{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.mcconnell.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=B6A793FA-6285-4734-A669-8AB8E58816F7", "McConnell Pays Tribute to Superintendent Manny Caulk", "2020-12-09", "2020", "2020-12", "Republican", "Senate", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following tribute today on the Senate floor in memory of Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Emmanuel Manny Caulk, M.Ed., J.D.:\r\nLast week, students and families in Kentucky were met with tragic news. On Friday, Manny Caulk, the Superintendent of Fayette County Schools, passed away unexpectedly.\r\nManny was the first member of his family to graduate college. In 2015, he assumed responsibility for the second-largest school district in Kentucky.\r\nAn education had changed his life and he wanted to share that gift with others. By all accounts, he did just that.\r\nManny encouraged his students to aim high and helped them exceed expectations, starting with his first students in a county detention center. And in 2018, his colleagues chose him as Kentucky's Superintendent of the Year.\r\nI was glad to have Manny's partnership as we worked to protect Kentucky families from COVID-19. At every step, he kept focus on the well-being of Lexington students.\r\nOver the weekend, condolences poured in as we reflected on Manny's lasting contributions.\r\nI'd like to add the Senate's gratitude for this top-tier educator. Our prayers are with Manny's wife, Christol and their children at this difficult time.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://www.mcconnell.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=B6A793FA-6285-4734-A669-8AB8E58816F7"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7364349439740181, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}