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Commissioner Quarles makes appointments to Kentucky State Fair Board

FRANKFORT (May 25, 2021) – Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Ryan Quarles has made the following appointments to the Kentucky State Fair Board:  

  • David Wallace, Verona, is the Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Bank. He is reappointed for a term expiring May 10, 2025.
  • Marshall Coyle, Owingsville, is a farmer. He is reappointed to a term representing the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation expiring May 10, 2025; and
  • Mike Poynter, Stanford, representing the Kentucky Association of Fairs and Horse Shows, is appointed to a term expiring May 10, 2025.

 

In the 2021 legislative session, the Kentucky General Assembly passed House Bill 518, which granted the Commissioner of Agriculture expanded appointment authority for the Kentucky State Fair Board.

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