The Kentucky gay vote. No openly gay candidate has ever been elected to the Kentucky House or Senate.
May 20th, 2010 | By Michael Thomas, Kentucky Political Editor & Senior Contributor | Category: Kentucky Guardian News, Kentucky Political News, Lead StoryDemocratic turnout in Kentucky declined 8% from the last midterm, while Republican turnout rose 27%. Most of the increased Republican turnout across Kentucky was contributed to the anti-gay Tea Party movement. No openly gay candidate has every been elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives or the Kentucky Senate. Former Senator Ernesto Scorsone (D-Lexington), didn’t announce his true sexual orientation until after he was elected and did not seek re-election. Scorsone was appointed as a Circuit Court Judge by Governor Steve Beshear as a Circuit Court Judge, thus, the Commonwealth’s tolerance of electing a gay lawmaker has yet to be gaged.
United We Stand (old version)
