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Chandler supports Clark for presidency Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Democratic candidate running for Gov. Ernie Fletcher's old congressional seat says he's endorsing Wesley Clark for president. Ben Chandler said Wednesday the retired Army general may help raise money for his campaign for the 6th District seat. Chandler said his endorsement was not dependent on Clark's assistance. Chandler said Clark approached him as part of an effort to gather support in regions that the Democratic nominee needs to carry in the state. Clark is also supporting Chandler, the state's former attorney general said Thursday in a phone interview. Chandler...

KERR INVOKES HIM, BUT CHANDLER CITES INDEPENDENCE When Alice Forgy Kerr, the Republican candidate for Central Kentucky's open U.S. House seat, talks about her campaign, one theme dominates: President Bush. Kerr drops Bush's name in speeches, praises his policies and, last week, told almost anyone who would listen about a congratulatory phone call he made after she won the party's nomination. Sometime before the Feb. 17 election, Bush might even make a campaign appearance on her behalf, making that his fourth in Kentucky since October. For Democratic candidate Ben Chandler, so much attention to the president might seem like trouble....

WASHINGTON - Congressional hopeful Alice Forgy Kerr made the rounds in the nation's capital this week in an effort to get key endorsements and cash. "I'm feeling very good about the response I've been getting," Kerr said during a stop at the National Republican Congressional Committee, which recruits GOP candidates. Kerr is the Republican nominee for the Lexington-based seat that Gov. Ernie Fletcher just vacated. A state senator, Kerr is running in the special election slated to take place in February. Her opponent is Ben Chandler, the Democratic attorney general who lost to Fletcher in the governor's race. Kerr's two-day...

<p>LEXINGTON, Ky. — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell said yesterday that the Republican Party will go all-out to keep the 6th District congressional seat being given up by Rep. Ernie Fletcher, who was elected governor Tuesday.</p> <p>And in a related development, state Sen. Alice Forgy Kerr of Lexington has emerged as the favorite for the Republican nomination for the special election to fill the seat.</p>

Bonilla to lose portion of Webb Times Staff Reports WASHINGTON D.C.- The redistricting battle is likely over and Congressman Henry Bonilla's 23rd district is seeing some changes. "I've become very attached to the people of the 23rd district. We work well together and have supported one an other for the past eleven years," said Bonilla. "I fought hard to keep all my constituents, but when it came down to drawing the final lines, the state legislators made a few changes." Unfortunately, the new redistricting map forces Bonilla to lose both Reagan and Upton counties. He will also lose portions of...

Campaign Update From Shallenburger For Governor Campaign June 4, 2002 A Message From Tim With just a week to go before the filing deadline it appears that the field is set for the Republican primary. In the weeks ahead I will be traveling the state to talk about the issues that face all Kansans. Voters will have a clear choice on August 6th when they go to the polls. My opponents have made no secret of the fact that they would not be opposed to raising taxes next year. This on the heels of the Kansas legislature passing one of...