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President [[George W. Bush]] named Legg as the administrator for the 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."<ref name=legg/> 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 [[lobbyist]]s. He's exactly what the country needs to address the challenges that it has today."<ref name=legg/>
 
President [[George W. Bush]] named Legg as the administrator for the 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."<ref name=legg/> 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 [[lobbyist]]s. He's exactly what the country needs to address the challenges that it has today."<ref name=legg/>
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In 2011, Legg nearly won the Republican nomination for Kentucky Secretary State. She lost out to the [[Moderate Republican]] choice, William Ejner "Bill" Johnson, Jr., who in turn was defeated in the [[general election]] by the [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] and current secretary of state, Alison Lundergan Grimes. In the two-candidate [[primary]] contest against Johnson, Legg received 49.58 percent of the votes cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Bill_Johnson_(Kentucky)|title=Bill Johnson (Kentucky)|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=August 1, 2019}}</ref>2
    
Legg and her husband, Michael L. Potter (born June 28, 1952), reside in Nicholasville, Kentucky, and have one son, Dane.
 
Legg and her husband, Michael L. Potter (born June 28, 1952), reside in Nicholasville, Kentucky, and have one son, Dane.
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