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Name: Justin D. Verst
Office Address: 331 York St., Newport, KY 41071
Office Telephone: (859) 491-5843
Family: Married to Connie Humphreys, has four children: Laura, age 30, graduate of the University of Dayton and employed in Human Resources at Square D. Nashville, Tennessee; Justin, age 27, a graduate of the University of Dayton, an engineer with Viox & Viox Engineers, Erlanger, Kentucky; Carolyn, age 23, a chemical engineer at Dupont Chemical; and Tricia, age 17, a senior at Notre Dame Academy; and one grandchild, Carter Verst, who was born March 25, 2005.
Brothers: Bill Verst, Jack Verst, Leo Verst, Jim Verst, Ed Verst, Tom Verst (deceased), Dick Verst, and Jerry Verst.
Sisters: Rita Burkart, Joyce Franzen, Donna Kramer, Kathy Sheanshang, and Margie Gallo.
Education:
High School - Newport Catholic (1966)
Undergraduate - Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio (1970)
Graduate - Salmon P. Chase College of Law of Northern Kentucky University (1976)
Employment History:
1970 - 1972: U.S. Army - Field Artillery Officer
1972 - 1976: Chase Law School
1976 - 1978: Private Law Practice
1978 - 1998: Chief Assistant Prosecutor with Campbell County Attorney, Paul Twehues
1978 - Present: Partner in Law Firm of Twehues & Verst, 331 York Street, Newport, Kentucky
1972 - Present: Legal Advisor for City of Wilder
1972 - Present: Legal Advisor for City of Silver Grove
1991: Recipient of National Distinguished Prosecutor Award - Citizens for Decency through Law
1994 - 2000: Legal Advisor for City of Cold Spring
1999 - 2002: Elected Campbell County Attorney
2001: Recipient of Obscenity Prosecution Award from Citizens for Community Values
2003 - 2006: Re-Elected Campbell County Attorney
Memberships: Member of Kentucky Bar Association; Northern Kentucky Bar Association; Member and Eucharistic Minister at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Cold Spring, Newport Elks; Former Member of Campbell County Jaycees; Knights of Columbus; Campbell County Ducks Unlimited; and Newport Rotary Club. Baseball and Softball Coach, and Manager for the past 24 plus years.
Positions: Unconditionally Pro-Life
Position Running For: Campbell County Attorney - Re-Election
Past Experience and Accomplishments: For the past twenty-seven (27) years, Justin has participated in running the Campbell County Attorney's Office which has successfully prosecuted and closed down the Cinema X adult theater, adult book stores, and numerous strip joints which has helped pave the way for the renovation and development of Newport. Thanks to this prosecution, the work of Newport City officials, and such individuals and organizations as Father Deye and the Newport Ministerial Association, the image of Newport and the County has improved tremendously. We have also aggressively and successfully prosecuted pornography in various stores, prostitution, nudity, DUIs, and juvenile crime. We have a bad check program that has greatly benefited many businesses and individuals in the county. We have always operated a firm but fair office where prosecution is based upon what the defendant did and not upon who the defendant is or who the defendant knows. Recipient in 1991 of the National Distinguished Prosecutor Award from Citizens for Decency Through Law, and an award in 2001 from the local Citizens for Community Values, both in connection with pornography prosecution.
Future Plans for the County Attorney's Office: I will continue in the same successful path by aggressively prosecuting pornography, prostitution, nudity, DUIs, juvenile crime, and any additional crimes within my jurisdiction.
Central Theme of the Campaign: The central theme of my campaign is to continue the aggressive prosecution of prosecution of pornography, prostitution, nudity, DUIs, and drug and alcohol related adult and juvenile crime. Another key point is to continue to run a fair but firm office where the prosecution is fair, reasonable, objective, and based upon what the defendant did and not upon who the defendant is or who the defendant knows.
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