Join us for an insightful evening as Richard Clay, President
and CEO of the Filson Historical Society, interviews retired United States
Representative John Yarmuth, who represented the 3rd Congressional District of
Kentucky from 2007 to 2023. His district encompassed the vast majority of
the Louisville Metro Area and he worked tirelessly on critical
issues affecting his constituents. From 2013 onward, he had been the sole Democratic member
of Kentucky's congressional delegation. Yarmuth chaired the House
Budget Committee from 2019-2023. On October 12, 2021, he announced
that he would not seek reelection in 2022. Yarmuth played a pivotal
role in shaping the nation's financial policies during his tenure.
He graduated from Atherton High School. He later
graduated from Yale University, majoring in American studies. Before
his Congressional career, he founded the Louisville Today publication
and the Louisville Eccentric Observer (LEO) weekly newspaper, leaving a
mark in the local media landscape.
In this moderated program, we will delve into John Yarmuth's
personal journey, his political campaigns, and his distinguished service in
Congress. The conversation will center around Yarmuth's experiences and
reflections on how the political environment has evolved since he first entered
politics. As an advocate for gun-control legislation, Yarmuth's consistent
efforts in this area will be discussed.
We will explore pressing issues that the nation
faces in the current political climate and examine Yarmuth's predictions for
the future.