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  • [Gov.]Patton's stepdaughter gets coveted state job: She was the only candidate considered

    06/07/2003 8:32:45 AM PDT · by Republican Wildcat · 39 replies · 332+ views
    Lexington Herald-Leader ^ | June 6, 2003 | Janet Patton
    Wanted: Someone to work flexible hours, relaxed dress code, excellent pay, state job. Governor's stepdaughter preferred. On April 16, 2002, Bambi Todd, the stepdaughter of Gov. Paul Patton, was appointed, despite a hiring freeze, to be "responsible for public information, strategic planning, training, and assisting the executive with the day-to-day operations" at the Kentucky Racing Commission. The commission said the post was "essential or of a critical nature to the ongoing operation of the program," when it established it three weeks earlier. But Todd didn't work the weekend after the Kentucky Derby, when the eyes of the world focused on...