Pat McCuiston explained

Pat McCuiston
State Senate:Kentucky
District:3rd
Term Start:January 1, 1968
Term End:January 1, 1993
Predecessor:Owen Billington
Successor:Joey Pendleton
Birth Date:8 September 1917
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:Murray State University

Pat Michaux McCuiston (September 8, 1917 – May 3, 2002) was an American politician from Kentucky who served in the Kentucky Senate from 1968 to 1993. He was first elected to the Senate in 1967 and won reelection continuously until his defeat in the 1992 Democratic primary by Joey Pendleton.

On June 15, 1972, McCuiston was one of 20 Democratic senators who voted for Kentucky to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.[1]

A native of Kirksey, Kentucky, McCuiston graduated from Murray State University in 1939.[2] He died in May 2002 at the age of 84.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Pardue . Anne . June 16, 1972 . Kentucky becomes 19th to ratify equal rights for women amendment . . . 1.
  2. News: McCuiston remembered as ‘powerful,' ‘influential'. Kentucky New Era. Melony. Leazer. May 6, 2002. June 6, 2024.
  3. News: May 5, 2002 . McCuiston, former state senator, 84 . . C4.