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Time now to go inside Kentucky politics where today we're going to talk about some key state legislative races that are on the Kentucky ballot in November.

And we've got with us anew person, the join the line-up.

We have Logan Gotti who is chair of the Louisville Democratic Party and of course, Abby Piper, who was a familiar face.

She is founder and managing partner of Piper Smith boutique.

So.

Let's talk about a few of them.

Let's start with district.

21.

This is Kentucky House district.

21 Adair, Cumberland, Metcalf and Monroe counties.

I want to start with you, Amy neighbors who is the incumbent is up against Democrat Jeffrey Humble.

>> Sure.

I I don't think it's going to be a contested race, really, to be honest with you and pardon the pun.

But humbles fundraising is pretty humble.

So, yeah, he hasn't raised a lot of money and she's got a good name and reputation.

She's worked hard to get your head down and stayed out of, you know, a lot of the culture wars and such, I think should I think she'll have a good run on into the state house for a second term.

>> So Logan, do you agree with that characterization?

>> I would have to agree.

Yeah, it's a tough area for Democrats to win, unfortunately right now.

But understand that.

I'm glad that we're fielding folks across the board and a lot of these House races.

This is how you start to turn the tide.

>> Yeah.

So we look at while I've got to look at when you look at where Democrats are in terms of their margins and the state house and the state Senate, they are in a super minority situation and a lot of the races are not Democrats did not launch any kind of contest.

Can you explain to us why?

>> Yeah, I think it's it's just a lot you know, issues just finding individuals willing to kind of take the stand right now.

Theirs.

Turning back to the cultural war comment.

You know, I think that there's a lot of fear right now with running as a Democrat and some of these rural areas right now.

But I think some of the work that we're doing right now to sort of demonstrate support for up and down ballot races should lead to some more individuals coming forward in the future.

Throw their name into the hat.

So that Republicans to have to defend some of the seats that have been an contest.

>> We'll talk to us about the 39th House district race.

This is a part of Fayette part a jessamine county Matlock.

It is the Republican incumbent.

Our Ryan Stanford is trying to make some inroads here.

What does that look like to you?

Logan?

>> Yeah, another key race.

I think, you know, it's going trend toward the Republicans.

Obviously, I believe that's an area where Sherwin Stevenson used to have some some territory for thing.

Redistrict are out of south of Lexington.

I like the opportunity for us to potentially make some headway here to minimize that job.

Minimize origin.

It's again, a tough race, but I'm liking what I'm seeing.

>> I think it's a very red district.

I think it's very unlikely that it would change hands at this point in time.

And, you know, Lockett has leaned a little bit more into the culture wars, but his district reflects that a little a little better.

He's very close to Killian Tiffany's current district where he was being his primary by more far right leaning member.

And I think that you'll see that same trend reflected.

So let's talk about that.

That's House district.

45.

And as you mentioned, killing Timmy was defeated in May.

And now we've got a new set of folks here.

We've got Thomas Jefferson, who was the Republican nominee and the Democrat is Adam or tell us about Thomas Jefferson and it's not who we might think of initially.

Yeah.

>> You know, I thought much ever since gonna have a harder general that he had for a primary.

And I think you've seen this in some other districts where >> as both parties sort of shift farther toward the right or the left in the primaries.

It started when the generals because most people really are closer to the middle than we think.

And I think Thomas Jefferson were was definitely struggle as that high.

It's going to be a tight race was always a tight race for Killian as well.

But he is a little farther to the right.

And you know, I wouldn't be shocked to see an upset there.

>> Yeah, I think Adam or as a as a candidate, he's a free one to have.

You know, it is that presence there.

I think it really speaks to the Big Ten's that the Democrats are starting to build showing that there are the common sense leaders, the Common Sense Party that really encompasses a wide swath of the population.

So I'm really interested to see how this one goes.

>> So let's move to your neck of the Woods, Logan and talk about district.

48, this is part of Jefferson, part of Oldham County, Ken Fleming, who's had some competition, several rounds.

And we remember a time when he and Maria Solis, you stuck on a swap seats there.

But he's the Republican incumbent against KET Farrow.

Tell us about KET.

>> Yeah, it is a fantastic candidate.

I know personally that she's been knocking on those doors and what we've been seeing is when Democrats message well, when they get that message out that the doors people will vote for them again because we've seen a big shift in Republicans moving very far to the right.

The redistricting last year actually ended up helping her, I believe, because it encompassed a little bit more of that urban core of Louisville.

Well, not really changing the footprint that existed out in Oldham County.

So this is one where I really feel confident cake for his chances.

>> But Republicans have made gains and the Louisville Jefferson County area these past few legislative or election cycles us and they certainly haven't.

And let's not make no mistake.

An flooding is not a far-right radical.

He's is a pretty moderate conservative who's looking at kitchen table issues.

He's a he's kept his head down as well.

And he's worked really hard.

He did tangle with Maurice Wallace, a back and forth.

But if you look at the fundraising numbers in this district, there are significant cans raised over $180,000, which is significant for a race this size.

KET has raised over $100,000.

Both of those are far from ending at great.

And so it's definitely going to be a knockdown drag out.

But I think an ultimately will prevail because he has served his district.

Well, yeah, so let's talk about House district number 88.

This is part of Fayette, part of of Scott County that has a Democratic leader in this race.

Logan Sharlen Stevenson >> who is the DOT Democratic caucus chair?

She's up against Vanessa Grossell.

>> For District looks so much different.

I mean, she has to represent a lot of South Lexington, South Fayette County, and now she's basically a war.

So she's having to reintroduce herself to a whole new constituent base.

And I think that was the Republicans going and, you know, really pushing her of being afraid of what she can do as a leader in the Democratic caucus.

She definitely has some work to do for, but I've seen around knocking door.

She's got great fundraising numbers.

She's got the governor behind are really confident in their chances.

I mean, >> I think that as a gross was a fantastic candidate.

She this will really be the battle of the I'm the educators.

Vanessa Cross obviously has been an educator.

Her mother as a superintendent in Floyd County.

So but Charlotte has won many times on the backs of educators knocking, you know, being that pavement, knocking those doors.

So we'll have to see how that looks.

I wish her fundraising numbers were a little higher, but it at the end of the day, it all matters on.

It all comes down to who's going to vote and I think will see where the teachers land on that one.

Yeah.

>> We didn't get all the races I've lied to.

So have to have you all back to talk about a few more.

But thank you so much.

Have a good weekend.