Steve Henry

Steve Henry ( born October 8, 1953 at Daviess County, Kentucky) is an American politician. Between 1995 and 2003 he was Deputy Governor of the State of Kentucky.

Career

In 1972, Steve graduated from Henry the Owensboro Senior High School. After a subsequent medical studies at the University of Louisville and his medical license, he started working as an orthopedic surgeon. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career.

1995 Henry was elected to the side of Paul E. Patton for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky. This post he held for a re-election in 1999 between 1995 and 2003. Yet he was assistant to the governor. In 1998, he ran unsuccessfully in the primaries of his party for the U.S. Senate. Between 1996 and 2001 he was also still Instructor of Medicine at the University of Louisville. In August 2000, he participated in Los Angeles as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. In 2007, he competed unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the upcoming gubernatorial election.

Steve Henry's career was not free of conflict with the law. Multiple fraud he was accused in connection with bills as a university lecturer at the University of Louisville. 2003 Henry paid for a $ 162,000 judgment back. Later, nor his campaign finance in 2007 an audit was subjected. Here, revealed violations of existing laws. He was sentenced to a fine of $ 500 and twelve months probation.