Jul 26 Local News Moffett to Head Conservative Think Tank Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Moffett will be named the new president and CEO of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, a conservative think tank in Kentucky. The Louisville businessman was heavily backed by tea party activists during the campaign and came in second to Republican nominee David Williams in the GOP primary, but […] By WFPL News Jul 26 Local News Moffett to Head Conservative Think Tank WFPL News
May 17 Local News Tea Party Celebrates Moffett’s Showing Even though Tea Party-backed gubernatorial candidate Phil Moffett lost the Republican primary, his supporters are celebrating. Moffett was a political novice with little name recognition, and he lacked the fundraising power of the primary winner, state Senate President David Williams. But Moffett beat Williams in the state’s two most populous counties and finished about ten […] By Gabe Bullard May 17 Local News Tea Party Celebrates Moffett’s Showing Gabe Bullard
May 17 Local News Williams Claims GOP Gubernatorial Nomination Kentucky Senate President David Williams is the Republican nominee for governor in the November election. With 87 percent of the state’s precincts reporting, Williams had 47 percent of the vote. Louisville businessman Phil Moffett had 39 percent, with Jefferson County Clerk Bobbie Holsclaw getting 14 percent of the vote. Wiliams and running mate Richie Farmer […] By Rick Howlett May 17 Local News Williams Claims GOP Gubernatorial Nomination Rick Howlett
May 9 Local News GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Debate on KET Tonight With the election almost a week away, the three Republican primary candidates running for governor will appear on KET’s “Kentucky Tonight” Monday in a televised debate. Host Bill Goodman will host the discussion between state Sen. David Williams, R-Burkesville, Louisville businessman Phil Moffett and Jefferson County Clerk Bobbie Holsclaw. Williams is the frontrunner in the […] By WFPL News May 9 Local News GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Debate on KET Tonight WFPL News
Apr 27 Local News Update With Audio: Moffett Says Abortion is Murder Losing a key pro-life endorsement to state Senate President David Williams, Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Moffett flexed his socially conservative views in a recent questionnaire sent out by the Associated Press. The Louisville businessman, who is backed by the Tea Party, didn’t pull any punches on the issues and equated abortion with murder. From the […] By WFPL News Apr 27 Local News Update With Audio: Moffett Says Abortion is Murder WFPL News
Apr 26 Local News Simon Skips Endorsing Candidates in GOP Governor’s Race Conservative activist Frank Simon released a list of candidates his organization is endorsing in the upcoming primary election, but it noticeably skips giving a nod to any of the three GOP gubernatorial candidates. The voter guide provided by the Freedom Heritage Forum does support candidates in other statewide races, such as secretary of state Republican […] By WFPL News Apr 26 Local News Simon Skips Endorsing Candidates in GOP Governor’s Race WFPL News
Apr 26 Environment Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Discuss Mountaintop Removal The three Republican candidates for Governor of Kentucky have shown varying degrees of support for the coal mining technique commonly called mountaintop removal. Businessman Phil Moffett calls the procedure ‘mountaintop development,’ and says it creates flat land that can be used for commercial purposes. State Senate President David Williams says he will stand up to […] By Gabe Bullard Apr 26 Environment Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Discuss Mountaintop Removal Gabe Bullard
Apr 26 Local News Low Turnout Could Benefit Moffett, Holsclaw in GOP Primary A closer examination of the SurveyUSA poll released in April provides a glimmer of hope for the two Republican gubernatorial candidates trailing behind state Senate President David Williams in the primary. The survey gives Williams a commanding 35-point lead over Jefferson County Clerk Bobbie Holsclaw and Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, however, it quadrupled turnout when […] By WFPL News Apr 26 Local News Low Turnout Could Benefit Moffett, Holsclaw in GOP Primary WFPL News
Apr 25 Local News God and David Adams Called Harmon to Run While considering a bid for higher office, state Rep. Mike Harmon, R-Danville, said he asked God for a sign. The almighty sent him a political consultant, namely Tea Party guru David Adams, who recruited Harmon to join a slate with Louisville businessman Phil Moffett for the state’s number two spot. From the Lexington Herald-Leader: “I […] By WFPL News Apr 25 Local News God and David Adams Called Harmon to Run WFPL News
Apr 22 Local News Moffett Amends Finance Report After initially showing a negative balance of $513 at the end of first quarter fundraising, Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Moffett amended his contribution records to reflect $11,361 on hand. On Wednesday, Moffett’s opponent, state Senate President David Williams, mocked the Tea Party backed candidate during a debate in Bowling Green, suggesting Moffett was unfit to […] By WFPL News Apr 22 Local News Moffett Amends Finance Report WFPL News
Apr 21 Local News Williams Lectures Moffett on Campaign Finance Reports After his campaign reported a negative balance of $513 in first quarter fundraising, Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Moffett received a lecture on fiscal responsibility from state Senate President David Williams during a recent debate. For months, Moffett, a Louisville businessman backed by the Tea Party, has preached fiscal restraint and slammed state lawmakers over government […] By WFPL News Apr 21 Local News Williams Lectures Moffett on Campaign Finance Reports WFPL News
Apr 20 Local News Williams Raises Close to $500,000 Outpacing his primary opponents, Republican gubernatorial candidate and state Senate President David Williams has raised $446,943 in the first quarter. A fundraising report released by the campaign Wednesday shows Williams, who is running with Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer, has raised a total of $1.2 million in the three-way GOP contest. Earlier this week, Democratic Gov. […] By WFPL News Apr 20 Local News Williams Raises Close to $500,000 WFPL News
Apr 19 Local News Beshear Releases Tax Returns A week after the Kentucky Democratic Party called on two Republican gubernatorial candidates to release their income tax records, Democratic Governor Steve Beshear released his 2010 state and federal returns to the public. Beshear and his wife show a total gross income of $166,224 and a total taxable income of $107,259. The couple reported $19,000 […] By WFPL News Apr 19 Local News Beshear Releases Tax Returns WFPL News
Apr 16 Politics Williams Holds Commanding Lead in GOP Primary Crushing his two opponents, state Senate President David Williams has over a 30-point lead in the Republican primary race for governor. According to a poll conducted by SurveyUSA, Williams is favored by 49 percent of likely GOP voters over Jefferson County Clerk Bobbie Holsclaw and Louisville businessman Phil Moffett, a Tea Party back candidate. The […] By WFPL News Apr 16 Politics Williams Holds Commanding Lead in GOP Primary WFPL News
Apr 6 Politics Moffett ‘Money Bomb’ Is a Dud Money troubles continue for Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Moffett after his two-day "money bomb" failed to reach its $300,000 goal. By WFPL News Apr 6 Politics Moffett ‘Money Bomb’ Is a Dud WFPL News