Posted on 11/04/2015 8:14:08 PM PST by TigerClaws
Matt Bevinâs 53 percent to 44 percent victory tonight marks only the second time in 48 years that Republicans have won the Kentucky governorâs race. But Republicans also made history in another way. Bevinâs lieutenant governor running-mate, Jenean Hampton, is now the first African American elected to statewide office ever in the stateâs history. Both Bevin and Hampton are Tea Party activists who have never held elective office. Hamptonâs path certainly represents triumph over adversity. Born in Detroit, the 57-year-old Hampton and her three sisters were raised by a single mom who lacked a high school education and couldnât afford a television or a car. But Hampton was determined to better herself. She graduated with a degree in industrial engineering and worked for five years in the automobile industry to pay off her college loans. She then joined the Air Force, retiring as a Captain. She earned an MBA from the University of Rochester, moved to Kentucky and became a plant manager in a corrugated packaging plant. Then she lost her job in 2012.
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