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Line 48: − ==Personal life== − When he was campaigning in 1979 for the legislature in the same election in which Louie B. Nunn unsuccessfully sought to return to the governorship, Heleringer met Cynthia "Cindy" Carby, a young woman whom he signed up to vote. Despite some reservation from her father, the couple married the next year and had four children in eight years: Sarah (1981), Ann (1982), Tommy (1984), and Philip (1989). Heleringer told his bride that while they might not become wealthy, life would never be dull. With their children all grown, the Heleringers refurbished his boyhood home in St. Matthews, where they reside. They also spend part of the year in [[Vermont]].<ref name=bio/> +
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Heleringer is an instructor at the Equine Industry Studies program at the University of Louisville. As there was no textbook for the original course, Heleringer began to prepare a book. After thirteen years, he completed ''Equine Regulatory Law,'' which also encompasses the history of the horse racing industry. He also teaches equine studies at the women's school,[Midway University] in Midway, Kentucky.<ref name=bio/> In December 2015, Heleringer resigned as the executive director of the Kentucky Equine Education Project, an advocacy group established in 2004. KEEP, as it is known, announced a future statewide focus, rather than concentration on Louisville, [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], and the capital city of [[Frankfort]], and the dropping of its former [[lobbying]] activities on behalf of casino gambling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulickreport.com/news/people/heleringer-resigns-from-keep-post/|title=Heleringer resigns from KEEP post|publisher=paulickreport.com|accessdate=February 18, 2016}}</ref>
Heleringer is an instructor at the Equine Industry Studies program at the University of Louisville. As there was no textbook for the original course, Heleringer began to prepare a book. After thirteen years, he completed ''Equine Regulatory Law,'' which also encompasses the history of the horse racing industry. He also teaches equine studies at the women's school,[Midway University] in Midway, Kentucky.<ref name=bio/> In December 2015, Heleringer resigned as the executive director of the Kentucky Equine Education Project, an advocacy group established in 2004. KEEP, as it is known, announced a future statewide focus, rather than concentration on Louisville, [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], and the capital city of [[Frankfort]], and the dropping of its former [[lobbying]] activities on behalf of casino gambling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulickreport.com/news/people/heleringer-resigns-from-keep-post/|title=Heleringer resigns from KEEP post|publisher=paulickreport.com|accessdate=February 18, 2016}}</ref>
==Advocate of LGBTQ==
Heleringer writes occasional columns, mostly political, for ''The Louisville Courier-Journal.''<ref name=bio/> In 2023, in one of his opinion columns, Heleringer attacked [[conservative]]s in the Kentucky state legislature for introducing a plethora of bills intended to stop the [[LGBTQ]] agenda. Heleringer said that he wished he "could blame both political parties for this cataclysm, but I cannot. Every ani-gay/trans bill this session was introduced by a Republican. ...
Heleringer writes occasional columns, mostly political, for ''The Louisville Courier-Journal.''<ref name=bio/> In 2023, in one of his opinion columns, Heleringer attacked [[conservative]]s in the Kentucky state legislature for introducing a plethora of bills intended to stop the [[LGBTQ]] agenda. Heleringer said that he wished he "could blame both political parties for this cataclysm, but I cannot. Every ani-gay/trans bill this session was introduced by a Republican. ...