Kelly appointed to judgeship

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FRANKFORT — In an effort to further erode the Republican Party’s slim majority in the state Senate, Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed a GOP senator to a state job for the second time in four months.

The Democratic governor appointed Sen. Dan Kelly of Springfield to an open circuit court judgeship in Central Kentucky’s 11th Judicial District on Monday, paving the way for a special election.

Beshear called a Dec. 8 special election for Kelly’s 14th Senate District seat and for an open house seat.

It appears that the race for Kelly’s state senate seat will be a contest between two well-known political figures in Central Kentucky. Rep. Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon, and former state Representative Jodie Haydon, a Democrat, have filed paperwork with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance to raise money for Kelly’s seat.

When there is a vacancy in an unexpired term, Democratic and Republican leaders in that district nominate candidates to run. It is likely that Higdon and Haydon will be their respective party nominees. The 14th Senate seat includes Marion, Nelson, Taylor, Mercer and Washington counties.

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