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Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) is excited to announce Noah Martin of Hardin County as the first place overall winner for Kentucky’s Second District, 2016 Congressional Art Competition.

Noah, a student at North Hardin High School, titled his artwork, “Disappointed in You.”

The winner and finalists were selected by an independent panel of art professors from colleges and universities across Kentucky’s Second District.

“I thoroughly enjoyed viewing all of the impressive artwork submitted by such talented high school students from Kentucky’s Second District. “Noah should be very proud of his accomplishment and I look forward to meeting with him in Washington, where he will see his artwork displayed in the hallway of the U.S. Capitol Building,” stated Congressman Guthrie.

Congressman Guthrie announced all of Kentucky’s Second District winners of the art competition at a reception held at My Old Kentucky Home State Park last evening for participants and their families. The Congressional Art Competition, which began in 1982, allows the winning artwork from each Congressional District throughout the nation to be displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building for one full year. In additional to the winner’s artwork being displayed, each overall winner receives two airline tickets to our nation’s capital where they will attend a reception in their honor later this summer.

The second and third place winners’ art will be displayed in Congressman Guthrie’s district office in Bowling Green, Kentucky

Additionally, Congressman Guthrie will be holding a Facebook Favorite competition where the county winners’ artwork will be posted on his official Facebook page. The general public will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite artwork to determine which piece will be displayed in Congressman Guthrie’s D.C. office. The online competition will be open from April 26 - April 29, 5:00 PM (CST).

A full list of winners from Kentucky’s Second District can be found below.

Overall Winners

1st Place Overall

Noah Martin

North Hardin High School

2nd Place Overall

Adrian Ambrose

Daviess County High School

3rd Place Overall

Jessica Ouellette

Nelson County High School

Overall Honorable Mentions (not in order of preference)

Madison Denham

Spencer County High School

Kelsey Janes

Edmonson County High School

Asher Stafford

Nelson County High School

Individual County Winners

Barren County

Katherine Klein

Glasgow Christian Academy

Bullitt County

Jerry Roberts

North Bullitt High School

Butler County

Ivan Beasley

Butler County High School

Daviess County

Marlena Hadden

Daviess County High School

Edmonson County

Kelsey Janes

Edmonson County High School

Hardin County

Ashley Maupin

North Hardin High School

Hart County

Joybeth Heberly

Caverna High School

Nelson County (tie)

Michala Stillwell

Nelson County High School

Asher Stafford

Nelson County High School

Spencer County

Madison Denham

Spencer County High School

Warren County

Keiko Nishisima

Greenwood High School

Washington County

Cassey Black

Washington County High School

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