2011 KY Treasurer race

Let the KREF reports trickle in! (many UPDATES)

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April 20, 2011
By Joe Sonka

We should get the statewide KY candidates’ fundraising totals trickling in tonight.

I’ll just continually update the totals in this post as they roll in.

So far we have:

Beshear/Abramson: $1.2 million for quarter, $4.8 million total, $3.3 million cash on hand.

Holsclaw: $22,0774 for the quarter.

Williams/Farmer: $446,943 for the quarter. $1.2 million total.

And I just got word of Alison Lundergan Grimes’ totals, which I assume are accurate:

Grimes: $303,283 for the quarter (total), $256,347 cash on hand.

More to come when I or somebody else gets word…

UPDATE #1:

Adam Edelen: $114,860 for the quarter, $417,605 total. $328,761 cash on hand.

 UPDATE #2:

Todd P’Pool: $79,482 for the quarter, $352,132 total, $305,647 cash on hand.

UPDATE #3:

Elaine Walker: $100,420 for the quarter (total), $78,769 cash on hand.

UPDATE #4:

Phil Moffett: $45,883 for the quarter, $100,774 total, negative $513.83 cash on hand (!!!)

Addia Wuchner: $35,074 for the quarter (total), $23,362 cash on hand

John Kemper III: $15,152 for the quarter, $19,327 total, $5,763 cash on hand

UPDATE #5:

B.D. Wilson: $78,675 for the quarter, $127,450 total, $57,007 cash on hand


James Comer: $77,365 for the quarter, $180,695 total, $152,758 cash on hand

Rob Rothenburger: $8,680 for the quater, $31,555 total, $16,260 cash on hand


John Lackey: $10,264 for the quarter (total), $1,394 cash on hand

UPDATE #6:

Jack Conway: $129,857 for the quarter (total), $115,046 cash on hand

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KY Auditor, Treasurer primary candidates debate on KET

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April 12, 2011
By Joe Sonka

The Herald Leader and WFPL reported on the KET debate last night between the KY Auditor and Treasurer primary candidates last night.

There weren’t any fireworks among the two GOP auditor candidates, but Democrat Steve Hamrick came out firing against Todd Hollenbach.

“About the only person who has had a worse year is Tiger Woods,” said Hamrick, a Hopkinsville businessman. “But Todd’s had the opportunity to play more golf than Tiger has.”

Hollenbach responded by saying that he cleans his own toilet:

Hollenbach contended he is running the “most cost-effective agency” in state government with limited resources.

He noted that he didn’t hire a press liaison, and eliminated his state car and travel budget and the office’s legal and janitorial services, “even taking turns cleaning restrooms.”

I agree, it’s pretty cost-efficient when your office does almost nothing. Because when you don’t show up for work, you save money on electricity like, whoa. Well, Hollenbach is at least a member of the KRS board. And you know what a watchdog he’s been on that transparent body, right? Right?

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Kentucky, meet your Republicans candidates!

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February 1, 2011
By Joe Sonka

cn|2 has all of the fun video from the statewide Republican candidates forum this weekend in Paducah.

Here’s one reason why Kentucky Democrats would be well-advised to get over any disappointment they have with Jack Conway in the near future. Todd P’Pool (pronounced ‘pee pool’):

But what about the fun stuff? Well, meet the jolly Lt. Gov. candidate Bill Vermillion. As you can see at 2:55 in the video below, he is a Birther, to which he receives a big round of applause from the Republican audience.

Also sure to be fun is Auditor candidate Addia Wuchner, who explains to us that she won’t be afraid to go after Democrats, unlike Crit Luallen. Ahem.

Finally, Some Dude Named Bill Johnson spoke about wanting to disenfranchise hundreds of Kentucky voters in order to avoid the plague of Mexican voter fraud.

Sadly, Bill Johnson (who is a birther) has yet to propose/tout a Birther bill similar to the one that might pass in Arizona, so we can keep the Kenyan Muslin off the KY ballot in 2012. Oh, but he will…

See all of the candidates at cn|2 here, including Lexington’s KC Crosbie (who didn’t mention Mexicans, Obama, or Kenya).

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Democratic and Republican candidates set for KY 2011 elections

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January 25, 2011
By Joe Sonka

The deadline has passed, and only Bobbie Holsclaw filed for governor today.

So here’s the final list of candidates for the races coming up on May 17th (Independents have a later filing deadline, but I’ll include Gatewood since he should have no difficulty meting the petition requirements). KC Crosbie is the big winner today, as she has no challenger for the Republican nomination for Treasurer.

Governor
Steve Beshear / Jerry Abramson (D) (clinched)

David Williams / Richie Farmer (R)
Phil Moffett / Mike Harmon (R)
Bobbie Holsclaw / Bill Vermillion (R)

Gatewood Galbreath (I)

Attorney General
Todd P’Pool (R) (clinched)

Jack Conway (D) (clinched)

Secretary of State
Some Dude Named Bill Johnson (R)
Hilda Legg (R)

Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)
Elaine Walker (D)

Auditor
Adam Edelen (D) (clinched)

John Kemper III (R)
Addia Wuchner (R)

State Treasurer
Todd Hollenbach (D)
Steve Hamrick (D)

KC Crosbie (R) (clinched)

Agricultural Commissioner
Robert Farmer (D)
Stewart Gritton (D)
David Williams (D)
B.D. Wilson (D)
John Lackey (D)

James Comer (R)
Rob Rothenburger (R)

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No Bullman! Bummer.

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Current 2011 KY candidates

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January 20, 2011
By Joe Sonka

With only 3 more full business days to go until the deadline, here are all of the candidates that have filed in each of the constitutional races:

Governor
Steve Beshear / Jerry Abramson (D)
David Williams / Richie Farmer (R)
Phil Moffett / Mike Harmon (filing tomorrow) (R)

Attorney General
Todd P’Pool (R)
(No Jack Conway yet)


Secretary of State
Some Dude Named Bill Johnson (R)
Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)
Elaine Walker (D)

Auditor
Adam Edelen (D)
John Kemper III (R)


State Treasurer
Todd Hollenbach (D)
Steve Hamrick (D)
KC Crosbie (R)

Agricultural Commissioner
Robert Farmer (D)
Stuart Gritton (D)
David Williams (D)
B.D. Wilson (D)
James Comer (R)
Rob Rothenburger (R)

There’s often a mad scramble on Monday and Tuesday, so stay tuned. In the Attorney General race, you may not have to wait that long.

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KC Crosbie running for KY State Treasurer

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January 5, 2011
By Joe Sonka

There have been rumors floating around for a while now that Lexington council member K.C. Crosbie was going to run for either state auditor or state treasurer.

I can now confirm that Crosbie is throwing her hat in the ring for State Treasurer.

K.C. Crosbie vs. Todd Hollenbach? I’ve never voted for a Republican in my life, but if that’s my choice? Crosbie is no right-wing fundie Teabagger nut, whereas Hollenbach has had no problem associating with Frank Simon. And the word on the street is that the hammer is about to come down on Hollenbach, largely related to this stuff. Even big shot Democrats are scrambling to find a challenger to Hollenbach.

I kind of wonder if Crosbie is loony enough to get through a Republican primary in 2011, though, so this will definitely be interesting…

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