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Gerald Anthony Neal is a Democratic Party member of the Kentucky Senate, representing District 33 since 1988.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Commonwealth of Kentucky )〕 ==Early life, education and career== Born September 22, 1945, Gerald Anthony Neal is a Kentucky State Senator and attorney-at-law. He graduated from Kentucky State University in 1967 with a B.A.in History and Political Science, and was later bestowed an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters. He received a J.D. in 1972 from the Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville, and was later named the 2006 Distinguished Alumni Law Fellow. He pursued graduate studies in Political Science at the University of Michigan, and later returned to Kentucky to begin his legal career.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gerald A. Neal )〕 He was appointed Senior Fellow of Public Policy and Adjunct Professor in the College of Arts & Sciences, at the University of Louisville, where he taught/teaches courses in History, State and Local Government, Health and Welfare Policy, Civil Rights & the Law(including voter, housing, employment, education, and criminal justice).〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=University of Louisville )〕 Senator Neal is a practicing attorney with the law firm, Gerald A. Neal & Associates, LLC., in Louisville (KY). Senator Neal is the founder of the Kentucky African American All Children's Caucus which was dedicated to addressing issues of educational diversity, and the promotion of high educational standards facilitated by appropriate methodologies. He also is the founder of The African American Community Agenda Initiative (AAI) which focus on policy research, development, and community education. AAI brings together top policy makers and implementers for the purpose of engagement, analysis, and policy scrutiny leading to change. Neal was elected to represent District 33 (in Jefferson County), being the second African American to serve, and first African American man elected to the Kentucky State Senate. Senator Neal was first elected in 1989 and has since been re-elected consecutively the last 23 years. This represents the longest service of any African American member of the Kentucky General Assembly. He was elected Senate Democratic Caucus Chairman (2014), becoming the first African American elected to a leadership position in the history of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Gerald Neal )〕 Senator Neal is a strong voice for senior citizens, youth, the disadvantaged and minorities and a staunch supporter of education, economic development, healthcare and penal code reform. Senator Neal was inducted into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame (2001), and the Gallery of Great Black Kentuckians (2012). He has served as vice president, regional director and parliamentarian of the National Bar Association, and as president of the Kentucky Chapter of the National Bar Association.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://kysenatedems.com/senators/gerald-neal/ )〕 He is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association and is a Louisville and Kentucky Bar Association Fellow.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Gerald Neal )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/4041/gerald-neal#.VJO4D_88KA )〕 Neal has served as assistant director of Public Health and Safety for the City of Louisville, was a hearing officer for the State Workers' Compensation Board and worked as a juvenile probation officer. He served five terms as chair of the Louisville-Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, where he increased the transparency of the agency, opening it to public scrutiny and involvement.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Gerald Neal )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gerald Neal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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