Lois Combs Weinberg
Lois Combs Weinberg | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lois Ann Combs December 18, 1943 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Bert Combs |
| Education | Randolph College (BS) Harvard University (MEd) |
Lois Ann Combs Weinberg (born December 18, 1943[1]) is an American politician and an advocate for improvements in public education in Kentucky.[2] A native of Eastern Kentucky, Weinberg has served on the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, and the Kentucky Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence.[2]
In 2002, Weinberg was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate, losing in a landslide to Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell, 64.7%–35.3%.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Lois Combs Weinberg, the daughter of Bertram T. "Bert" Combs and Mabel Hall Combs, was born on December 18, 1943, in Lexington, Kentucky.[1] Weinberg lived in Frankfort between 1959 and 1963.[4]
Weinberg attended Randolph Macon Women's College and earned a BS in 1965, and a Master of Education from Harvard in 1996.[1] Weinberg married Bill Weinberg and they have three children.[5] After their marriage, the Weinbergs moved to Washington, D.C., for a short time and then moved to Alice Lloyd College.[6] In Washington, she worked at the Office of Economic Opportunity as an evaluator.[7] In 1967, she worked in Lynchburg, West Virginia, on a Community Action Program (CAP).[7]
Combs family political influence
[edit]Her father, an attorney, was first elected to the political office to the position of city attorney in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, in 1950.[8] Later that year, Governor Lawrence Wetherby appointed her father to fill a vacancy in the office of Commonwealth's Attorney for Kentucky's 31st Judicial District. In April 1951,[8] Governor Wetherby appointed Combs to fill a vacancy on the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Later that year, he won a full eight-year term on the court.[8] In 1959, he was elected the 50th Governor of Kentucky.[5][8] He was appointed to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals by President Lyndon B. Johnson, serving from 1967 to 1970.[8]
Education in Kentucky
[edit]Motivated by her own son's learning problems, Weinberg became an advocate for children with learning disabilities.[2] In 1979, Weinberg started a group offering tutorial services for children in Eastern region of Kentucky with dyslexia.[9][10] This eventually lead to a comprehensive program at the Hindman Settlement School.[11][6] Weinberg was also part of a commission to study the state's future approach to education.[12] She joined the board of the Hindman Settlement School in 1984.[2] Later Weinberg was the executive director of a non-profit organization, the Institute for Dyslexia Education in Appalachia (IDEA).[2] She has served on the University of Kentucky board and the Council on Postsecondary Education.[5] In 1986, she was appointed to the State Board of Education by Governor Martha Layne Collins, however, Weinberg turned the appointment down.[13][14]
Weinberg is currently on the Board of IDEA: Center for Excellence, a non-profit organization focused on excellence in dyslexic services.[15] She also works as a consultant for IDEA Academy at Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning in Lexington, Kentucky.[16]
U.S. Senate election, 2002
[edit]In 2002, Weinberg won the Kentucky Democratic Party primary for U.S. Senate against Tom Barlow. She lost to incumbent Mitch McConnell in the November general election, 64.7%–35.3%.[3] A statewide advocacy group, The Women's Network, grew out of her former campaign.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2002 United States Senate Race" (PDF). CBS. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ^ a b c d e "Lois Combs Weinberg's Passion for Education | Connections with Renee Shaw". KET. 2015-04-06. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ a b "washingtonpost.com Elections 2002". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ Pardue, Anne (17 January 1980). "All in the Family". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2018-08-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Bert Combs' grandson picked as Knott County judge-executive". kentucky. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ a b Williams, Shirley (6 June 1982). "Caring Mom Gives Hope". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2018-08-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Interview with Lois Combs Weinberg, October 17, 1990 - SPOKEdb". Kentucky Oral History. 17 October 1990. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ^ a b c d e "Bertram Thomas Combs biography". 2009-08-27. Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Bergstrom, Bill (18 July 1985). "Program Helps Deal With 'Word Blindness' Perception Disorder". The Journal News. Retrieved 2018-08-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Kentucky School to Serve Needs of Dyslexics". The Courier-Journal. 12 December 1989. Retrieved 2018-08-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stoddart, Jess (2015-01-13). Challenge and Change in Appalachia: The Story of Hindman Settlement School. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 188–195. ISBN 9780813149547.
- ^ Wilson, Richard (27 May 1980). "Group Asks What the Future Holds For Education". The Courier-Journal. p. B1. Retrieved 2018-08-17. and "Group Will Study Future, Education". The Courier-Journal. 27 May 1980. Retrieved 2018-08-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Collins Names Four to Education Board". The Courier-Journal. 12 August 1986. Retrieved 2018-08-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Woman Rejects Position on State School Panel". The Courier-Journal. 14 August 1986. Retrieved 2018-08-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "IDEA Center for Excellence". IDEA Center for Excellence. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ "2015 - University of Pikeville". www.upike.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ Crowley, Patrick (18 April 2005). "Democrats Now Organizing to Appeal to Specific Interests". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 2018-08-17 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Lois Combs Weinberg (PBS video)