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Hilda Gay Legg (born October 7, 1952)[1] is a Republican appointed official based in Somerset, Kentucky. In December 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump named her the Kentucky state director for rural development within the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
A former classroom teacher in her native Adair County in south Kentucky, Legg grew up in Knifley. She graduated in 1974 from Campbellsville University in Campbellsville, Kentucky. She obtained a graduate degree from Western Kentucky University in , Kentucky, Legg worked in the U.S. Department of Education in the Ronald Reagan administration. Reagan's successor, George Herbert Walker Bush, named her as the alternate federal co-chairman of the Appalachian Regional Commission, with the principal duty of promoting economic policy. In that capacity, She managed a budget of $190 million set aside to create jobs in Appalachia, improve education, and build infrastructure for a region of 21 million inhabitants.[2]
President George W. Bush named Legg administrator for Rural Utilities Service , at which she managed a budget of $6 billion in loan and grant funds. She saw all presidents on a regular basis, but had more interaction with G.W. Bush, whom she calls "truly the kindest."[2] Though G.W. Bush has been highly critical of current President Trump, Legg called Trump "bold enough, independent enough and [one] who cannot be controlled by policy makers or lobbyists. He's exactly what the country needs to address the challenges that it has today."[2]cannot be controlled by policy makers or lobbyists
- ↑ . Mylife.com. Retrieved on August 1, 2019.
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