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As throngs of Kentucky Derby-goers packed Churchill Downs on Saturday, Kentucky Democrats are enjoying another race that could come down to the wire later this month: the Republican gubernatorial primary. “It’s a lot of fun,” House Speaker Greg Stumbo said of the four-way GOP primary. Gov. Steve Beshear added: “They’re having a good time it looks like among the four of them going back and forth.” This year’s race for the governorship is an oddity, with only Attorney General Jack Conway seeking the Democratic nomination among prominent contenders after a rich history of competitive primaries when that office is open....

~ McConnell said he expects a lot of gender-based attacks coming from Alison Lundergan Grimes, the secretary of state and frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. But he said that isn’t what the 2014 election should be about. “What you are going to see by my opponent obviously is the Barack Obama playbook to try to divide people with gender based attacks. We have seen that all too often and some of it has started already,” McConnell told the crowd. “But look, this campaign is about what kind of America do we want to have and what kind of Kentucky do...

(LOUISVILLE) -- Thursday was an intense day filled with attacks in the 3rd district Congressional race. According to Republican incumbent Anne Northup, Democrat challenger John Yarmuth lacks the ethics and trustworthiness to be a congressman. WAVE 3's Jeff Tang spoke with both candidates on a muddy day along the campaign trail. ... Northup also accused her challenger of failing to pay taxes on his employees, and said he misled voters by lying about where and how he printed campaign flyers. John Yarmuth is a congressional scandal waiting to happen. He has broken the laws all through this campaign. ... Yarmuth...

(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- A son of Kentucky Congresswoman Anne Northup was found dead this morning in his Louisville apartment. A Northup aide says 30-year-old Joshua Northup was found dead by his father. The aide says Joshua Northup failed to show up for work yesterday and today and that co-workers had become concerned. The cause of death hasn't been released. Northup is a five-term incumbent from Kentucky's Third District, which takes in Louisville. Northup and her husband, Robert "Woody" Northup, have six children.

"Joshua Northup, 30, son of U.S. Rep. Anne Northup, R-[Kentucky] 3rd, was pronounced dead just before noon Wednesday in his home on South Galt Avenue, said Gayle Norris, a deputy Jefferson County coroner...Northup was en route to Louisville from Washington, D.C" Full Article

LOUISVILLE, Ky. A Louisville publisher will face incumbent Anne Northup in the Third District congressional race in the fall. John Yarmuth defeated Iraq war veteran Andrew Horne in tonight's primary for the Third District. The third is made up of Louisville and Jefferson County. With 80 percent of precincts reporting, Yarmuth had 54 percent (22,759) of the vote, to Horne's 33 percent (13,834). Northup -- a Republican -- has held the seat for five terms. Yarmuth publishes LEO, a weekly alternative magazine. Two other candidates in the Democratic primary, James Moore, an engineer, and perennial candidate Burrel Charles Farnsley combined...

The 10 members are Reps. Bob Beauprez (Colo.), Mike Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Jim Gerlach (Pa.), Marilyn Musgrave (Colo.), Anne Northup (Ky.), Jon Porter (Nev.), Dave Reichert (Wash.), Rick Renzi (Ariz.), Rob Simmons (Conn.) and Mike Sodrel (Ind.).

House Republican leaders last night notified their 10 most vulnerable lawmakers that they will be the lucky beneficiaries of this year's first ROMP (Retain Our Majority Program) fundraiser. The list provides an early preview of who GOP leaders think need the most help from their fellow lawmakers. It also lets potential Democratic challengers know that any run will be expensive. The 10 members are Reps. Bob Beauprez (Colo.), Mike Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Jim Gerlach (Pa.), Marilyn Musgrave (Colo.), Anne Northup (Ky.), Jon Porter (Nev.), Dave Reichert (Wash.), Rick Renzi (Ariz.), Rob Simmons (Conn.) and Mike Sodrel (Ind.). Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.),...

Republicans battled Tuesday to retain control of the House as Democrats pinned their longshot hopes of capturing the chamber on sweeping the lion's share of the few truly competitive races. Among the evening's earliest returns, four-term veteran Rep. Anne Northup, R-Ky., once again survived a determined Democratic attempt to oust her from her Louisville-area seat. And Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky., a contender to chair the House Appropriations Committee in the next Congress, was elected unopposed to his 12th term, as were nine other uncontested representatives from Florida.

Anne Northup (R) 57% Tony Miller (D) 33% Read more here: http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/10/27ky/A1-third1027-8165.html

Ex-AG Chris Gorman defies party, backs Northup.

Northup (R) 54% Miller (D) 41%

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Convention Contact: Leonardo Alcivar (212) 356-2004 NEW YORK - Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie and Bill Harris, CEO of the 2004 Republican National Convention, today announced a second group of program speakers to address the nation from Madison Square Garden at the 2004 Republican National Convention. The 9 names include four U.S. Senators, three Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including the Speaker of the House, a lieutenant governor, and Miss America 2003. “It is an honor to announce the addition of these outstanding Americans to the 2004 Republican National Convention program. For the past three and a...

A former campaign aide to Rep. Anne Northup (R-Ky.) embezzled $20,000 from the congresswoman’s re-election campaign in 2002, a senior campaign official has confirmed. The embezzlement allegations will be revealed next week when the campaign files its fourth-quarter fundraising report with the Federal Election Commission. The woman, Stephine Stottmann, stole the money over several months by cashing her paychecks but telling campaign officials she had lost them and obtaining reimbursement checks, the official said. There was a delay in discovering the duplicity, the official said, because the money came from two different sources: first the payroll service and later the...

OPERATION INFINITE FREEP opened a new front tonight in Louisville, KY!! My thanks to bluesagewoman, Trteamer and all the honored FReepers out there who gave me great ideas and advice for tracking down the website of our local peace wackos. Their http://www.louisvillepeace.org site gave me all the intel I needed to get us organized. They conducted a rather quiet candlelight vigil/war protest in front of U.S. Rep. Anne Northup's house. I met up with a fine young man from Bellarmine University who is the President of the campus Republicans and we got our FReep on. Thanks to the Colorado FReepers...

Tonight Pres. Bush came to campaign for Rep. Anne Northup (KY-03) and Mike Sodrell, the challenger to Baron Hill (D-IN district 9). As always the President was brilliant and he energized the crowd with pretty much the standard stump speech. But it was the action outside that I longed to get out to. Coming in to the International Convention Center my wife and I saw the protesters gathered at the southwest corner of the Center across the street with police keeping them from crossing the street to harass the 4,000 people lining up to go through security. They were the...

The tickets for the President Bush/Anne Northup rally at the International Convention Center in Louisville are all gone. However, if you can make it we need any available FReepers to counter the protesters that are sure to show up. I don't know where the protest area will be but I'm sure the police will point you in the right direction. If it was anything like Cincinnati there will be a huge crowd of Osama/Saddam loving 'RATs that will need a gooooooooood FReeping! Rally is on Friday, Nov. 1st. Doors open at 3:00PM. "We will not tire. We will not falter....

Attention Louisville Republicans and FReepers. Don't forget about the "Get out the vote" rally on Thursday October 17th 7:00 PM at Christ Apostolic Church gymnasium 7905 Smyrna Rd. Louisville, KY. U.S. Rep. Anne Northup R-KY 3rd District has been invited to speak as well as several candidates for state and local offices. Anne is in a close fight against a very slick and polished young man named Jack Conway who is a former aide to our "Luv Guv" Paul Patton. Anne needs the support of Kentucky FReepers for an all out ground war in the final days of this campaign...