Larry Forgy

Lawrence E. Forgy, known as Larry Forgy (born 1939), is a Republican politician and former candidate for office from Lexington, Kentucky.

Forgy ran for Governor of Kentucky in 1991 but lost in the Republican primary to then U.S. Representative Larry Hopkins, also of Lexington. Forgy again ran for governor in 1995, having been defeated by Democrat Paul E. Patton. Forgy later ran unsuccessfully for the Kentucky Supreme Court, having been defeated by James E. Keller in a special election in 1999. He was reportedly considering running in the United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2008‎,^[1] but he did not file as a candidate for the office, held by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Jefferson County.

Forgy was Bryan Coffman's co-chair when Coffman ran unsuccessfully for Central Kentucky's 6th congressional district in 2004.^[2] Forgy's previous experience includes working as an attorney and serving as President of the Health Kentucky non-profit organization.^[3] Forgy is a former Republican National Committeeman for Kentucky, the Kentucky Chair for Ronald Reagan's successful presidential election bids, Vice Chair of Kentucky Council Higher Education, Chairman of Finance Committee of University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, and the General counsel and Budget Director for the Commonwealth for the late Governor Louie B. Nunn.^[2]

Forgy attended the University of Kentucky, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta social fraternity. He transferred to The George Washington University, where he received both a bachelor's and law degree. While in law school at GWU, Forgy became friends with Democratic U.S. Senator Harry Reid of Nevada.^[4]

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