Secretary Of State Filing By Alison Lundergan Grimes Shows Democratic Split And Bowling Green Mayor Elaine Walker's Perceived Vulnerability.
Lexington attorney files for secretary of state race
By Jack Brammer
FRANKFORT — Lexington attorney Alison Lundergan Grimes filed Thursday to seek the Democratic nomination for secretary of state.
Grimes, 33, is the daughter of former state Democratic Party Chairman Jerry Lundergan and Charlotte Lundergan, a state committeewoman for the Democratic National Committee.
Grimes held news conferences at the Lyric Theatre in downtown Lexington and the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort to announce her candidacy. She was to appear later today at a Louisville news conference.
Grimes, a former president of the Fayette County Women’s Lawyers Association, said she has worked frequently as an attorney with the secretary of state’s office “and has the ‘know-how’ to make it better.”
She mentioned a one-stop shop for economic development and creation of an environment to make Kentucky more attractive to new businesses.
Two other candidates have filed for the office of secretary of state — Democratic Bowling Green Mayor Elaine Walker, whom Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear appointed earlier this month to serve out the remainder of departing Secretary of State Trey Grayson’s term, ... Grayson is leaving the post to take a job at Harvard University.
The filing deadline for candidates is 4 p.m. Jan. 25.
By Jack Brammer
FRANKFORT — Lexington attorney Alison Lundergan Grimes filed Thursday to seek the Democratic nomination for secretary of state.
Grimes, 33, is the daughter of former state Democratic Party Chairman Jerry Lundergan and Charlotte Lundergan, a state committeewoman for the Democratic National Committee.
Grimes held news conferences at the Lyric Theatre in downtown Lexington and the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort to announce her candidacy. She was to appear later today at a Louisville news conference.
Grimes, a former president of the Fayette County Women’s Lawyers Association, said she has worked frequently as an attorney with the secretary of state’s office “and has the ‘know-how’ to make it better.”
She mentioned a one-stop shop for economic development and creation of an environment to make Kentucky more attractive to new businesses.
Two other candidates have filed for the office of secretary of state — Democratic Bowling Green Mayor Elaine Walker, whom Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear appointed earlier this month to serve out the remainder of departing Secretary of State Trey Grayson’s term, ... Grayson is leaving the post to take a job at Harvard University.
The filing deadline for candidates is 4 p.m. Jan. 25.
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