CORRECTION: The original version of this brief misstated that Jude Hehman was the only candidate to have filed for the sheriff’s seat. The relevant lines have been corrected. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.–LINK nky editorial, Dec. 10, 2025. Kenton County Sheriff Charles “Chuck” Korzenborn announced his retirement Tuesday morning. Korzenborn has […]
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Seth Winslow Young to go for Kim Banta’s House seat
Republican Seth Winslow Young, a Villa Hills resident, has announced his candidacy for Kentucky House District 63. Young, a first-time candidate for public office, jumps into a GOP primary with two other candidates: incumbent Rep. Kim Banta, who’s held the seat since 2019 and Cole Cuzick, a former aide to Congressman Thomas Massie. House District […]
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Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker to run again for U.S. Senate seat
Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker, who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate twice before, is once again campaigning for the office. After leaving a position in Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration in September, Booker announced Wednesday morning that he would run for Kentucky’s open U.S. Senate seat. In a campaign video, Booker emphasized that his platform includes supporting initiatives for Medicare, […]
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Former Rich’s Proper chef files to run for Covington City Council
Tom Hull, the former head brewer for Christian Moerlein Brewing Company and head chef at Rich’s Proper Food and Drink, located on Madison Avenue, has filed to run for a seat on the new Covington City Council. Hull filed his paperwork on Nov. 12. “The people who have been here living and working in Covington […]
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Jay Fossett to retire as Dayton City Administrator; run for Covington City Council
Jay Fossett, a former Covington City Manager and city solicitor and the current city administrator in Dayton, has filed to run for the Covington City Council race. After a ballot initiative passed last November, the city of Covington will transition from a city manager government to a city council government on Jan. 1, 2027, which […]
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Lianna Nguyen launches campaign for Boone County Fiscal Court
Lianna Nguyen, a Democrat, announced her candidacy for the Boone County Fiscal Court. According to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, Nguyen is running for Boone County’s 2nd district commissioner seat, currently held by Hand. The fiscal court is comprised of three Republicans: Chet Hand, Jesse Brewer, and Cathy Flaig, along with Judge/Executive Gary Moore. […]
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Brant Owens enters District 3 Campbell County commissioner race
Brant Owens has filed to run for a seat on the Campbell County Fiscal Court. Owens, a Democrat, is running for the District 3 seat on the court, which encompasses the county’s urban river cities of Dayton, Bellevue, and Newport, in addition to parts of Ft. Thomas and Southgate. The seat is currently held by […]
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Kris Knochelmann to seek reelection as Kenton County judge/executive
Kris Knochelmann, the current judge/executive of Kenton County, filed for reelection with the state last week. Knochelmann has served in the position since 2015. Prior to that, he served as a county commissioner from 2007 to 2015. He is running as a Republican. “It’s been a historic run of great events and developments in Kenton […]
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Cole Cuzick to go after Kim Banta’s seat in KY House
Cole Cuzick, a Republican from Erlanger, announced this week that he had filed with the Boone County clerk’s office to run as representative of District 63 in Kentucky’s House of Representatives. Candidate filing records with the state didn’t show they had received his papers at the time of this brief’s publication; however, Cuzick has filed […]
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Ryan Grosser files for Campbell County jailer
Fort Thomas native Ryan Grosser has filed to run for Campbell County jailer. In 2018, Grosser began his career at the Campbell County Detention Center, where, according to his campaign website, he “quickly found purpose in serving others and building camaraderie among his colleagues.” Grosser attended Saint Thomas School and continued his Catholic education at […]
