Paul Announces Major Fundraising Haul, Booker Touts “Deep Organizing”
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s campaign announced their biggest quarter yet with a record-breaking fundraising haul heading into the 2022 U.S. Senate race. Paul’s campaign announced more than $4 million in campaign contributions in the 3rd quarter financial report, exceeding the amount raised in any single quarter in either of Paul’s two previous campaigns for the...
Democratic Senate Candidate Raises $20k for Special Election
Democratic 22nd District state Senate candidate Helen Bukulmez has raised double digits for the November Special Election. Bukulmez, an immigration and injury lawyer from Lexington, Kentucky, has brought in nearly $21,000 in contributions for the race to fill the unexpired term of the late Sen. Tom Buford, R-Nicholasville. The contributions to Bukulmez campaign come from...
Fmr. RPK Finance Director Joins Top Shelf Lobby Team
The former Finance Director for the Republican Party of Kentucky (RPK) has joined Top Shelf Lobby as a Senior Associate. On Friday, Top Shelf Lobby announced Makenzie Williams had joined their team. “We are incredibly pleased that Makenzie will be joining our Top Shelf team,” said Leigh Ann Thacker, Top Shelf Managing Partner. “Her political...
Jesse Benton Charged for Routing Russian Cash to Trump’s 2016 Campaign
The saga of Republican consultant Jesse Benton’s legal troubles have another chapter playing out on the national stage with a new federal indictment revealed this week. Benton, who as an ally of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, and U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s 2014 U.S. Senate campaign manager, was charged federally for an alleged 2016 campaign...
Suramek Raises $30k in a Week for 89th Dist. Special Election
Democratic 89th District Special Election candidate Mae Suramek now has the means to get out the vote on November 2nd in an effort to fill the vacancy left by former Republican Rep. Robert Goforth. Suramek, the Democratic nominee for the seat, announced on social media that her campaign has raised $30,000 over the last 7...
DNC Chair Hosts Fundraiser for Kentucky Democratic Party
Gov. Andy Beshear and others close to him will welcome the Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison to Kentucky tonight for a virtual fundraiser. Other featured guests include Rocky Adkins, Congressman John Yarmuth, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, and Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP) Chairman Colmon Elridge. There are several notable things we can draw from the...
Rep. Attica Scott Is Spending Big Via State House Account in Off-Cycle
State Rep. Attica Scott, D-Louisville, has been hitting the fundraising hard, and spending big in the first quarter of an off-cycle year, according to an expenditure report filed with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Scott, who is considering a Democratic primary challenge to Congressman John Yarmuth of Louisville, has been spending big the first...
Can Charles Booker Change the Conversation for KY Democrats?
Charles Booker was a man in a moment during 2020, but some Democrats are hoping he can recapture that moment in an effort to change the electoral landscape in a state that has moved towards the policies of the GOP. By running an all-out progressive candidate, Booker’s team will be doing two things – leaning...
Kentucky Fried Politics Top 20 Power Brokers
We all know the elected politicians at the heart of our state government, but those influencing legislation, putting lawmakers in the seats, and pulling the strings are true brokers of clout. They can open doors or close them, they pass legislation or ensure a bill dies a slow death in the committee-on-committees, in short – they are the people who pull the strings and if the time arises, collect scalps.