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2012 May Primary Endorsements

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Published on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 04:07

Hi Folks,

Well we are just 1 week away from the May primaries, (May 22^nd) when most of the elected offices here in KY are up for grabs. As I have said time and time again, the election season is where we win the legislative battles in Frankfort and Washington D.C. So in this last week, the candidates will be out in full force asking for you support and your time. I encourage each and every person to pick a candidate you believe in and go to work for that individual. They will all need help putting up signs, stuffing envelopes, making phone calls and going door to door. Within the motorcycle community our strength is not in the amount of money we can raise for a candidate, but in the amount of manpower we can send to help a candidate. Those hours volunteering for a campaign go a whole lot further than any amount of money when it is time to ask for a vote. They remember the faces of who was in their campaign headquarters. They don’t see a face behind a check.

With that said here are our picks from the Kentucky Motorcycle Freedom Fund PAC in this year’s primary races. These are not all inclusive and only include the candidates who have a primary. If you do not see your legislator or district on here then your legislator may only have an opponent in the fall or perhaps none at all. In several of these races the folks running are brand new and have not weighed in on issues concerning motorcycles at this point. 99% of the time we are going to endorse people who have supported us in the past. Newcomers if they have a stated position we will consider their position versus the other candidate(s) on whether to endorse or not. Those that have voted against us, well vote the bums out. Here are our endorsements:

U.S. President

Republican Primary -- Ron Paul

U.S. House District 3 (Louisville area)

               Democrat Primary – Burrell Farnsley

U.S. House District 4 (N. KY area)

               Democrat Primary – William Adkins

               Republican Primary – Alecia Webb-Edgington

U.S. House District 6 (Lexington area)

               Republican Primary - Garland Barr

KY Senate #9 (Greensburg area)

               Republican Primary – David Givens

KY Senate #11 (Boone Co.)

               Republican Primary – John Schickel

KY Senate #17 (Scott Grant and portions of Kenton Counties)

               Republican Primary – Damon Thayer

KY House #7 (Sturgis area)

               Democrat Primary – John Arnold

KY House #12 (Providence area)

               Democrat Primary – Jim Gooch

KY House #19 (Hodgenville area)

               Democrat primary – Dottie Sims

KY House #25 (Elizabethtown area)

               Democrat Primary – Jimmie Lee

KY House #37 (Louisville / Fairdale area)

               Democrat Primary – Wade Hurt

KY House #48 (Louisville area)

               Democrat Primary – Bob Deweese

KY House #50 (Bardstown area)

               Republican Primary – David Floyd

KY House #56 (Midway area)

               Democrat Primary – Carl Rollins

KY House #61 (Grant, Gallatin and Owen Counties)

               Democrat Primary – Wanda Hammonds

               Republican Primary – Brian Linder

KY House #66 (Boone Co.)

               Republican Primary – Addia Wuchner

KY House #78 (Cynthiana area)

               Democrat Primary – Tom McKee

KY House #89 (McKee area)

               Republican Primary – Marie Rader

KY House #98 (Hindman area)

               Republican Primary – Tanya Pullin

Jay Huber

KMA/KBA State President

Chairman KY Motorcycle Freedom Fund PAC

May as Motorcycle Awareness Month

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Published on Saturday, 12 May 2012 10:44

Hello All,

May has and is once again Motorcycle Awareness Month. Governor Beshear and many local Judge Executives, Mayors and other elected officials have passed proclamations declaring it as such. In Louisville District #1 is working on producing a short video that will be shown in the area on local TV stations. They have worked in conjunction with the Mayor's and Sheriff's offices to help get this done. District 10 in Carrollton has been working for some time to get some road signs warning car drivers to watch out for motorcyclists.

Last but not least is our annual ride to Frankfort which has changed a bit. For the past several years we have been riding to the All Vets Reunion or otherwise known as LZ Bluegrass hosted by the Vietnam Vets M/C and other veteran organizations at the Capitol Plaza Hotel. This year the event has moved and we are going to it still. Please see the flyer below and we hope to see you there. It will be held in Lawrenceburg, KY just a little south of Frankfort this year. 

Districts 4, 10 and 11 will be converging on Rick's Tavern in Sparta at 9am on May 19th to head to the event. Kickstands up at 9:30am with a stop in Monterey to pick up other riders along the way. we hope you can join us. Rides from other parts of the state are welcome and are in the process of being finalized. See your local district officer for more info on any rides that may be happening in your area or just get one together yourself. The more the merrier. Hope to see everyone there. The opening ceremonies start in Lawrenceburg at Noon  ET so please try to be there by then if possible but if you can't make it til later then please still come anyway.

Ride Safe Jay Huber