Campaign finance reports have finally been filed with the Federal Election Commission, so let’s take a look at some of goodies.
John Waltz for Congress

$117,150.18 raised
$49,609.15 spent
$102,055.79 cash on hand

Notable Contributions

Bill Adkins $2,200
Roger Auge $750 (he was accused of fondling a student)
Mary Moss Greenebaum $1,550
Gill Holland $2,400
John Y. Brown III $250
Tons & tons of [...]

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Oh noes! All of our congresscritters and congresscritter wannabes have raised some money. Alert the press.
Here are the deets so far:

John Yarmuth has $599,000 on-hand, raised $203,000
Todd Lally, Yarmuth’s challenger, has $269,000 on-hand, raised $223,000
Ben Chandler has $1.7 million on-hand, raised $176,000
Andy Barr has $361,000 on-hand, raised $400,000

And the super-big news: John [...]

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What do Mitch McConnell, Jim Bunning, Geoff Davis, Ed Whitfield, Hal Rogers, Brett Guthrie, David Williams and one of the ten largest banking groups in the state have in common?
They’re all sponsoring a fundraiser/reception for Rand Paul:
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You going?
I hear Williams is merely supporting Paul because he wants [...]

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Could someone please tell me why former KDP vice chair Nathan Smith is going so far out of his way to work against U.S. Congressional candidate John Waltz?
He recently sat down with Ryan Alessi and Obama-fearer Marcus Carey:

Click here to see the second half of the discussion.
Just wondering. Because it’s silly for a Democrat [...]

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It’s literally years later. Robert Felner is being sentenced today. Remember all the mess I went through in trying to get the paper to take the story on? And when a television station won awards for my story? Well, it’s all over and Felner meets the judge today. Feels like I [...]

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Remember John Waltz? He’s the Democrat running against Geoff Davis. I’d almost forgotten who he was because I haven’t heard a peep from his campaign in months.
Just realized I should probably take a look at his quarterly campaign finance report. So let’s dig in.
Highlights:

Raised $73,523 for the quarter
Spent $37,105.90 for the quarter
Has [...]

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Where the heck is the rest of the media on the Whitley County Sheriff scandal? You can’t tell me this isn’t a big deal outside of Southeastern Kentucky. Today’s audits, coupled with a federal investigation, are huge. [Page One]
Young Democrats of America will host the 2011 convention in Louisville. Big news [...]

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The League of Conservation Voters has released 2009 standings:

Senate:

Bunning 0%
McConnell 9%

House:

Chandler 93%
Davis 7%
Guthrie 7%
Rogers 21%
Whitfield 29%
Yarmuth 100%

Click here for the complete results.

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You know, I’d occasionally like not to absolutely detest everything about Geoff Davis.
But he’s consistently spewing crap. Like this mess on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell:
Rep. Geoff Davis, R-Kentucky, supports “Don’t ask, don’t tell,” saying it best supports the interest of national security and those serving in the military.
“At a time when our nation is [...]

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Freedom Fuels (Lexington), owned by Robert Addington, got a sweet $3.9 million earmark from Jim Bunning and Geoff Davis – and it just so happens that both of those elected officials have received mad campaign contributions from Addington. Surprise, surprise. [John Cheves]
Stanky strippergate from the Kentucky League of Cities has finally hit the [...]

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