May 15 Local News In Kentucky’s Fourth District, Candidates Make Final Push for Votes With one week to go before Kentucky’s primary, the seven GOP candidates vying to replace Congressman Geoff Davis are making their final pitch for votes. Gary Moore, Thomas Massie and Alecia Webb-Edgington are considered the frontrunners, based on endorsements and financial reports. Massie has earned Senator Rand Paul’s endorsement, while Webb-Edgington’s supporters include Davis and […] By Kenny Colston May 15 Local News In Kentucky’s Fourth District, Candidates Make Final Push for Votes Kenny Colston
May 14 Local News Paul: Massie Will “Make A Difference” in Congress Calling for reinforcements to reduce the debt in Washington, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has cut an ad for Lewis County Judge-Executive Thomas Massie in the crowded Republican primary for Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional District seat. The decision comes weeks after former U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning and Congressman Geoff Davis, who holds the seat but is […] By WFPL News May 14 Local News Paul: Massie Will “Make A Difference” in Congress WFPL News
May 8 Local News Moore Launches First Attack Ad Against Massie In Fourth District Primary The first ad attack in the Fourth Congressional District GOP primary has hit the airwaves. Boone County Judge-Executive Gary Moore released the ad district-wide Tuesday. It attacks fellow candidate and Lewis County Judge-Executive Thomas Massie for increasing spending in his county budget. The ad goes on to say Moore has helped his county, by lowering unemployment […] By Kenny Colston May 8 Local News Moore Launches First Attack Ad Against Massie In Fourth District Primary Kenny Colston
May 1 Noise & Notes Massie: Rand Paul Needs Backup in Washington Lewis County Judge-Executive Thomas Massie is not disappointed that he didn’t receive Sen. Rand Paul’s official endorsement in the crowded Republic primary for Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional District race. But the small business owner is making his connection to the Senator well known. The two attended a meeting of the League of Kentucky Property Owners on […] By WFPL News May 1 Noise & Notes Massie: Rand Paul Needs Backup in Washington WFPL News
Apr 25 Local News Bunning Regrets Endorsing Paul Calling it the lesser of two evils, former U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning surprised political observers when he said he regreted endorsing Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., in the 2010 Senate race. The surly baseball Hall of Famer recently gave a nod to state Rep. Alecia Webb-Edgington to succeed retiring Congressman Geoff Davis, but indicated he’s been […] By WFPL News Apr 25 Local News Bunning Regrets Endorsing Paul WFPL News
Apr 24 Local News Paul Upset With Davis, Bunning Endorsement in Fourth Congressional District U.S. Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., is contemplating an endorsement in Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional District primary race after two high-profiled Republicans made their recommendations public. According to the Associated Press, Paul is itching to give a nod to Lewis County Judge-Executive Thomas Massie, who is considered the Tea Party favorite. Paul is reportedly upset that incumbent […] By WFPL News Apr 24 Local News Paul Upset With Davis, Bunning Endorsement in Fourth Congressional District WFPL News
Apr 24 Local News Internal Poll Shows Massie Leading Packed Primary Republican congressional candidate Thomas Massie released an internal poll showing him leading the crowded primary race for Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional seat. The poll of approximately 800 likely voters conducted by Wenzel Strategies shows Massie up by 10 points over state Rep. Alecia Webb-Edgington, who comes in second. Massie gobbles up 32 percent, Webb-Edgington has 22 […] By WFPL News Apr 24 Local News Internal Poll Shows Massie Leading Packed Primary WFPL News
Apr 23 Local News Davis, Bunning Endorse Webb-Edgington for Congress Congressman Geoff Davis and former U.S. Senator Jim Bunning announced they are backing Republican congressional candidate Alecia Webb-Edgington in the crowded primary race for Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional District seat. The two endorsements are a needed boost for Webb-Edgington’s campaign, which trails third in fundraising behind Boone County Judge-Executive Gary Moore and Lewis County Judge-Executive Thomas […] By WFPL News Apr 23 Local News Davis, Bunning Endorse Webb-Edgington for Congress WFPL News
Apr 17 Local News Webb-Edgington Says She’ll Prevail in 4th District Race Despite Money Disadvantage One candidate in the GOP primary for Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional District seat is shaking off a disappointing fundraising report. State Representative Alecia Webb-Edgington was at one point considered the favorite in the crowded field, due to her party connections and early support. But in recent reports filed with the Federal Election Commission, Webb-Edgington has fallen […] By Kenny Colston Apr 17 Local News Webb-Edgington Says She’ll Prevail in 4th District Race Despite Money Disadvantage Kenny Colston
Apr 16 Local News Moore Outraises Congressional Opponents Republican congressional candidate Gary Moore had the most successful fundraising effort of the nine candidates seeking to replace Congressman Geoff Davis in Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional District. In the first quarter, Moore, who is the Boone County Judge-Executive, raised $238,000, according to federal election finance records. The GOP primary is considered to be the main event […] By WFPL News Apr 16 Local News Moore Outraises Congressional Opponents WFPL News
Apr 2 Local News Fourth Congressional District Primary Heats Up As primary campaigns in Kentucky warm up, one of the highest-profile contests has turned into a blame game. State Representative Alecia Webb-Edgington is one of six Republicans vying to replace outgoing Fourth Congressional District Congressman Geoff Davis. One of her opponents, Boone County Judge-Executive Gary Moore, is criticizing Webb-Edgington for missing crucial votes on the […] By Kenny Colston Apr 2 Local News Fourth Congressional District Primary Heats Up Kenny Colston
Jan 30 Local News Three Republicans Enter Race for Fourth Congressional District Four Republicans will compete against each other in the Fourth Congressional District primary this spring. Republicans Alecia Webb-Edgington, Thomas Massie and Brian Oerther filed their paperwork with the Secretary of State’s office today. Republican Gary Moore filed his paperwork earlier this month. Massie is the Lewis County Judge-Executive and close friends with U.S. Senator Rand […] By Kenny Colston Jan 30 Local News Three Republicans Enter Race for Fourth Congressional District Kenny Colston
Dec 20 Local News Democrats Confident About Chances to Win Davis’s Seat Kentucky Democrats are confident they can win retiring Republican Congressman Geoff Davis’s seat and plan to field a candidate to run next year. The last Democrat to hold Kentucky 4th congressional district was Ken Lucas, who stepped down due to a self-imposed term limit in 2004. There more registered Democrats than Republicans in the district, […] By WFPL News Dec 20 Local News Democrats Confident About Chances to Win Davis’s Seat WFPL News
Dec 19 Local News State Lawmaker Announces Bid for Davis’s Seat State Rep. Alecia Webb-Edgington, R-Fort Wright, is running for the seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis, R-Ky., the northern Kentucky lawmaker announced Monday. She will file her paperwork with the Federal Election Commission and the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance later today. She is the first candidate to file for Davis’s seat. Webb-Edgington says […] By WFPL News Dec 19 Local News State Lawmaker Announces Bid for Davis’s Seat WFPL News