Adam Edelen's Biography
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Full Name:
Adam H. Edelen
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Melissa; 2 Children: Wade, Hamilton
Birth Date:
11/26/1974
Birth Place:
Meade County, KY
Home City:
Lexington, KY
BA, Community Communications/Leadership Development, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture
Auditor of Public Accounts, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 2012-2016
Candidate, Auditor of Public Accounts, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 2015
No caucus information on file.
Senior Executive, Commerce Lexington
Executive Director, Kentucky Office of Homeland Security
Senior Executive, Thomas and King, Incorporated
Chief of Staff, Governor Steven Beshear, 2008-2010
Chair, Annual Giving Campaign, United Way of the Bluegrass
Chair, Board of Directors, Kentucky Educational Television
Chair, Board of Directors, Lexington Urban League
Member, Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
Awards:
Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers, Government Technology Magazine, 2014
New Leaders council 40 Under 40 Leadership Award; Kentucky Jr. Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Young Kentuckian
U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce Ten Outstanding Young Americans
Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellowship Program for Public Leadership Rising Star
Lexington Young Professionals Association Rising Star; American-Swiss Foundation Young Leader
United States Marshall Fund Fellow
Hobbies or Special Talents:
An avid sportsman who loves Kentucky's one-of-a-kind natural beauty.