Interview with James G. "Jim" Lemaster, July 30, 2002
Project: Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project
Interview Summary
LeMaster (House 1976-1994, 72nd district; Democrat) discusses growing up in Paris, Kentucky, early political involvement, playing basketball for the University of Kentucky, the impact of reapportionment on the role of the legislator, education reform, and changes in his philosophy on legislative responsibility during his term. Highlights include his impressions of several governors and other leaders in the legislature, his time as majority leader (1982-1984), his work on legislation related to the horse industry and on the Kentucky Cities Committee. He concludes with a look at his current connection to the legislature as a lobbyist for a health insurance company.Interview Accession
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Apportionment (Election law) Apportionment (Election law)--Kentucky Basketball Basketball players--Kentucky--Biography Bourbon County (Ky.) Brown, John Young, Jr., 1933- Carroll, Julian Morton, 1931- Collins, Martha Layne Combs, Bert T., 1911-1991 Council of State Governments. Southern Legislative Conference Educational change--Kentucky Fayette County (Ky.) Horse industry--Law and legislation--Kentucky Horse industry. Jones, Brereton Kenton, William G. Kentucky. Education Reform Act (1990) Kentucky. Governor (1974-1979 : Carroll) Kentucky. Governor (1979-1983 : Brown) Kentucky. Governor (1983-1987 : Collins) Kentucky. Governor (1987-1991 : Wilkinson) Kentucky. Governor (1991-1995 : Jones) Leadership Legislators--Kentucky--Interviews Lemaster, James G. Lemaster, James G.--Interviews Lobbyists-- Kentucky Mulloy, Pat Nicholas County (Ky.) Paris (Ky.) Practice of law Regionalism University of Kentucky Wilkinson, Wallace G.Interview Rights
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Lemaster, James G. Interview by Eric Moyen. 30 Jul. 2002. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Lemaster, J.G. (2002, July 30). Interview by E. Moyen. Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Lemaster, James G., interview by Eric Moyen. July 30, 2002, Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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