through support of 4-H and Future Farmers of America, and protect consumers by making sure products are safe and tested by a trained professional.

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