Greg Higdon

Greg Higdon
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 1st district
In office
November 1981 – December 23, 1991
Preceded byRichard Weisenberger
Succeeded byJeff Green
Personal details
Born (1947-05-13) May 13, 1947 (age 77)
Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Fancy Farm, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma materBrescia College

Charles Gregory Higdon (born May 13, 1947) is an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky Senate from 1981 to 1991. Higdon was first elected in a November 1981 special election following the resignation of incumbent senator Richard Weisenberger.[1] He was then elected to full terms in 1983 and 1988. Higdon resigned in December 1991 to become deputy secretary of the Kentucky Natural Resources Cabinet.[2]

In 2018, Higdon unsuccessfully ran for Judge/Executive of Graves County.

Higdon was born to C.V. and Mabel Higdon in Paducah, Kentucky, and "lived [his] entire life" in Fancy Farm, Kentucky.[3] He earned a degree in business administration from Brescia College in 1969.[3]

  1. ^ "Higdon Democratic Nominee in 1st Senatorial District". The Lexington Herald. October 5, 1981. p. A3.
  2. ^ "Environmental lawyer to lead resource agency". The Lexington Herald-Leader. December 20, 1991. p. A1.
  3. ^ a b Higdon, Greg (July 27, 2006). "Interview with Charles Gregory Higdon, July 27, 2006" (Interview). Interviewed by Catherine Herdman. Frankfort, Kentucky: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History. Retrieved June 6, 2024.