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Metro Councilman and Democratic Mayoral Candidate Jim King has an official campaign website.
It’s a fairly basic but modern campaign site with a biography and options to donate money or volunteer time. There are also social media links, which are probably more important for web-saavy voters than the homepage itself. All the links appear to work and nothing looks out of place. Fundraising frontrunner Greg Fischer’s site was live when he announced his campaign, but now it’s asking me for a password.
(Link to King’s site from Page One)
I was out yesterday, but here are a few quick updates on what I missed.
First: Greg Fischer and Jim King topped a fifth of a million in fundraising and Chris Thieneman hasn’t filed to raise money yet. Link.
Second: Rasmussen’s latest poll gives Jack Conway a better chance than Daniel Mongiardo at winning the general election. Link. But the real question with Conway/Mongiardo is who had the better use of “S.O.B.” in the news? Conway’s was loud and proud at Fancy Farm, but Mongiardo’s was secretive and stinging.
Democratic Metro Councilman and mayoral candidate Jim King wrote a letter to the CJ to respond to an editorial about how King funded his daughter’s campaign for district judge.
I did make a good faith effort to learn the law on this matter because it didn’t seem logical to me that the legislature could ban gifts between a father and daughter for any reason. My question (by e-mail) to the KREF asking if I could give unrestricted gifts to my daughter in this context was very clear and I was informed via e-mail by a KREF staff member that they “do not regulate the private finances of a candidate.” I believed that answer to be an unequivocal “yes” because if the answer was “no,” that’s what they would have said. Inexplicably, you (and the KREF) assume and assert I ignored the second part of the answer I received where I was advised to “bear in mind the appearance and perception others may have.” On the contrary, I did consider appearance and perception and concluded those intuitive concepts did not preclude me from making gifts to my daughter.
Page One has a comment on King’s letter.
I think it takes some guts to be man enough to accept sole responsibility.
The Kentucky Registry of Election Finance and the mainstream media can spend nearly three years with the Steve Henry case…
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But Jim King gives his spoiled daughter some money after asking the advice of the Registry and he’s instantly “guilty”? That’s some bullshiz. The real crooks are walking free. I know because I turned over all the evidence and people are now just sitting on their hands. The efforts of investigators totally being ignored
The $145,000 that Metro Councilman and mayoral candidate Jim King gave his daughter Katie’s District court campaign was illegal, says the Registry of Election Finance, but King says it’s okay. From the Courier:
The staff also concluded that “there is reason to believe” that Katie King, who narrowly won the seat in the general election, broke the law in accepting the gifts and later reporting them as personal loans for her campaign.
But the registry staff found the violations didn’t appear to be committed knowingly and recommended that the board refer them for conciliation when it takes up the case Sept. 25.
In a prepared statement issued by the public relations firm for his campaign, Jim King said the preliminary report “completely vindicates us” because the violations weren’t intentional. King has said he relied on advice from a registry employee in making the gifts.
From the preliminary report, it looks like this isn’t going to be a campaign issue. Unless one of the fringe candidates hammers on it.
Web developer and Louisville History and Issues founder Steve Magruder tweeted this after Sunday’s AIDS walk:
Report: Mayoral candidates at the Louisville AIDS Walk – Jim King had people hand out fans. That’s cool, but Tyler Allen actually walked it.
Did anyone else attend the AIDS walk? Were there other campaigns present? Councilman Kelly Downard mentioned last week that King hadn’t been feeling well, but I don’t know if that kept him from attending the walk.
8664 Co-Founder Tyler Allen is running for Mayor of Louisville.
So far, the candidates are:
Democrats:
- Tyler Allen
- Metro Council President David Tandy
- Metro Councilman Jim King
- Businessman Greg Fischer
- West Louisville resident Connie Marshall
Republicans:
- Developer/Activist Chris Thieneman
Independent:
- Coffee shop owner, professor Nimbus Couzin
Still Rumored:
- Republican Metro Councilman Hal Heiner – a decision is coming soon.
- Republican Metro Councilman Doug Hawkins – this is unlikely.
The Democratic primary is close to–or has reached–a critical mass. It’s likely now that candidates will begin splitting certain votes. For example, progressives may be torn between Fischer and Allen. There’s no runoff, so it’s possible the winning candidate will have only 26% of the vote.
Here’s what we reported on today:
A few people have asked why The Edit hasn’t posted any speculation about the mayoral race recently. Well, we don’t want to mislead anyone. But, with another candidate in the Mayor’s race, we’ll offer this.
Jim King made his announcement today with a PR firm (Tandem) behind him. He had a video crew record my interview with him and he’s clearly ready to sink a lot of money into this campaign.
Greg Fischer and David Tandy do not have as slick of campaigns as King…yet, but King’s entrance could put everyone into high gear for fundraising early on.
On the Republican side, Steve Pence is still an option, and Dan Seum said Doug Hawkins could fulfill his promise to run in State Sen. Seum’s steed. Hawkins would have to work hard to get the support he needs, and Pence may not want to give up his successful current career to run for a municipal office.
The GOP could also be working on choosing a candidate behind the scenes. With at least three Democrats battling it out in a primary, a unified Republican front could launch after Labor Day and smoothly sail until the general election campaign begins. This move would also save the Republican candidate significant energy and money by preventing a high-profile primary. It’s a smart political move, but it’s also risky; the public won’t have the chance to weed out a candidate they don’t like, and instead of losing a primary early on, the candidate loses the election much later.
However…The Republican candidate would have to compete with the media attention given to the contested Democratic primary.
It could be argued that the early start to the campaign will instill a fatigue in voters, and everyone will be tired of hearing about the candidates by the time the election comes around. I think the idea of voter fatigue is something that gets a lot of coverage, but doesn’t really exist.
Here’s what we reported on today:
- Yarmuth Says 51 Votes May Pass Healthcare Reform In Senate
- Norton Brownsboro Hospital Opens Wednesday
- IIllegal Activity Suspected in Special State Senate Election
- Historial Group Breaks Ground for Move Downtown
- McConnell, Chandler Tour Chemical Weapons Storage Site
- Jim King To Announce Candidacy For Mayor
- Flood Committee Seeks Public Comment
- TARC Spends ARRA Funds on Annex
Here’s Metro Councilman Jim King’s statement on running in Abramson’s stead. Stephanie caught up with Council President David Tandy earlier today:
“I would like to congratulate Governor Steve Beshear for selecting one of America’s outstanding leaders, Mayor Jerry Abramson, to join his ticket for the 2011 Governor’s election. Whoever succeeds Mayor Abramson as the next Mayor of Louisville has large shoes to fill. He has earned our respect and gratitude for his commitment to Louisville these last 25 years.
Over the past few weeks, as it grew increasingly clear that Mayor Abramson would be joining Governor Steve Beshear’s ticket, I have been encouraged by family, friends and respected leaders in our community to seriously consider running for Mayor in 2010.
Today is not the time for an announcement about my own political future, but it is certainly the time for our community to begin a discussion about how we move Louisville forward, particularly in these tough economic times. Now is also the beginning of what should be a great debate about what type of leader can best manage one of America’s largest cities and provide the vision for a Greater Louisville.
I look forward to participating in that debate and expect to make an announcement about my plans in the coming weeks.”
