Former First District State Senator Stan Humphries will run for Trigg County Judge-Executive in the 2022 Republican Primary.
Humphries filed his papers to run for the county’s top office Tuesday morning following Monday’s announcement by Judge Hollis Alexander that he will retire at the end of his current term in December 2022. Humphries says after completing two terms in the State Senate, he has decided to re-enter the county political scene.
click to download audioAlthough Humphries says it is early for him to decide on specific issues in a campaign, economic development has to be a top priority.
click to download audioHe adds continuing to use in lieu of tax money to help fund county operations will be another help, with Humphries instrumental in the passage of that legislation during his time in the State Senate.
click to download audioHumphries says providing opportunities to the county’s youth to return home to work and live is another priority.
click to download audioHumphries was elected Trigg County Judge-Executive following the retirement of Berlin Moore in 2006 and served six years before being elected to the State Senate in 2012 by defeating former Congressman Carroll Hubbard. Stan and his family live on the family farm as owner-operators.
