Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin says he dropped Lieutenant Governor Jenean Hampton from his reelection ticket because they disagree about her focus and priorities.
Bevin made the comments Thursday (10/3) at a Louisville Tea Party meeting. Bevin said Hampton has done a good job as lieutenant governor, but her focus is on schools and talking to students, and he wants someone to dig into deeper issues such as health care or the opioid crisis. Bevin says, “That’s not what her passion is. And that’s OK.”
Hampton has been mostly tight-lipped about being dropped from the Republican ticket, but she told reporters that Bevin told her he wanted someone with legislative experience.
Bevin is running with State Senator Ralph Alvarado against Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear.
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