Jon Draud
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Jon Draud | |
|---|---|
| Kenton County Commissioner from the 2nd district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Sara Voelker |
| 4th Kentucky Commissioner of Education | |
| In office December 3, 2007 – January 31, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Gene Wilhoit |
| Succeeded by | Elaine Farris (interim) |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 63rd district | |
| In office January 1, 1999 – December 2, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Murgatroyd |
| Succeeded by | Alecia Webb-Edgington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1939 |
| Party | Democratic (before 1990s) Republican (after 1990s) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Eastern Kentucky University (BA, MA) Xavier University (MA) University of Cincinnati (EdD) |
| Occupation | Educator (retired) |
Jon Edward Draud (born September 18, 1938) is an American educator and politician from Kentucky who has served as a member of the Kenton County Commission since 2011.
He previously served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007, representing Kentucky's 63rd House district. He also served as the Kentucky Commissioner of Education from 2007 to 2009.
Draud was born on September 18, 1938, in Covington, Kentucky. Raised in Kenton County, he graduated from Ludlow High School in 1956, and went on to attend Eastern Kentucky State College (now Eastern Kentucky University) on a football and baseball scholarship.[1] He played four seasons for the Eastern Maroons baseball team under coach Turkey Hughes, and was the teams's co-captain during his senior year.[2][3]
After graduating from Eastern in 1960 with Bachelor of Arts degrees in history and physical education, Draud spent one year as a teacher for Covington Public Schools before returning to Eastern as a graduate assistant baseball coach for the 1962 season. Afterwards, he returned to Covington Public Schools where he taught American government and was a baseball coach at Covington Holmes High School, leading them to their win at the 1963 Kentucky state high school baseball championship.[2][3][4]
He also received a Master of Arts degree in school administration from Eastern, a Master of Arts degree in political science from Xavier University, and a Doctor of Educational Leadership degree with a minor in public policy from the University of Cincinnati in 1978.[2][5]