The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Public Policy Series Luncheon featuring local state legislators on Thursday, May 1. This event will start at 11:30 a.m. in the Paducah Bank Community Room at the Commerce Center, 300 S. Third Street. The presenting sponsors of the 2025 Public Policy Series are Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership and Swift & Staley. Tickets are $30. Pre-registration is required at paducahchamber.org. Attendees must pre-register by Tuesday, April 29^th at noon.

State Senator Danny Carroll and Representatives Randy Bridges, Chris Freeland, Kim Holloway, and House Majority Floor Leader Steven Rudy will be in attendance to discuss the past session of the Kentucky General Assembly. Each will provide updates and insights on legislative outcomes and priorities impacting the region and state.

• Senator Carroll represents Kentucky’s Second District, which includes McCracken, Ballard, Carlisle, Marshall and Livingston counties.

• Representative Bridges represents the Third District, which includes part of the City of Paducah and McCracken County and Livingston County.

• Representative Freeland represents the Sixth District, which includes a portion of McCracken County, and Lyon and Marshall Counties.

• Representative Holloway represents the Second District, which includes a portion of McCracken and Graves Counties.

• Leader Rudy serves as Majority Floor Leader for the State House of Representatives and represents the First District of Ballard, Carlisle, Hickman and Fulton Counties and a portion of the city of Paducah and McCracken County.

The Chamber’s Public Policy Series is designed to connect the business community with legislative leaders and important public policy topics.