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'''James Cecil "Jimmy" Higdon, Jr.''' (born July 15, 1953) is a [[Republican]] member of the Kentucky State Senate from District 14, which encompasses Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in central [[Kentucky]].<ref name=lrcky>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/s014.htm|title=Kentucky Legislature: Senator Jimmy Higdon|publisher=lrc.ky.gov|accessdate=August 29, 2012}}</ref>
{{Infobox Officeholder
| name=James Cecil Higdon, Jr.
| image name=
| office=Kentucky State Senator for District 14 (Casey, Marion, Nelson, Spencer and part of Jefferson counties)
| term_start=December 2009
| term_end=
| preceded=Dan Kelly
| succeeded=
| office2=[[Kentucky House of Representatives|Kentucky State Representative for District 24 (Marion, Casey, and Pulaski counties)]]
| term_start2=January 1, 2003
| term_end2=December 2009
| preceded2=William U. Scott
| succeeded2=Terry Mills<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/h024.htm|title=Terry Mills|publisher=lrc.ky.gov|accessdate=August 29, 2012}}</ref>
| birth_place=Taylor County<br>[[Kentucky]], USA
| birth_date=July 15, 1953
| death_date=
| death_place=
| resting_place=
| residence=Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Jane Miles Higdon
| children=Brittany H. Nagle<br>James Cecil Higdon, III
| alma_mater=Marion County High School<br>Morehead State University
| occupation=[[Business]]man
| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
| branch=[[United States Army]]
| footnotes=
}}
'''James Cecil "Jimmy" Higdon, Jr.''' (born July 15, 1953) is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Kentucky State Senate for District 14, which encompasses Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington counties in central [[Kentucky]].<ref name=lrcky>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/s014.htm|title=Kentucky Legislature: Senator Jimmy Higdon|publisher=lrc.ky.gov|accessdate=August 29, 2012}}</ref>
A native and resident of Lebanon, Kentucky, Higdon won a special election for the state senate held 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 on December 8, 2009, when he defeated the [[Democratic Party|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, which closed in 2011. He also owns and operates Higdon's Appliance Center.<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, which closed in 2011. He also owns and operates Higdon's Appliance Center.<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>
Senator Higdon is [[pro-life]] and a supporter of the [[Second Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]], having been previously endorsed by both Kentucky [[Right to Life]] and the [[National Rifle Association]].<ref name=higdon/> In 2010, Higdon tackled a shoplifter in his Foodtown store.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pageonekentucky.com/2010/09/15/state-sen-jimmy-higdon-tackles-shoplifter/|title="State Sen. Jimmy Higdon Tackles Shoplifter," September 15, 2010|publisher=pageonekentucky.com|accessdate=August 29, 2012}}</ref>
Senator Higdon is [[pro-life]] and a supporter of the [[Second Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]], having been previously endorsed by both Kentucky [[Right to Life]] and the [[National Rifle Association]].<ref name=higdon/> In 2010, Higdon tackled a shoplifter in his Foodtown store.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pageonekentucky.com/2010/09/15/state-sen-jimmy-higdon-tackles-shoplifter/|title="State Sen. Jimmy Higdon Tackles Shoplifter," September 15, 2010|publisher=pageonekentucky.com|accessdate=August 29, 2012}}</ref>
In 2012 Higdon introduced Senate Bill 158, which would exempt Kentuckians from state laws which contradict the individual's religious beliefs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluebluegrass.com/2012/03/08/jimmy-higdons-sharia-law-bill/|title=Jimmy Higdon's Sharia law bill|publisher=bluebluegrass.com|accessdate=August 29, 2012}}</ref>
In 2012, Higdon introduced Senate Bill 158, which would exempt Kentuckians from state laws which contradict the individual's religious beliefs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluebluegrass.com/2012/03/08/jimmy-higdons-sharia-law-bill/|title=Jimmy Higdon's Sharia law bill|publisher=bluebluegrass.com|accessdate=August 29, 2012}}</ref>
Higdon and his wife, the former Jane Miles, originally from Loretto, Kentucky, have two grown children, Brittany H. Nagle, and James Cecil Higdon, III. He is [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name=pvs/>
Higdon and his wife, the former Jane Miles, originally from Loretto, Kentucky, have two grown children, Brittany H. Nagle, and James Cecil Higdon, III. He is [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name=pvs/>
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