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Published May 16, 2008 04:19 pm - Frankfort will be watching the outcome of both the May 20 Republican and Democratic primaries for the 9th Senate District, which stretches from the Tennessee border to the Green River.

Ninth state Senate race crowded
Draws attention from both sides in Frankfort

By RONNIE ELLIS
CNHI News Service

FRANKFORT

Frankfort will be watching the outcome of both the May 20 Republican and Democratic primaries for the 9th Senate District, which stretches from the Tennessee border to the Green River.

Incumbent Republican Richie Sanders is retiring and three Republicans and three Democrats want his job. Four live in Barren County, the most populous of the six counties in the district. Registered Democrats have an edge but three counties (Edmonson, Green and Allen) are Republican and the district often votes Republican. (Metcalfe and Simpson are the other counties.)

Gov. Steve Beshear and Democrats see the race as a chance to pick up a seat in the Republican-controlled Senate while Senate President David Williams, R-Burkesville, intends to hold it.

On the Republican side, weekly newspaper publisher Jeff Jobe of Glasgow, Bob Bryant, a Glasgow small businessman, and farm supply business owner David Givens of Green County are running. Broadcasting executive Steve Newberry of Hise-ville, is considered the favorite on the Democratic side. He’s challenged by Glasgow attorney John Rogers and former Army officer and law enforcement professional Horace Johnson of Allen County.

“That’s a good race on both sides,” said Williams. “Every one of them seems to think he’s going to win.”

Democrats

Newberry, 46, has the backing of the local Democratic establishment, has raised the most money and his father once held the seat. Active in the local economic development efforts, Newberry says jobs, economic development, health care and education are the key issues.

“The big issue in this district and the state as a whole is concern about the general condition of the economy,” Newberry said. Education, he says, is key to improving the economic outlook.

“If you have a better educated population,” Newberry said, “you have a healthier population, fewer criminal problems, fewer revenue problems.”

Johnson, the former chief of police at Western Kentucky University and a former state criminal justice official, identifies the same three issues as key.

“This district is losing jobs almost daily – even Barren County,” Johnson said. “Jobs are moving out of the area. And rising costs of post-secondary education is pricing people right out of an education.”

Johnson, 60, who has a masters in public administration, said he has the experience to get things done in the legislature from his days in state government. “I know how the system works,” Johnson said. “I’ve sat at that table across from the legislators and testified about criminal justice programs.”

Rogers, 46, the former chairman of the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, describes himself as “a common-sense, conservative Democrat.”

His television advertising has focused on gambling and taxes and says it’s time for people to tell Frankfort what to do rather than the other way around.



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