Ruth Day contributed another $15,000 to the Kentucky Democratic Party on June 16, ten days before Gov. Andy Beshear appointed her to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, according to a report filed by the KDP this week with the Federal Election Commission. That brings the total contributed by Day (and her late husband […]
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Parts of defamation suit against Kentucky Democrats, Rep. Rachel Roberts to move forward
Motions to dismiss in a defamation case against the Kentucky Democratic Party and Rep. Rachel Roberts (D-Newport) in Campbell County Circuit Court have been overruled, meaning certain parts of the case will move forward, according to court documents filed Oct. 4. Former Northern Kentucky statehouse candidate Jerry Gearding, who lost to Roberts in the 67th […]
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Former NKY statehouse candidate files defamation suit against state Democratic Party
A former Republican statehouse candidate filed a defamation lawsuit against the Kentucky Democratic Party, the state party chair, and his former opponent last week in Campbell County Circuit court. Jerry Gearding, who lost to Rep. Rachel Roberts (D-Newport) in the 67th District in 2022, filed the lawsuit over campaign materials he said aren’t true and […]
