15 Facts About Rocky Adkins

Rocky J Adkins was born on November 4,1959 and is an American politician from Kentucky.

Rocky Adkins is a member of the Democratic Party and is serving as a senior advisor to the Governor of Kentucky, Andy Beshear.

Rocky Adkins is a former member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing the 99th District of the Kentucky House from 1987 to 2019.

Rocky Adkins finished in second place in the Democratic primary, losing to then-Kentucky Attorney General Beshear.

Rocky Adkins joined the Beshear administration on December 10,2019, as the governor's senior advisor.

Rocky Adkins attended Elliott County High School and Morehead State University.

Rocky Adkins played college basketball for the Morehead State Eagles in 1981 and 1982 as the starting point guard.

Rocky Adkins earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at Morehead State University.

Rocky Adkins was inducted into the MSU Alumni Hall of Fame in 2004 and named the recipient of the 2012 Founders Award for University Service.

Rocky Adkins was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives between 1987 and 2019.

Rocky Adkins has long been a strong supporter of education in Eastern Kentucky.

Rocky Adkins was a member of the House Democratic Leadership office.

In November 2018, Rocky Adkins announced his candidacy for the 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election.

Rocky Adkins lost the Democratic primary on May 21,2019, placing second to Attorney General Andy Beshear.

Rocky Adkins believes the state legislature needs to work with the federal government to try to expand Medicaid.