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Galbraith announced in May 2006 that he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 2007.<ref name="GatewoodGovernor2007" /> Asked about being a perennial candidate, Galbraith said that Kentucky has "perennial" problems. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://gatewood.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=53|title=Gatewood is in it to win it!|publisher=[[Lexington Herald-Leader]]|date=[[February 9]], [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-02-22}}</ref> Galbraith filed and is currently running his fourth campaign for that office. In a candidate debate on Kentucky Educational Television on May 14, 2007 Galbraith noted that fifteen states have legalized cannabis; all did so after Galbraith first began his advocacy on that issue as a candidate for statewide office. |
Galbraith announced in May 2006 that he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 2007.<ref name="GatewoodGovernor2007" /> Asked about being a perennial candidate, Galbraith said that Kentucky has "perennial" problems. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://gatewood.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=53|title=Gatewood is in it to win it!|publisher=[[Lexington Herald-Leader]]|date=[[February 9]], [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-02-22}}</ref> Galbraith filed and is currently running his fourth campaign for that office. In a candidate debate on Kentucky Educational Television on May 14, 2007 Galbraith noted that fifteen states have legalized cannabis; all did so after Galbraith first began his advocacy on that issue as a candidate for statewide office. |
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Revision as of 06:59, 23 January 2008
Gatewood Galbraith (born January 23, 1947) is an American lawyer and author from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Kentucky as an outspoken proponent of education as well as privacy rights and other civil liberties.
Biography
Galbraith was born in Carlisle, Kentucky. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1974 and from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1977. Galbraith's law practice focuses on criminal law and personal injury civil actions. In 2004, he became a columnist for the Louisville-based alternative weekly Snitch Newsweekly, writing on cases he has handled, and debating with other contributors on civil liberties. He is the divorced father of three daughters.
Political career
Gatewood has run unsuccessfully for various offices in Kentucky including commissioner of agriculture, governor (four times - as a Democrat in 1991 and 1995, 2007, and as a Reform Party candidate in 1999[1]), U.S. representative (twice), and attorney general. Galbraith was a vocal advocate of the legalization of cannabis, though his advocacy on that issue played a diminished role in his successive campaigns for elective office.
Galbraith announced in May 2006 that he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 2007.[1] Asked about being a perennial candidate, Galbraith said that Kentucky has "perennial" problems. [2] Galbraith filed and is currently running his fourth campaign for that office. In a candidate debate on Kentucky Educational Television on May 14, 2007 Galbraith noted that fifteen states have legalized cannabis; all did so after Galbraith first began his advocacy on that issue as a candidate for statewide office.
Gatewood lost the 2007 Democratic Primary Election for governor.
Published work
- Galbraith, Gatewood (2004). The Last Free Man In America: Meets The Synthetic Subversion. Outskirts Press. ISBN 1-932672-35-4.
See also
References
- ^ a b Loftus, Tom (January 23, 2007). "Galbraith announces for governor". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2007-01-31.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Gatewood is in it to win it!". Lexington Herald-Leader. February 9, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
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