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Mark F. Polston

Mark Polston was born February 9, 1960 at Community East Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. His parents are Mildred and Albert Polston. He grew up as the oldest child of three. He attended Laura Rhodes Elementary School, in Indianapolis, IN, from first through third grades. His family move to Nancy, KY when he was eight years old, and he then attended Nancy Elementary School. After he graduated from Middle School he moved on and went to Nancy High School. He graduated in 1978. He received the call to preach when he was 18 years old and announced his call at the Christian Home Separate Baptist Church in Jabez, KY. He preached at his church the same Sunday he announced. When he was 24 years old he met the love of his life, Lisa Kaye Polston. Her last name was also Polston but there was no blood relations. They had attended the same church when they were young and there parents had always been close friends. After two week of dating, Mark asked Lisa to marry him on the Cumberland Parkway. She said yes, and they got married two months later. They got married at the Calvary Separate Baptist Church in Nancy, KY, the church of which his dad and his Uncle Hoss Wiggington had built.After he graduated from his high school he started his journey thru college and went to Somerset Community College, less than 15 minutes away from his home. He also attended Campbellsville University, University of Kentucky, and Indiana University School of Law. He graduated from law school in the early 90's.  After graduating law school he started work at the Indiana Attorney General's office. He became the Indiana Deputy Attorney and held that job for 13 years. In 2005 him and his family moved back to Somerset, Kentucky and bought Classic Carpet from his parents. He continued to practice law with his own firm, Mark Polston Attorney at Law, and he also worked for Somerset attorney, Dean Stewart. Now he is the pastor of The Free Union Separate Baptist Church in Adair County, Kentucky, and is know running for District 15 Senate seat in Kentucky for the Republican ticket.