Mike Cope to Take Court to Sen. Worley
It appears the State Senate Democrat Leader has drawn a primary opponent for 2010.
Mike Cope, who has taken issue with Sen. Worley's construction of a project he voted to appropriate funds for, has filed his papers with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.
Sen. Worley ranked #31 of 38 in our 2008 rankings.
Mr. Cope raised questions about Worley's contract at a recent Richmond city council meeting, and was interviewed by the Richmond Register:
Interviewed Wednesday, Cope said he believe Worley's involvement in the project was "a blatant conflict of interest."
"Given the political corruption we see today and Sen. Worley's past problems with land deals, you'd think he know better than to be involved in something like this," Cope said.
The legislative ethics code should be amended, Cope said, to prohibit legislators from doing business with the local governments and the judicial branch of state government.
He also disputed Worley's claim that the idea of leasing the First Street property to the county for use by family court came about only recently.
"I think if you'll dig a little deeper, you will find that his deal has been in the works for quite a long time," he alleged.
Mr. Cope contends that his concern about Worley's conflict of interest is not his motivation to seek office.
