Danny Carroll (Kentucky politician)

Danny Carroll (born November 4, 1963) is an American politician who has served in the Kentucky Senate from the 2nd district since 2015.[1][2]

Danny Carroll
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 2nd district
Assumed office
January 1, 2015
Preceded byBob Leeper
Personal details
Born (1963-11-04) November 4, 1963 (age 60)
Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

In early 2019, Carroll withdrew a bill (which he later claimed he did not write) that would put strict limits on access to public records.[3][4]

In 2021, Carroll proposed a bill which would make it a crime to insult or taunt a police officer.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Senate District 2". Lrc.ky.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  2. ^ "Carroll files for re-election to state Senate". Paducahsun.com. 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  3. ^ Kycir, Kate Howard (January 8, 2019). "State Senator Danny Carroll Says He Didn't Write The Bill He Filed Restricting Records Access". WKMS. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Mansfield, Bryce (January 10, 2019). "Kentucky Sen. Danny Carroll withdraws open records bill after criticism". WPSD. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  5. ^ Epstein, Reid J.; Mazzei, Patricia (2021-04-21). "How the G.O.P. Is Creating Harsher Penalties for Protesters". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-21.