Interview with Herbert Deskins, May 18, 2004

Project: Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project

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Deskins (House, 1976-1994, 94th district; Democrat) discusses his decision to run for office in 1975 and the campaign strategy he employed, his relationship with Senator Kelsey Friend, Friend's influence on Paul Patton, Deskin's views on the Equal Rights Amendment, wrangling for committee appointments, his appointment to the Natural Resources and Environment Committee, and his race against Wayne Rutherford. He reflects at length on Paul Patton's rise to power, the coal severance tax, John Y. Brown's administration, education and taxation, Martha Layne Collins' administration, his Insurance Sunshine legislation, his impressions of Wallace Wilkinson, his idea for K-12 education, the 1990 redistricting, BOPTROT scandal, Paul Patton's push for higher education and elimination of community colleges, Deskins' opposition to hog farms in Western Kentucky, his efforts to regulate logging, and his work on underground mining safety regulations. Part 2 of 2.

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2004oh079_leg081

Interviewee Name

Herbert Deskins

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Eric Moyen

Interview Date

2004-05-18

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Deskins, Herbert Interview by Eric Moyen. 18 May. 2004. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Deskins, H. (2004, May 18). Interview by E. Moyen. Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Deskins, Herbert, interview by Eric Moyen. May 18, 2004, Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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