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Ruling Expected On 37th District Seat

By AP

Frankfort, Ky – A judge in Franklin County says he does have the power to decide whether Republican Dana Seum Stephenson should be in the state senate.
Franklin County Circuit judge William Graham says he expects to make the decision late Friday.
Stephenson received more votes than Democrat Virginia Woodward in the 37th district in Jefferson County. But Woodward successfully argued that Stephenson did not meet the six year residency requirement. Last week the senate voted to ignore that judicial ruling and seat Stephenson