Kentucky Elections Wrap-Up
We're a week removed from the election and we still haven't followed up on the results. Here's a quick rundown and we'll continue with more detailed profiles over the coming weeks.
This blog had covered the efforts of Boone County citizens to fight a large property tax increase proposed by the administrators of Boone County. Thanks to the efforts of groups like Say No to the Parks Tax, it was not only defeated, it went down with an overwhelming 67%-33% defeat.
State Senate
The Kentucky State Senate keeps the same partisan distribution of 22 Republicans, 15 Democrats and one Independent, who generally sides with the Republicans (of course, the same could be said of many of the Democrats in the Senate). This will maintain Senate President David Williams' ability to put a stop to bad legislation. New faces next session include:
David Givens (District 9 - Simpson, Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Metcalfe, Green), handily won a hard-fought battle for an open seat versus Steve Newberry, the brother of Lexington's mayor. Givens will replace Sen. Richie Sanders (Senate Rankings: #22 in '08, #35 in '07).
John Schickel (District 11 - Boone, Gallatin) was unopposed in the general election to replace Sen. Dick Roeding (Senate Ranking: #8, #1). Roeding was a Senator who usually agreed with the Club, and he is replaced with a supporter of Kentucky Club for Growth in John Schickel.
Kathy Stein (District 13 - Fayette) (House Rankings: #70, #56) defeated Lexington Councilman Chuck Ellinger to replace Sen. Ernesto Scorsone (Senate Rankings: #38, #34).
Our House roundup will follow.
