For Immediate Release
June 12, 2002
Contact: Channell Barbour or Terry Sebastian (cell: 502-682-9405) at (502) 564-2611  

Goldsmith to replace Haynes in Kentucky’s DC office

FRANKFORT, KY - Governor Paul Patton today announced that Kevin Goldsmith will replace Audrey Haynes as Director of Kentucky’s Washington D.C. office. Governor Patton created the office in July 2001in order to forward the state’s federal agenda.

Goldsmith, a former staff member in Patton’s office, is leaving the consulting firm of Goldsmith, Ratliff and Shoop. In his new position, Goldsmith will continue the Kentucky office’s work with the Washington DC-based firm of Barbour, Griffith and Rogers, which boasts strong ties to the Bush administration and the Kentucky congressional delegation. Additionally, he will assist Patton in his role as Chair of the National Governors Association.

A Louisville-native, Goldsmith graduated from the University of Louisville with a bachelor’s degree in communications and worked in Lt. Gov. Patton’s office before becoming Director of Intergovernmental Affairs when Patton took office in 1995.

Haynes, who started in the state’s D.C. office August 2001, will leave Aug. 1 to become the National Director of Governmental Relations for the YMCA. Haynes, Frankfort, distinguished service includes work in both the Clinton administration in Washington and the Patton administration in Frankfort.

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Note: For additional comments or information: Goldsmith can be reached at 502-767-5867, Haynes at 502-682-1002.