Fresh off his failed Presidential bid, Kentucky’s junior Senator Rand Paul (R) is back home to defend his seat — and not just from Democrats in the fall. He’s got to fend off a few GOP challengers in the primary first, including James Gould, a Lexington-based military veteran who talks to RCN about chemical weapons, […]
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Candidate’s Residency Challenged in NKY House Race
This story has been updated to include a comment from candidate Danny Seifried. Has a challenger to an incumbent Republican legislator lived in the district long enough? That is the question now posed in Boone Circuit Court where Erlanger voter Lucy Riffle has asked for a summary judgment against Republican Danny Seifried, the 23-year old […]
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Have Coffee With Sen. Rand Paul in Covington on Friday
The Northern Kentucky Forum is hosting a town hall conversation with Sen. Rand Paul as part of the Forum’s ongoing café series. A continental breakfast will be served. The café series is designed to be a less formal, less structured session to offer a chance to hear from public officials and other civic leaders. Sen. Paul will discuss the state of […]
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Second Candidate Announces Bid to Replace Campbell District Judge
A second candidate has thrown his hat in the ring for the soon-to-be-open Campbell County District Judgeship that will be vacated by Gregory Popovich who announced his retirement last week. Cameron Blau, the chief assistant Campbell County Attorney who was defeated by Popovich in 2014, announced Thursday that he will give it another go. On […]
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Newport Commissioner Files to Replace Popovich as District Judge
The first to get in line – publicly – to replace retiring Judge Gregory Popovich as Campbell County District Judge is Newport City Commissioner John Hayden. The 8-year veteran of the Newport City Commission announced his candidacy in a news release on Wednesday. “Judge Popovich was an excellent jurist who served Campbell County well for […]
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See Who’s Running in Newport, Bellevue, Dayton, & Ft. Thomas
It’s going to be a busy election season in the Campbell County River Cities, with crowded fields, familiar faces, and some newcomers to keep things interesting in Newport, Bellevue, Dayton, and Ft. Thomas. In Newport, incumbent Mayor Jerry Peluso has drawn a challenger in Christopher Maloney. It was previously reported that community activist Josh Tunning would […]
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4 File for Covington Mayor, 10 for Commission
There will be a four-way race for Covington mayor to go along with a field of 10 for city commission, meaning that if all the candidates stay in the race, there will be primaries in each. Incumbent Mayor Sherry Carran is running for a second 4-year term and has drawn challenges from longtime state legislator […]
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Lexington Mayor Announces Challenge to Rand Paul in U.S. Senate Race
The Mayor of Lexington announced on Tuesday that he would seek the Democratic nomination to challenge U.S. Senator Rand Paul in 2016. Jim Gray, a Democrat and former chairman and CEO of Gray Construction, was elected mayor of Kentucky’s second largest city in 2010 and reelected in 2014. He previously served on the Lexington City […]
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Eilerman Won’t Seek Reelection; Two Seats Now Open in Covington
It is now half of the Covington City Commission that will not seek reelection in 2016. Chuck Eilerman, first elected in 2012 and reelected in 2014, announced on Monday that he will not a candidate this year. “I have been honored to serve the past three years as a Covington commissioner,” Eilerman said in a […]
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Auditor Adam Edelen Joins RCN to Talk Reelection Bid, Possible US Senate Run
Democrat Adam Edelen is seeking a second term as Kentucky Auditor and on Tuesday he will face Republican State Rep. Mike Harmon. Many observers, though, are hopeful that Edelen’s next opponent will be Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul in 2016. Edelen joins The River City News to discuss the 2015 campaign, the possible 2016 campaign, his fight […]
