Marine veteran enters race for 6th District seat in Kentucky

[riversedge]

I am glad Barr will have an opponent.




Marine veteran enters race for 6th District seat in Kentucky


https://apnews.com/53154fd491454fb4862d89dd602472d7




By BRUCE SCHREINER August 1, 2019



In this Tuesday, July 30, 2019, photo, Democrat Josh Hicks poses for a photo in Frankfort, Ky. Hicks has launched his campaign for the congressional seat in Kentucky’s 6th District. Hicks is a Marine veteran and former police officer who hopes to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr in the district. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)





FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democrat Josh Hicks, a Marine veteran and former police officer who lost faith in President Donald Trump’s Republican Party, on Thursday launched his campaign for the Kentucky congressional seat held by Republican Andy Barr.

Hicks, a Lexington attorney, was a longtime Republican who switched parties in 2016, citing his disenchantment with GOP policies that he said favor corporations and the wealthy. He ran for the Legislature last year, losing a hard-fought race to veteran Republican state Rep. Stan Lee.

Now Hicks hopes to unseat Barr, the fourth-term congressman in the state’s 6th District, which covers portions of central and east-central Kentucky. Barr was a target of national Democrats last year but held off a strong challenge from Democrat Amy McGrath.

McGrath opted to join the race to challenge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell next year, creating an opportunity for other Democrats to vie for the House seat that had been a swing district until recently. Hicks is the first Democrat to launch a campaign for the seat in next year’s primary.

Barr quickly tried to connect Hicks to the liberal wing of the national Democratic Party. The congressman said his own record “reflects support for Kentucky values and opposition to their lurch toward socialism.”

Hicks, 40, sees his rural roots and blue-collar background as an asset.................................

[Thekaspervote]

1. Nice looking guy... hope his campaign gains some traction. Think I'll send him a donation

[Bayard]

2. Kentucky is changing

Amy McGrath will take out McConnell next year.

[oasis]

3. Tie his opponent to Moscow Mitch for the win!

[real Cannabis calm]

4. K&R I agree with his analysis of Kentucky voters:

Hicks, 40, sees his rural roots and blue-collar background as an asset.