Ernie picked his finance chairman today and whoaboy what a doozy. Ernie's Campaign by Ryan Alessi

FRANKFORT — Gov. Ernie Fletcher officially kicked off the 2007 governor’s race by naming a chief fund-raiser and opening a campaign fund with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.

The announcement comes as Fletcher’s administration enters its fourth month under the cloud of an investigation into its personnel practices. Eight former or current officials have been charged with misdemeanors related to the probe, and one has been indicted on a felony tampering with a witness charge.

Fletcher, who in 2003 became the first Republican governor in three decades, named Kelly Knight of Lexington as his finance chairman. She has served as a chief fund-raiser for the Kentucky Republican Party and as a finance committee member for President Bush’s 2004 campaign in Kentucky.

Fletcher said in March that he planned to run for re-election.

Campaign finance law changes that the legislature approved now allow candidates for governor to start actively fund raising earlier than before. In previous elections, candidates couldn’t solicit campaign donations until the year before the election through so-called exploratory committees.

So far no Democrat has stepped up to challenge Fletcher in 2007. Some, including state auditor Crit Luallen, have said they are considering making such a run.


Response

Kelly Knight held a fund raiser for the Mr. Evil himself, Tom DeLay, or more specifically for his legal defense fund. So you've got thousands of dollars rolling in for one of the most crooked, vile men in the history of the U.S. Congress. Now one of his people is working for our governor, certainly the most unpopular governor in recent history in Ky. and maybe ever. It boggles the mind people voted these people into office. With good Christians like these people, I'd hate to see the Godless ones.

posted by Stithmeister @ 9:30 PM
 
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