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John William "Jack" Conway (born July 5, 1969) is an American politician from Kentucky. Conway is a member of the Democratic Party and has served as the 49th Attorney General of Kentucky since December 11, 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Office of the Attorney General )〕 Prior to his election as attorney general, he was the nominee for in the 2002 elections, narrowly losing to Republican incumbent Anne Northup. Conway was the Democratic nominee in the 2010 U.S. Senate election, seeking the seat of the retiring Republican Senator Jim Bunning. He lost the general election to Republican nominee Rand Paul on November 2, 2010. He won re-election to a second term as Attorney General in 2011 with 55% of the vote. Conway ran for Governor of Kentucky in the 2015 gubernatorial election, with State Representative Sannie Overly as his running mate. During the primary election held on May 19, 2015, Conway easily defeated retired engineer Geoff Young for the Democratic Party nomination. The Republican nominee Matt Bevin defeated Conway 52.5% to 43.8% with independent candidate Drew Curtis receiving 4% in the November 3, 2015 general election. ==Personal life== Conway was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to a Catholic family,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Attorney General Jack Conway - Biography )〕 the eldest of four siblings. His parents are Tom, a Louisville lawyer, and Barbara Conway. A graduate of St. Xavier High School,〔 Conway earned a bachelor's degree in public policy studies from Duke University in 1991. From 1991-97, he worked as legislative aide to the U.S. House Banking Committee. He graduated with a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in 1995. On May 20, 2006, Conway married Elizabeth Davenport; the couple has two children.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Jack Conway for U.S. Senate )〕 Conway and his father are partners in thoroughbred racehorse Stately Victor, named after Jack's childhood best friend who died at age 23. On April 11, 2010 the colt won the Grade I Blue Grass Stakes and later ran in the Kentucky Derby.〔Shapiro, T. Rees. (Stately Victor's owner, Jack Conway, will follow up Kentucky Derby with Democratic Senate primary. ) ''The Washington Post.'' April 30, 2010.〕 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「Jack Conway (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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