While visiting the voters in the six counties of this 9th Senate district, I have been building on my theme “Growing the Commonwealth for the Common Good”. Two clear themes have emerged in these conversations. First, people have problems or obstacles for which a State Senator should assist. Second, citizens look to a State Senator for economic solutions that will result in jobs with livable wages. Combining my strengths – starting and growing businesses, church and community service and my formal education – with these themes results in two central issues for the David Givens Kentucky Senate campaign.

Meeting Your Needs. Whether it’s assisting a Veteran in locating a medical advocate, seeking funding for local volunteer firefighters or working with a County Judge to resolve the fiscal difficulties of an overburdened prison system, I take great enjoyment in crafting solutions to problems. Many problems don’t require dollars but simply a sense of the resources available and knowledge of the needs of the people. Other situations may require obtaining financial resources to meet a community’s challenge. In either case, I promise to work tirelessly and skillfully to meet your needs.

Growing Our Economies. I believe great untapped economic returns await each of these counties through agriculture, small business development, manufacturing and education. Agriculture currently returns over $200 million annually to this region and can grow rapidly with the right marketing and planning. Manufacturing jobs in this region total over 11,000 and offer opportunities for continued expansion and growth. We can jump start small business startups by networking university, extension, vocational and grant resources already available. Finally, approaching education as the business of learning opens the door for rewarding innovative teachers that employ unique strategies to challenge their students – the future of our workforce. I believe our resources of geographic location, land assets, existing businesses and a skilled workforce position us ideally to produce food to feed our world, energy to fuel our nation and the skills to transform raw materials into products to supply our region. Your vote for David Givens will be a vote to grow our economies.

Contact me with your questions or thoughts by email at David@GivensKySenate.com