Written by Campbell County Democratic Party Chair Crimson MacDonald. According to recent reports, there has been persistent infighting within Campbell County’s Republican Party, with claims suggesting a toxic environment pervades their meetings, affecting their ability to work effectively for their constituents. This comes as no surprise, as it comes on the heels of an election […]
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Campbell County Republicans to vote on removal of chair, treasurer in April
During a special meeting of the Campbell County Republican Party Thursday night, committee members provided a 30-day notice of a vote to remove Chairman Anna Zinkhon and Treasurer Stephen Cunningham. On Feb. 23, Campbell County Republican Party precinct captain Virgil Manzione emailed all precinct captains for a special meeting to be held on March 2 […]
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The race is on for mayor of Cold Spring
Two-term Cold Spring Mayor D. Angelo Penque is facing a challenger in the November election in longtime resident Stephen Cunningham. “I did not take this decision lightly,” Cunningham said. “The question for me was always whether or not I can help our city improve. After seeking counsel with dozens of tax paying citizens, I believe […]
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Mary Jo Wedding Selected GOP Nominee for District 67 Special Election; Homandberg Throws In for November
Bellevue resident and Newport native Mary Jo Wedding is the Republican nominee for the Kentucky District 67 special election. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Soon after the Campbell County Republican Party announced selection of their nominee for the upcoming special election for Kentucky House District 67, another Republican filed for November forcing a […]
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Jeff Kidwell, Former Campbell County Sheriff and Republican Chair, Dies at 53
Former Campbell County Sheriff and Campbell Country Republican Party Chairman, Jeff Kidwell, died Friday of a heart attack. He was 53. Kidwell became the county’s first Republican sheriff in at least 40 years when he won the November 2012 special election to replace John Dunn, who retired after 26 years in office. In 1993, he […]
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Campbell County Republicans Shuffle Their Leadership
Download this episode (right click and save) The Campbell County Republican Party met on Saturday, March 11, 2017 to reorganize the party leadership. The Campbell County Republican Party met on Saturday, March 11 at Northern Kentucky University to select their next leadership executive board. There has been a rift growing between two different groups within […]
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Campbell County Reorganization To Shape County For Next Four Years
Steve Pendery and Jeff Kidwell. On Saturday in Northern Kentucky University’s Ballroom, the Campbell County Republican Party will elect five new members to help steer the direction of the party. That will end a nine-year run for current Chairman and former Sheriff Jeff Kidwell, who has chaired the county Republicans since 2008. He is not […]
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Campbell County Republicans To Pick Delegates for Republican National Convention
15 Delegates To Be Chosen Tonight The Campbell County Republican Delegate Convention is being held tonight at the Wilder City Building, at 520 Licking Pike, to nominate 15 local delegates who could represent Kentucky at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 18-21. But some county Republicans were miffed by the timing of the […]
