Last month, Beshear publicly and emotionally grieved the loss of a close friend who died when a Louisville bank employee opened fire with an assault-style rifle, killing five coworkers. Through it all, Beshear emerged as the front man, holding daily pandemic briefings for months and then leading relief efforts to help those left devastated by tornadoes and floods. He is also expected to draw on his family’s strong political brand - his father, Steve Beshear, is a former two-term Kentucky governor who spoke at his son’s primary victory celebration Tuesday - and lean into his role of leading through adversity after a multitude of crises during his first term. If Beshear follows his campaign formula from 2019, he will avoid talking about Trump or dwelling on polarizing national issues that could risk further energizing his opponent’s conservative base. His victory Tuesday will play into Trump’s efforts to solidify his status as the leader of the Republican Party heading into the 2024 presidential primary. Beshear says that his actions saved lives and that he leaned heavily on guidance from Trump’s coronavirus task force.Ī former aide to Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell, Cameron has risen through the political ranks to become one of the most prominent Black Republicans in the country. Cameron led the successful challenge that essentially halted the governor’s COVID-era restrictions, which Cameron said amounted to executive overreach. Election officials hoped for an upswing in turnout after the storms passed.Ĭameron succeeded Beshear in the attorney general’s office, and the Republican turned the tables on Beshear, mounting numerous legal challenges against state and national Democratic policies that endeared him to conservatives. Storm warnings were issued in some areas but there were no reports of voting disruptions. Turnout was light in many locations as rain fell across much of the state during part of the day, the secretary of state’s office said. Beshear narrowly defeated Bevin in a race that revolved around Bevin’s combative personality.
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During his single term as attorney general, Beshear challenged a series of executive actions by then-governor, Republican Matt Bevin.
In 2019, Beshear used the attorney general’s office as a springboard to the governorship. The fall matchup between Beshear and Cameron conjures parallels from the state’s last governor’s race but with a reversal of roles for the governor. “Let me ask you: Is seeing people talk down our state and our economy, insult our people and stoke divisions going to help that next company choose Kentucky? Of course not.” “Right now somewhere in America, there is a CEO deciding where to move their business and they’re considering Kentucky,” Beshear told a gathering of supporters.
And he blasted the tone of the GOP gubernatorial primary after taking hits for months from the Republican candidates. Beshear, a popular Democratic governor, will face a tough reelection bid in a Republican-dominated state after a first term marked by a series of tragedies - the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters and a mass shooting that killed one of his closest friends.īeshear on Tuesday touted his stewardship of Kentucky’s economy - pointing to record economic development successes - in setting the stage for his fall reelection campaign. The race now shifts to the general election, which will be one of November’s most closely watched contests and could provide clues heading into next year’s presidential race. “Know that in this country and in Kentucky, all that matters are your values.” “To anyone who looks like me, know that you can achieve anything,” Cameron told his supporters. WATCH: A look at primary elections and battles over abortion rights at the state levelĬameron, the state’s first Black attorney general, played up the historic nature of his nomination in his victory speech Tuesday, saying his campaign aims to “embody the promise of America, that if you work hard and if you stand on principle, anything is possible.” Beshear easily dispatched two under-the-radar Democratic challengers in his own primary. (AP) - Daniel Cameron won the Republican primary for Kentucky governor on Tuesday, becoming the first major-party Black nominee for governor in the state’s history and setting up a November showdown with Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear.Ĭameron, the state’s attorney general who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, claimed a convincing victory over a 12-candidate field that included Kelly Craft, who served as United Nations ambassador in the Trump administration, and state Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles.
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