Kelly Appointed, Special Elections Called For Senate 14, House 96
As a part of the master plan to create a compliant Senate, Governor Beshear has appointed Dan Kelly to a judgeship. If you wanted to know whether the appointment was just because the Governor thought there was absolutely no one better for the job, he called for the special election immediately. If you wondered if the governor was always so prompt, he also finally called the special election to fill the 96th house district that had been vacant for over eight weeks.
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Governor Steve Beshear just appointed Dan Kelly the 11th Circuit judgeship.
From the press release:
"Sen. Kelly has the appropriate temperament and experience for this position," said Gov. Beshear. "I feel confident he will provide fair, honest and judicious service to the people of the 11th Judicial Circuit."
We hear he'll be sworn in by the end of the day. But there's still no word on when the Governor will present a writ of election.
UPDATE: Well dang. Just 11 minutes later...
Governor Beshear calls special elections to fill vacant legislative seats
Here's our earlier analysis of the competitiveness of the 14th Senate district.
