Daniel Cameron for Governor, and Russell Coleman for AG? Looking Likely
Attorney General Daniel Cameron, is inching closer to declaring a run for governor in the GOP primary, potentially opening up his seat for Kentucky Attorney General next year to one of his best friends in former U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman. In the past several weeks, Cameron, R-Kentucky, has leaned in on a run for governor...
Analysis: What Daniel Cameron’s Name Floating for Governor Could Mean
Kentucky’s first Black Attorney General surprised political observers this week with the news that he is keeping his options open and considering everything “on the table” next year, including a race for governor. Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a protege of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, was elected in 2019 and is eligible to seek a...
Kentuckian Todd Inman Confirmed by FL Senate to Role in DeSantis Administration
The Florida state Senate has confirmed Kentucky transplant J. Todd Inman to a position in the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Inman was confirmed this week as the Secretary for the Florida Department of Management Services. In the role, Inman leads nearly 1,000 employees and oversees a $910 million budget that manages over $25 billion...
Sources: Kelly Craft Plans on Hiring Youngkin Strategist for KY Gubernatorial Race
Former UN Ambassador Kelly Knight Craft and her husband billionaire coal executive Joe Craft are preparing to spend big on campaign talent. According to sources, Craft is planning on hiring Jeff Roe, the founder of Axiom Strategies, who was the strategist behind Glenn Younkin’s 2021 gubernatorial win in Virginia. Roe, and his firm Axiom, are...
Sen. Ralph Alvarado Considering Gubernatorial Run, Sources Say
Republican state Sen. Ralph Alvarado is considering a bid for the GOP nomination in next year’s gubernatorial primary, multiple sources say. The physician from Winchester, Kentucky, is no stranger to statewide political races, he ran with Gov. Matt Bevin as his pick for lt. governor in the 2019 loss to current Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky....
How GOP Lawmakers Could Shift One of Their Own Into a Primary…Plus More in the Juice Bar
Thirty of the 38 elected individuals of the Kentucky state Senate are members of the Republican Party, but at least one of those members could find themselves in another district after multiple issues within the GOP caucus. State Sen. Adrienne Southworth, R-Lawrenceburg, was first elected to the upper chamber in Nov. of 2020 and she...
Filing Watch: Will Rep. Joe Fischer Challenge for N. KY Supreme Court Seat?
Republican state Rep. Joe Fischer has served in the legislature for more than two decades, and now multiple sources are telling Kentucky Fried Politics that Fischer will turn his electoral attention towards the state Supreme Court. The Ft. Thomas attorney has long served on the House Judiciary Committee where legislators craft laws dealing with the...
Beshear Still Popular Among Kentuckians; Grimes Accused of Ethics Violation, and More…
Gov. ANDY BESHEAR still holds high popularity with Kentuckians, according to new polling released this week. The poll released by Morning Consult, lists Beshear at a 54 percent approval rating. The polling was done of governors across the nation between July 21 – Oct. 20, among registered voters in each state and includes a margin...
Filing Watch: Gossip From the Northern Kentucky Congressional Race, and more in the Juice Bar
NEWS OF THE DAY: It might be worth watching the happenings in Northern Kentucky this election cycle. Fourth District Congressman THOMAS MASSIE, a Republican, has yet to file to seek another term in office. Rumors circulated that Massie did not want to seek another term in 2020, and that he was going to withdraw his...