Kentucky Democrat Wheatley announces secretary of state run

COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Democratic state Rep. Buddy Wheatley has announced that he will run for secretary of state next year. According to a...

December 21, 2022
12:52 AM

COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Democratic state Rep. Buddy Wheatley has announced that he will run for secretary of state next year. According to a news release, Wheatley revealed his candidacy Tuesday in his hometown at the Covington Firefighters Union Hall in northern Kentucky. The Republican incumbent, Michael Adams, has already announced he will seek a second term as secretary of state. Wheatley is a two-term lawmaker who narrowly lost his reelection last month. He is a retired fire chief.