Sen. Rand Paul Leading Charles Booker in New Poll
A new Mason-Dixon Poll shows U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, leading Democratic challenger Charles Booker by double digits. The poll, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy shows Paul leading Booker with 55 percent of respondents saying they would vote for him if the election were held today. Booker garnered 39 percent with undecided trailing at...
Gov. Andy Beshear’s Approval Ratings Increase in New Mason-Dixon Poll
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has improved in approval polling, according to a new statewide survey. The governor, who is running for re-election in 2023, has increased from 55 percent to 60 percent approval since last year, according to Mason-Dixon Polling. Thirty-two percent of Kentuckians disapprove of the job he is doing. The poll was conducted...
McConnell May Not Have Many Moves When it Comes to Replacing Justice Breyer
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is a grandmaster at political chess with Supreme Court nominations, but the latest announced retirement may leave the Kentucky senator with few options on the board. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, one of three remaining liberal justices, will be leaving the bench after 27 years on the Court...
House Minority Floor Leader Joni Jenkins Withdraws From Re-Election
In a surprising move House Minority Floor Leader Joni Jenkins, D-Shively, has withdrawn from her re-election contest. Democratic candidate Beverly Chester-Burton, of Shively, Kentucky, filed for the Democratic primary race on Tuesday, the day of the candidate filing deadline. No Republican candidate filed for the election. Chester-Burton is the first African-American Mayor of Shively, and...
Republicans Win 2022 KY Elections on Filing Day, Democrats Did Not Show Up
Nearly 700 candidates filed for the 2022 primary elections in Kentucky, but the story behind the numbers is not the increased trend in candidates filing for office, but the failure of Democrats to recruit candidates up and down the ballot. The entire state House of Representatives and half of the state Senate is up for...
2022 Candidate Filing Watch
Updated 3:32 pm – Candidates are turning in their paperwork on Tuesday, the last day of the candidate filing deadline to run for elected office in 2022. Those filing have until 4pm to file and appear on the ballot for the May 17 primary elections. This list will be updated throughout the day. Congressional Districts:...
Rep. Cantrell Won’t Square Off In New House District; Files for Judgeship
Democratic McKenzie Cantrell, of Louisville, will not be seeking re-election in a newly drawn district, instead, she will seek the office of Judge of the Court of Appeals. Cantrell filed for the post on Monday, a day before the filing deadline, and as a lawsuit is pending against the newly drawn legislative boundaries for the...
90’s Era KY Lawmaker Seeks Return to Frankfort
A Northern Kentucky Republican who has not held office since 1998 is seeking a return to Frankfort at the age of 69. Gex “Jay” Williams has filed for the newly created vacant 20th District Senate seat that includes Franklin, Owen, Carroll, Gallatin, and part of Boone and Kenton County. Williams was elected in 1993 in...
GOP Erlanger City Councilman Files to Primary Rep. Koenig
House Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations Committee Chair Adam Koenig, R-Erlanger, will have to defend his right flank in the upcoming primary election as a city councilman filed to challenge for the seat on Friday. Erlanger City Councilman Steven Doan filed for the 69th District House seat that includes portions of Crescent Springs, Crestview Hills,...