Kentucky Today

Deputy Attorney General

Attorney General-elect Daniel Cameron has naemed Barry Dunn to serve as Deputy Attorney General, the number two position in the office.



“Barry is an excellent lawyer who has served at the highest levels of government,” said Cameron. “Barry’s experience includes some of the most high-stakes legal matters in recent Kentucky history. His in-depth knowledge of state government and experience in the private sector will serve Kentuckians well in the Office of Attorney General.”



In 2015, Dunn was appointed as general counsel of the Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet. In that capacity, he served as the state’s chief attorney on the regulation of financial institutions, insurance, horse racing, alcoholic beverages, construction, professional licensing, and charitable gaming.

Most recently, Dunn formed a law firm focused on litigation, government regulatory issues, and small businesses.



“I look forward to working on behalf of all Kentuckians to ensure that the Attorney General’s office performs its mandate as the chief law enforcement office of the Commonwealth,” said Dunn. “The Attorney General-elect has pledged to fight the drug epidemic, prosecute those who abuse our children and take advantage of our seniors, curb Medicaid fraud, and tackle public corruption. I look forward to addressing these issues.”



Dunn attended law school at the University of Louisville where he was named outstanding graduate, served on law review, and was president of the moot court board. He joined Stoll Keenon Ogden after law school where he was a member of the litigation, appellate, and utility regulation practice groups.



He grew up in Adair County in south-central Kentucky where he served as a firefighter while attending college and later taught middle school. He and his wife now reside in Oldham County with their three children.


Cameron also named Steve Pitt to serve as his counsel and special adviser. Pitt has nearly 50 years of legal experience, and since 2015 has served as Bevin’s general counsel. In that high-profile role, Pitt defended the state in a series of lawsuits challenging Kentucky laws putting new restrictions on abortions. He also represented Bevin during the governor’s many legal feuds with Attorney General Andy Beshear, who defeated Bevin in this month’s election.

Pitt said that he’ll work with Cameron to protect Kentucky families, law enforcement and the state’s “most vulnerable.”

Children’s poster contest

Kentucky’s incoming first lady has announced a poster contest for children, with winners’ work displayed in the Capitol on Inauguration Day.

Britainy Beshear said, “We want to know, from children across the Commonwealth, what you think makes Team Kentucky,” she said, which is the gubernatorial inauguration theme.

“We want to see your vision and your artwork on what common goals we all share,” she said. “Whatever that means to you, we want to see it.”

Children between the ages of six and 17 are invited to take place in the competition, which will be held in three age categories, ages 6-9, 10-13 and 14-17. Two additional overall winners will be selected for having the most colorful and most creative poster.

“The winners will have their poster framed and displayed at the Capitol during the inaugural festivities,” she said. “Each winner, we want them to bring their family, a representative or two from the school that they attend, and they will be recognized at the Capitol opening ceremony on Dec. 10.”

A panel of judges, which includes Mrs. Beshear, will determine the winners. Judging criteria includes:

• Clear and creative expression of the theme

• Excellence in art and text

• Follows contest rules.

Posters should be submitted on paper no larger than 12 x 16 inches and include a completed entry form. Please do not frame and please, no computer-generated artwork. Please use, color crayons, watercolor, acrylic, oil, permanent markers, felt-tip pens, soft ballpoint pens, colored pencils or permanent ink. Please do not use nonpermanent mediums, like charcoal.

The poster will become the property of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and it will not be returned. It may be displayed in state buildings, publications or other promotions.

For contest rules and entry information, click here.

Entries must be postmarked no later than December 3, 2019.