{"id":227,"date":"2013-10-18T04:15:11","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T04:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/?p=227"},"modified":"2013-10-18T04:15:11","modified_gmt":"2013-10-18T04:15:11","slug":"second-annual-crit-luallen-dinner-unites-students-and-kentucky-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/2013\/10\/18\/second-annual-crit-luallen-dinner-unites-students-and-kentucky-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Annual Crit Luallen Dinner Unites Students and Kentucky Politicians"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JEFFREY PODIS<\/strong> – CENTO WRITER<\/em><\/p>\n

On Friday, Oct. 4, the Centre Democrats hosted an event honoring a member of Centre\u2019s Board of Trustees, Crit Luallen, a graduate of Centre and the former Auditor of the State of Kentucky. This is the second year such a dinner has been hosted and for both years, prominent Kentucky politicians have made an appearance.<\/p>\n

This year, Representative James Kay of the 56th District, Michelle Keller, the Chief Justice of Kentucky\u2019s Supreme Court, and Harold McKinney, the Boyle County Judge Executive, made appearances.<\/p>\n

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L to R: Junior Dennis Barrett, sophomore Josh Jerome, James Kay, Crit Luallen, Sannie Overly, sophomore Jeff Podis, senior Julie Springate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The honoree for the dinner was Sannie Overly, the Majority Caucus Chair and representative of District 72. The dinner was held in Chowan, and the d\u00e9cor had a taste of bipartisanship with both red and blue napkins.<\/p>\n

The major theme for this dinner was \u2018Women in Politics,\u2019 honoring the women who serve political roles in our commonwealth. The three guest speakers each had a message of their own about a politically developing Kentucky and a developing nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cKentucky has never elected a woman to the United States Senate,\u201d senior Julie Springate said. \u201cWomen make up over 50 percent of the population, over 50 percent of the workforce, and over 50 percent of college graduates. Today, the general assembly is made up of only 18 percent women. Only 5 of our 120 judge executives are women, and out of our 9 elected state office holders, only one is a woman\u2026 our women in leadership are strong, but we need to encourage, and increase, their presence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following Springate\u2019s speech was Representative James Kay. Kay, who represents Versailles and the 56th District, spoke on the election process and the advantages and disadvantages to running in the state of Kentucky, but mainly to focus on unity in a non-election year.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this time, we need to focus not on the politics of being a Democrat, but the values of being a Democrat,\u201d said Kay. \u201cBefore you can do something to help those in need, you have to truly care about those in need.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kay also spoke about the honoree, Representative Sannie Overly, and spoke about how her actions helped him with his election.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Representative Overly] is someone who is going to move our state forward. She is someone who shares our Democratic values, who knows what it means to give back, who knows when to stand up for what\u2019s right \u2026 and we are extremely lucky to have her as one of Kentucky\u2019s representatives,\u201d Kay said.<\/p>\n

The third guest speaker, Crit Luallen, was enthusiastic about the future for Centre and the future for Kentucky politics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re in a good place as Democrats in Kentucky,\u201d Luallen said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the polls showing voters of Kentucky to move towards a more conservative ticket, what we, as Democrats have been focusing on is serving the people of Kentucky, and making sure that the people of Kentucky have better lives,\u201d Luallen said.<\/p>\n

Luallen went on to compliment Overly\u2019s leadership in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe control the state\u2019s House of Representatives, and Sannie Overly is one of the leaders of our House of Representatives, and together, they will accomplish what needs to be done to move Kentucky forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lastly, Honoree Sannie Overly spoke to the audience about the future of Kentucky politics and youth in Kentucky.<\/p>\n

Overly suggested that all Kentucky youth volunteer in political campaigns, especially focusing on social movements within Kentucky.<\/p>\n

Overly talked about how she came to be a politician and spoke about contemporary issues and how we, as Centre students, should come to address them.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, the dinner was a success. It brought Centre students and Kentucky politicians together to discuss state and national issues, an exclusive opportunity that not every college can claim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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