Scott Jennings Working With Russell Coleman for AG, ‘Neutral’ in GOP Governor’s Race
We’re getting a little more insight into the Republican campaigns for statewide office next year, including Governor and Attorney General and one of the people behind an already announced candidate. In a live television interview with KET’s Renee Shaw on Election Night, Scott Jennings, a close ally of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and CNN commentator,...
Gov. Beshear: KY Reaches Lowest Unemployment Rate in State History
As Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, continues to gear up for re-election he will do so with some powerful statistics of the state’s performance. The latest numbers Beshear is sharing with the state shows the commonwealth just hit the lowest unemployment rate in state history. According to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the...
‘Liberty’ Candidates Who Tried to Impeach Beshear Unsuccessful; Rep. Burch Loses House Dem. Primary
Tuesday’s primary marked the end of a nearly 50-year career in Frankfort for one Louisville House member, and showed a continued split between the so-called liberty faction of the Republican Party in the northern part of the state. The longest serving member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 91-year old Tom Burch, D-Louisville, lost his...
Charles Booker and Rand Paul Will Face Off in U.S. Senate Race
Surprising no one, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, and Democratic candidate Charles Booker will officially face each other in the race for U.S. Senate. Upon accepting the Democratic nomination, Charles Booker signaled that he is the underdog who will attack Paul around race issues. “His playbook is racism,” Booker said on Tuesday night of Paul. “This...
Craig Greenberg Wins Dem. Louisville Mayoral Primary, Morgan McGarvey Wins 3rd District Congressional Primary
Craig Greenberg and Morgan McGarvey won with large margins in Tuesday nights Democratic primaries setting up their General Election on Nov. 8. Greenberg won a 8 way Democratic primary garnering 34,115 votes. His next closest competitor was Shameka Parrish Wright who brought in 17,730 votes. Greenberg will look ahead to the November General Election against...
N. Ky GOP House Incumbents Upset in Primary Races
Republican anti-incumbent challengers upset longtime Reps. Sal Santoro, Ed Massey, and Adam Koenig in their re-election primary races. In the 60th House District, Marianne Proctor, a realtor and former speech pathologist, is defeated longtime incumbent Rep. Santoro, of Union. Proctor focused on being a political outsider frustrated with politics and taxation. Proctor finished with 1,955...
Storylines to Watch During Today’s Primary Elections
Kentuckians have been making their way to the polls this primary election day in Kentucky. While the top of the ticket is a sleeper U.S. Senate race there are some interesting storylines to follow this Tuesday. Anti-Incumbent Republican Challengers: In Northern Kentucky House races and in areas across the state Republican challengers have been running...
McConnell Heads Home After Visit to Ukraine, Sweden & Finland
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is homeward bound after a visit with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv and diplomats from two nations that wish to join NATO, Sweden and Finland. The Kentucky Republican senator led a delegation from the U.S. Senate that included Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and John Cornyn, R-Texas,...
KY Chamber Endorsed GOP Challenger to Rep. Savannah Maddox
Earlier this month the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee issued their endorsements for the May 17 primary elections, and one incumbent is noticeably missing from their list, Rep. Savannah Maddox. In the 61st District House GOP primary the Chamber made the bold move to oppose the incumbent Representative in the primary election and...