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'Hal Heiner'
Hal Heiner is a businessman from Jefferson County, Kentucky. He is currently running for Governor of Kentucky as a Republican.

Biography
Hal Heiner was raised in Louisville, Kentucky. Heiner received his high school diploma from Jefferson County Public Schools and attended the University of Louisville. Heiner worked as a janitor and short order cook to pay his way through college.

After earning his Master’s Degree, Hal became a partner in a civil engineering firm designing water and sewer plants in west Kentucky, mine land reclamation projects in the east and roads all across the Commonwealth. He later became President of NTS Commercial Properties Group. In 1997, Hal began his own business venture with Capstone Realty serving as the company's Chairman. Capstone Realty is a thriving business that has created and kept more than 4,000 jobs for Kentuckians.

Hal has been involved in the Louisville Metro Area "serving as a Vice Chairman of Greater Louisville, Inc. and Chairman of the Board of Christian Academy of Louisville." Hal has provided leadership across the Commonwealth serving as Chairman of the Kentucky Charter Schools Association and Asbury University's Board of Trustees and the University of Louisville's Board of Overseers.

"Hal has been married to Sheila for 36 years and they are parents of four children. They live on a corn and soybean farm and are both active members of Southeast Christian Church."

Education
Heiner is a graduate of Atherton High School and has a Masters in Engineering from the University of Louisville Speed School.

Political Career
While serving on the Louisville Metro Council he spent eight years finding and employing creative services to help the Louisville community grow. "In 2010, Hal was the Republican nominee in Louisville’s mayoral election." Hal is currently running for the Kentucky gubernatorial race with KC Crosbie as his running mate.