Republican Steve Pence Will Hold Fudraiser For Democrat Steve Beshear Next Month. Let The GOP's HOWLING Begin.
Pence to hold fundraiser for Beshear
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Former Republican Lt. Gov. Steve Pence says he's planning a fundraiser for Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear in Louisville next month.
Pence, who was lieutenant governor with Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher from 2003 to 2007, told The Lexington Herald-Leader that Beshear deserves another four-years in office.
"I don't see anybody on the horizon challenging him," said Pence, an attorney. "I think he has done a good job. He's made some very tough decisions."
A spokesman for Beshear and his running mate, Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson, described the ticket as pleased by Pence's support.
Kentucky Republican Party Chairman Steve Robertson declined to comment.
Pence says the asking price for attendance at the Sept. 9 fundraiser is $1,000. The gala will be held at the home of Papa John's founder John Schnatter and his wife, Annette Schnatter. Papa John's co-chief executive officer Jude Thompson and Kent Taylor, founder of Texas Roadhouse, will also be hosts.
Pence announced in 2006 that he would not seek a second term with Fletcher, who was becoming enveloped in a hiring scandal. Fletcher asked Pence to resign as lieutenant governor but Pence refused. Charges against Fletcher later were dismissed in a settlement.
In 2007, Pence endorsed then-U.S. Rep. Anne Northup against Fletcher in the 2007 Republican primary for governor. Fletcher won the primary but lost to Beshear in the general election. After the 2007 race, Pence returned to practice law in Louisville.
Pence said he likes Beshear's efforts to expand gambling in Kentucky and that Beshear gave him his first legal job as an assistant attorney general when Beshear was the state's chief prosecutor in the early 1980s.
"Partisan politics has not done Kentucky very well," he said. "It may have served us nationally to some extent but it certainly has not served us very well on the statewide level."
Beshear and Abramson already have raised more than $2.6 million in campaign funds.
The GOP field is shaping up, with Louisville businessman Phil Moffett is teaming up with state Rep. Mike Harmon of Danville, and Senate President David Williams of Burkesville and Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer are considering a slate.
Independent Gatewood Galbraith of Lexington is in the race with Frankfort political consultant Dea Riley.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Former Republican Lt. Gov. Steve Pence says he's planning a fundraiser for Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear in Louisville next month.
Pence, who was lieutenant governor with Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher from 2003 to 2007, told The Lexington Herald-Leader that Beshear deserves another four-years in office.
"I don't see anybody on the horizon challenging him," said Pence, an attorney. "I think he has done a good job. He's made some very tough decisions."
A spokesman for Beshear and his running mate, Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson, described the ticket as pleased by Pence's support.
Kentucky Republican Party Chairman Steve Robertson declined to comment.
Pence says the asking price for attendance at the Sept. 9 fundraiser is $1,000. The gala will be held at the home of Papa John's founder John Schnatter and his wife, Annette Schnatter. Papa John's co-chief executive officer Jude Thompson and Kent Taylor, founder of Texas Roadhouse, will also be hosts.
Pence announced in 2006 that he would not seek a second term with Fletcher, who was becoming enveloped in a hiring scandal. Fletcher asked Pence to resign as lieutenant governor but Pence refused. Charges against Fletcher later were dismissed in a settlement.
In 2007, Pence endorsed then-U.S. Rep. Anne Northup against Fletcher in the 2007 Republican primary for governor. Fletcher won the primary but lost to Beshear in the general election. After the 2007 race, Pence returned to practice law in Louisville.
Pence said he likes Beshear's efforts to expand gambling in Kentucky and that Beshear gave him his first legal job as an assistant attorney general when Beshear was the state's chief prosecutor in the early 1980s.
"Partisan politics has not done Kentucky very well," he said. "It may have served us nationally to some extent but it certainly has not served us very well on the statewide level."
Beshear and Abramson already have raised more than $2.6 million in campaign funds.
The GOP field is shaping up, with Louisville businessman Phil Moffett is teaming up with state Rep. Mike Harmon of Danville, and Senate President David Williams of Burkesville and Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer are considering a slate.
Independent Gatewood Galbraith of Lexington is in the race with Frankfort political consultant Dea Riley.
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