Campbell County Commissioner Brian Painter narrowly won renomination in the Republican primary last May only to have his name removed from the November ballot after being found to have violated Kentucky’s electioneering laws and the Corrupt Practices Act. Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Charlie Cunningham, who heard the case, ruled that Dave Fischer would replace […]
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After legal challenge, State Board of Elections certifies winner of local state senate primary
The Kentucky State Board of Elections officially certified the results of the 24th Senate District Republican primary, along with other campaigns in the state that were contested in courts after the fact. The 24th District is comprised of Campbell, Pendleton, Bracken, and a small part of Kenton counties. Shelley Funke Frommeyer, the winning candidate in […]
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Local supreme court candidate chided by judicial campaign conduct committee
State Rep. Joseph Fischer (R-Ft. Thomas), a candidate for Kentucky’s Supreme Court in the Sixth District, is running a partisan judicial race that goes against the rules for judicial races in the Kentucky Constitution. That’s according to the Kentucky Judicial Campaign Conduct Committee which called out Fischer in an Aug. 10 letter expressing concern over […]
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Suing each other: NKY governor candidate and former Trump associate
Corey Lewandowski, an associate of former President Donald Trump, is suing former Northern Kentucky attorney and current gubernatorial candidate Eric Deters over breach of contract. Deters is counter-suing Lewandowski, who served as a campaign adviser for Deters, for the same, and for defamation. “Corey Lewandowski is a fraud,” Deters said. “He sells himself as a […]
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Boone GOP chairman denies $25K contribution is from single private donor
Chet Hand, the chairman for the Boone County Republican Party, said that a $25,000 donation made to the party and then passed on to the Jessica Neal recount bond came from multiple donors – not just one. Last week, LINK nky reported a private donor gave $25,000 to the Boone County Republican Party with a […]
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Op-Ed: Damaging or stealing political signs is a crime
The following op-ed is written by Campbell Co. Attorney Steve Franzen Soon, political campaigns will be going through the arduous task of putting up political signs. Many people seem to feel that taking or damaging a political sign is not a criminal offense but rather that it just a common occurrence in the territory of political […]
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Boone GOP receives $25k private donation for losing candidate’s recount effort
A private donor gave $25,000 to the Boone County Republican Party with a request that the money be given to the Jessica Neal recount bond, according to Emily Shelton, a Boone County Republican Party precinct captain and the Republican member of the Boone County Board of Elections. “It was a donation made to the GOP […]
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Dems, GOP spar at Fancy Farm, but come together in support of flooding, tornado victims
With this year’s Fancy Farm being another GOP-heavy event, the political jabbing was mainly targeted at the only three Democrats scheduled to speak. Those Democrats were Charles Booker, who is running against U.S. Senator Rand Paul; 1st Congressional District candidate Jimmy Ausbrooks, who is running against Republican incumbent James Comer; and Kentucky Democratic Party Chair […]
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Maddox touts Massie endorsement in governor’s race
Republican State Rep. Savannah Maddox of Dry Ridge announced that United States Congressman Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) endorsed her campaign for governor. Maddox made the announcement during Saturday’s annual Fancy Farm event in western Kentucky. “I am honored to announce that I have been endorsed by Congressman Thomas Massie,” Maddox said. “Congressman Massie is a rock-solid […]
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Losing candidate to learn the cost for recount in local Senate Republican primary
This article has been corrected. Please see the note at the bottom. Jessica Neal plans to pay for a recount of the Republican primary in the 24th Senate District following a court hearing that attracted multiple local elected officials. Neal lost the three-way May primary, finishing in second place by three percent to winner Shelley […]