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A native and resident of Lebanon, Kentucky, Higdon won a special election for the state senate held in on December 8, 2009, when he defeated the [[Democrat]] Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, who like Higdon is a former member of the Kentucky House of Representatives. The vacancy occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly accepted an appointment as a district judge from Democratic Governor Steve Beshear.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2009/11/25/haydon-reports-nearly-240000-in-state-senate-race/|title="Haydon reports nearly $240,000 in state Senate race," November 25, 2009|publisher=bluegrasspolitics.com|accessdate=August 29, 2012}}</ref> Higdon was then elected to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010; his current term extends to December 31, 2014.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/35042/jimmy-higdon|title=Senator Jimmy Higdon|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=August 29, 2012}}</ref>

A native and resident of Lebanon, Kentucky, Higdon won a special election for the state senate held in on December 8, 2009, when he defeated the [[Democrat]] Jodie Haydon of Bardstown, who like Higdon is a former member of the Kentucky House of Representatives. The vacancy occurred when the Republican Senator Dan Kelly accepted an appointment as a district judge from Democratic Governor Steve Beshear.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2009/11/25/haydon-reports-nearly-240000-in-state-senate-race/|title="Haydon reports nearly $240,000 in state Senate race," November 25, 2009|publisher=bluegrasspolitics.com|accessdate=August 29, 2012}}</ref> Higdon was then elected to a full four-year term on November 2, 2010; his current term extends to December 31, 2014.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/35042/jimmy-higdon|title=Senator Jimmy Higdon|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=August 29, 2012}}</ref>

   

   

Higdon is the oldest of seven children of James Cecil and Alice Higdon of Lebanon, Kentucky. In 1971, he graduated from Marion County High School. In 1975, he earned his [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in industrial arts technology with a minor in business administration from Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky. Upon graduation from college, Higdon was commissioned a second lieutenant in the [[United States Army]]. He his officer course at Fort Lee, [[Virginia]]. In 1976, he returned to Lebanon to become a partner in Key Market, subsequently renamed Higdon’s Foodtown IGA. He also owns and operates Higdon's Appliance Center. The two Higdon companies employ about seventy-five persons.<ref name=higdon>{{cite web|url=http://www.jimmyhigdon.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=1&Itemid=2|title=About Jimmy Higdon|publisher=jimmyhigdon.com|accessdate=August 29, 2012}}</ref>

Higdon is the oldest of seven children of James Cecil and Alice Higdon of Lebanon, Kentucky. In 1971, he graduated from Marion County High School. In 1975, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in industrial arts technology with a minor in business administration from Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky. Upon graduation from college, Higdon was commissioned a second lieutenant in the [[United States Army]]. He his officer course at Fort Lee, [[Virginia]]. In 1976, he returned to Lebanon to become a partner in Key Market, subsequently renamed Higdon’s Foodtown IGA. He also owns and operates Higdon's Appliance Center. The two Higdon companies employ about seventy-five persons.<ref name=higdon>{{cite web|url=http://www.jimmyhigdon.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=1&Itemid=2|title=About Jimmy Higdon|publisher=jimmyhigdon.com|accessdate=August 29, 2012}}</ref>

Higdon is chairman of the Transportation subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee. He is a member of  the Kentucky Grocers Association Board and the Marion County Economic Development Board. He is a former board member of the Lebanon Housing Authority and the Marion County [[Chamber of Commerce]].<ref name=lrcky/>

Higdon is chairman of the Transportation subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee. He is a member of  the Kentucky Grocers Association Board and the Marion County Economic Development Board. He is a former board member of the Lebanon Housing Authority and the Marion County [[Chamber of Commerce]].<ref name=lrcky/>