Damon Thayer - Power Voter

BA, Communications, Michigan State University, 1985-1989
President/Owner, Thayer Communications & Consulting, Limited Liability Company, 2007-present
Owner/President, Damon Thayer Thoroughbreds
Vice President of Event Management, Breeder's Cup World Championships, National Thoroughbred Racing Association, 1999-2007
Director of Communications, Turfway Park, 1992-1999
Director, Media Relations, Maryland Jockey Club, 1991-1992
Media Coordinator, Preakness Stakes, 1992
Director, Media Relations, Thistledown Racetrack, 1989-1991

BA, Communications, Michigan State University, 1985-1989
President/Owner, Thayer Communications & Consulting, Limited Liability Company, 2007-present
Owner/President, Damon Thayer Thoroughbreds
Vice President of Event Management, Breeder's Cup World Championships, National Thoroughbred Racing Association, 1999-2007
Director of Communications, Turfway Park, 1992-1999
Director, Media Relations, Maryland Jockey Club, 1991-1992
Media Coordinator, Preakness Stakes, 1992
Director, Media Relations, Thistledown Racetrack, 1989-1991
Majority Floor Leader, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, 2013-present
Senator, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 17, 2003-present
Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 17, 2020

Former Member, Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Task Force on Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Member, Agriculture Committee

Member, Committee on Committees

Member, Joint Committee on Agriculture

Member, Joint Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations

Member, Joint Committee on Local Government

Member, Joint Committee on State Government

Member, Legislative Research Commission

Member, Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Committee

Member, Public Pensions Working Group

Member, Rules Committee

Member, State and Local Government Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Equine Issues

BA, Communications, Michigan State University, 1985-1989
President/Owner, Thayer Communications & Consulting, Limited Liability Company, 2007-present
Owner/President, Damon Thayer Thoroughbreds
Vice President of Event Management, Breeder's Cup World Championships, National Thoroughbred Racing Association, 1999-2007
Director of Communications, Turfway Park, 1992-1999
Director, Media Relations, Maryland Jockey Club, 1991-1992
Media Coordinator, Preakness Stakes, 1992
Director, Media Relations, Thistledown Racetrack, 1989-1991
Majority Floor Leader, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, 2013-present
Senator, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 17, 2003-present
Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 17, 2020
Member, Central Kentucky Right to Life
Member, Grant County Chamber of Commerce
Member, Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
Member, Kentucky League of Property Owners
Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
Member, National Thoroughbred Racing Association
Member, Owen County Chamber of Commerce
Member, Saint John's Catholic Parish
Member, Scott County Chamber of Commerce
Member, Scott County Farm Bureau
Former President, Scott County Humane Society
Associate Member, University of Kentucky Alumni Association
Vice Chair, Executive Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, 1999-2004
Treasurer, Grant County Republican Party, 1995-1999

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