Government

Matt Bevin was born in Shelburne, New Hampshire, as the second of six children. He attended Washington and Lee University in Virginia on a four-year ROTC scholarship.

After graduating from college in 1989, Bevin joined the U.S. Army as a commissioned officer. He served for four years attaining the rank of captain.

In 2008, he started working at Bevin Bros., a bell manufacturing company that has been in his family since 1832. In 2011, Bevin became the president of the company.

McConnell was first elected to the Senate in 1984, and he has been re-elected four times.

McConnell has served as the Senate Minority Leader since 2006, and he believes his experience and his leadership position in the Senate are an advantage for Kentucky.

The Enterprise was able to interview Bevin, Copas and McConnell, although McConnell’s interview included fewer questions because of time limitations.

 Wesley Bolin, 25, is both an employee and a student at Murray State University. He started his collegiate career in 2007 at Yale University, and he has divided his time between Yale and Murray State, while seeking to complete his degree in history.

Bolin’s father is a history professor and a Kentucky historian at Murray State, and his mother is an elementary teacher. Bolin works in the special collections at the Pogue Library at Murray State.

1. Why are you running for Congress?

 The Marion County Fiscal Court is scheduled to meet in regular session at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 17, in the courtroom at the David R. Hourigan Government Center.

The agenda includes:

• Minutes of the previous meeting

• Consideration of additional employee group life insurance

• KaCO insurance renewal information

• Requests for annual youth sports allocations for 

- Bradfordsville youth sports

- Marion County youth soccer