Herbert Deskins Explained

Herbie Deskins
State House:Kentucky
District:94th
Term Start:January 1, 1976
Term End:January 1, 1999
Predecessor:Lee Roberts
Successor:Ira Branham
Birth Date:26 November 1943
Birth Place:Radford, Virginia
Party:Democratic
Residence:Pikeville, Kentucky

Herbert "Herbie" Deskins Jr. (born November 26, 1943) is an American politician in the state of Kentucky. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1976 to 1999.[1] [2] [3] He was first elected to the house in 1975, defeating freshman incumbent Lee Roberts for renomination. He retired from the house in 1998.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2004OH035 Leg 070 | Louie B Nunn Center for Oral History . 2015-01-27 . 2015-01-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150128115435/http://www.kentuckyoralhistory.org/interviews/24050 . dead .
  2. http://nyx.uky.edu/oh/render.php?cachefile=2004OH035_LEG070_Deskins.xml Deskins
  3. http://www.thelevisalazer.com/lazer/editorials-letters/4825-former-state-rep-herbie-deskins-honored-by-general-assembly-with-highway-designation Former state rep Herbie Deskins honored by General Assembly with highway designation