11-14-12 —     State Representative Sara Beth Gregory has announced that she will  seek the republican nomination to serve as State Senator for the 16th  Senatorial District, which is now vacant following Senator David  Williams' appointment as circuit judge.

    Gregory is currently the State Representative for the 52nd House  District, which includes McCreary, Wayne and a portion of Pulaski  County. She is completing her first term as state representa-tive,  where she serves as vice-chair of the House Judiciary Committee and  as a member of the Agriculture and Banking and Insurance Committees.

    Gregory was re-elected without opposition on November 6 after  winning the republican primary in May by a large margin.

    "I want to thank the people of McCreary, Wayne, and Pulaski counties  for their support and for the privilege of serving them in  Frankfort," Gre-gory said. "I am seeking the nomination for state  senate because I want to continue working to bring new jobs and  development to this region, to fight the problem of drug abuse, and  to protect the values of the people who live here. I have spoken with  people throughout the 16th District and received overwhelming  encouragement to pursue this opportunity to serve in a new arena."

    The 16th Senatorial District includes Clinton, Cumberland, McCreary,  Monroe, Wayne, and Whitley County.

    Gregory graduated from the University of Kentucky with a bachelor of  arts in political science. She obtained her law degree from the  University of Kentucky College of Law and began her legal career as a  

law clerk for the Hon. Eugene E. Siler, Jr. of the United States  

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She currently works as an  attorney in Monticello.

    Gregory is a member of the First Baptist Church of Monticello and  serves on the Wayne County Fair Board and full board of the Center  for Rural Develop-ment. She is also a member of the Republican Party  of Kentucky Executive Committee.

    Clinton County attorney David M. Cross has also announced that he  will seek the republican nomination for the vacancy.