The Races: Flood v. Ward, House 75
Fayette County
In this open-seat race to replace Representative Kathy Stein, Republican Kimberly Ward faces Democrat Kelly Flood.
Many have described outgoing Representative Kathy Stein as a very liberal member of the General Assembly; in fact we did on this site just a few weeks ago. On our scorecard, Representative Stein placed #56 in 2007 and #70 in 2008, which confirms the fact that she is no friend to the taxpayer.
Kathy Stein will look like a champion of economic freedom compared to candidate Kelly Flood, who would likely challenge for the bottom of our scorecard in 2009-2010. We will not list many details, but simply link to her resume. We will note that she is a professional fundraiser who has worked hard to condemn the privately-owned water company in Lexington so that it could be run by the city council.
Kimberly Ward is a newcomer to politics. In debates and forums, she has revealed an openness to raising cigarette taxes, but is otherwise an advocate of limited government and transparency.
