At the official kickoff of his re-election campaign Monday, Gov. Steve Beshear said he will not attend this year’s 129th Annual Fancy Farm Picnic. He will be on a family vacation instead. Beshear’s new running mate, Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson, will attend the Aug. 1 picnic but will not be one of the speakers.
So far, the confirmed speakers include Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo, Secretary of State Trey Grayson, state Treasurer Todd Hollenbach, state Sen. Ken Winters, state Reps. Fred Nesler and Steven Rudy. In addition to Mongiardo and Grayson, three other candidates in the 2010 U.S. Senate race are on the program: Republicans Rand Paul (a Bowling Green ophthalmologist) and Bill Johnson (a Todd County businessman) and Democrat Darlene Fitzgerald Price (a former Customs agent).
Larry Dale Keeling, a columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader, has spent most of his 35-plus years in journalism reporting on or writing editorials and columns about Kentucky’s politics and political issues. He now brings his experience and expertise on those topics to the KyKurmudgeon blog.
THE ONLY ONE WITH A GOOD HEAD ON HIS SHOULDERS THAT WILL BE THERE IS THE M.C.—AL CROSS
Another ‘Fancy Farm’ activity…The Thursday before Fancy Farm, the Democratic Exec. Comm of Graves Co. co hosts a golf scramble at South Highland Country Club in Graves Co. 9a.m. Contact Romey Holmes 270-623-8078
Thanks for the info.
ldk
I wasn’t going to make the trip until I found out Todd Hollenbach would be there. Now I’m saving up for the gas money.