PAC

Kentucky Election Board Clears Williams of Illegal Coordinaton

WKU Public Radio News — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:45:28 +0000

Former Kentucky Senate President David Williams and a political action committee have been cleared of any wrongdoing related to Williams' failed gubernatorial bid in 2011.

The Kentucky Registry of Election Finance cleared Williams and the Restoring America PAC of illegal coordination. The Courier-Journal reports the state Democratic Party filed a complaint after Restoring America was forced by a judge to reveal that Williams' then-father-in-law, Terry Stephens, was the only source of the group's $1.3 million in startup funds.

The registry did find that the PAC violated reporting rules when it did not reveal upfront who the primary funding source was and that it had spent large sums of money on polling and other services.

Unions, Lawyers Give Big to Super PAC Helping Kentucky Democrats Defend State House

Kenny Colston — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:57:21 +0000

A Super PAC that is helping defend Democrats is Kentucky state House races has raised nearly a quarter of a million dollars. Kentucky Family Values is helping Democrats beat back the GOP’s attempt to take control of the House. And one month before the election, the group reported raising $236,000. It still has $190,000 cash on hand.

National Republican PAC Plans to Get Involved in Kentucky House Races

Kenny Colston — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 03:00:00 +0000

A Republican group tasked with winning state-level races across the U.S. has its sights set on Kentucky. The Republican State Leadership Committee is an independent Republican political action committee that has established itself as a major factor in state legislative races.

PAC is Formed to Combat Influence of Teachers Unions on Kentucky School Board Races

Kenny Colston — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:24:31 +0000

A newly-formed political action committee is hoping to influence school board races across the commonwealth, embarking on territory usually dominated by teachers unions. For decades, education policy and school board races across the commonwealth have been aided solely by teachers unions giving campaign donations through political action committees.

Sen. McConnell Using PAC Dollars to Help Kentucky GOP Win State House Seats

Kenny Colston — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:05:29 +0000

Kentucky Republicans hoping to win the state House in elections this fall are getting a helping hand from the party’s leader. U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell has used his leadership PAC to dole out at least $54,000 dollars to Republican lawmakers in the last three months.