Jack Conway

In November 2011, voters elected Jack Conway to a second term as the 49th Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Jack's roots as a Kentuckian run deep. He is a direct descendent of Kentucky’s first European settler, Dr. Thomas Walker, whose cabin is memorialized in the Dr. Thomas Walker State Park in Barbourville, KY. Jack's father, Tom, was born on a family farm in Western Kentucky's Union County. He put himself through law school at night at the University of Louisville, while teaching history during the day at Fairdale High School. Jack's mother, Barbara, grew in up in Louisville's South End, the daughter of a union blacksmith. Jack is the oldest of four children and is a graduate of St. Xavier High School in Louisville, KY. He holds an undergraduate degree in public policy from Duke University. While in college, he studied at Cambridge University in England. He graduated with honors from the National Law Center at George Washington University. While in Washington, D.C., he worked with the U.S. Attorney's office on criminal justice issues and for the House Banking Committee. Jack is a member of NAAG, DAGA, the Kentucky Bar Association and the Louisville Bar Association. He previously served on the boards of the Muhammad Ali Center and the African American Heritage Center. Jack is married to Elizabeth Davenport Conway. He and Elizabeth are the proud parents of two daughters, Eva and Alex.