KY Republican AG Daniel Cameron, files to run for governor

On May 11, 2022

Another candidate has entered the race to be Kentucky’s next governor, and it’s someone who is already close to the top in Frankfort.The state’s Republican attorney general, Daniel Cameron, officially filed to run Wednesday morning. See the filing here.Cameron is the first Black man to hold the attorney general position in Kentucky. Many will also recognize his involvement in the Breonna Taylor case.There had been speculation for quite some time that Cameron would enter the governor’s race, but he shied away from publicly committing until now. The attorney general also tweeted a video explaining his reason for joining the race.Cameron, in the video, explains that conservatives feel a weight of responsibility to bring about change, and he wants to do so in Kentucky. He said Beshear is not uniting Kentucky and the governor does not represent the state’s values.”He’s never going to change, so we have to change our governor,” Cameron said.He and current Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear have sparred many times during their current tenures, particularly over COVID-19 measures.Beshear will be running for his second term this year.Kentucky’s primary election is May 17. Auditor Mike Harmon and Agriculture Commission Ryan Quarles will also be on the Republican ballot.According to The Associated Press, recent polling shows Beshear remains popular in Republican-trending Kentucky. He touts his stewardship of Kentucky’s economy, which includes landing the state’s two largest-ever economic development projects — both battery projects. Beshear also has won widespread praise for overseeing the state’s response to devastating tornadoes that tore through parts of western Kentucky late last year.Cameron also has close ties to the Bluegrass State’s most powerful Republican — U.S. Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell — having formerly served as the senator’s legal counsel.

FRANKFORT, Ky. —

Another candidate has entered the race to be Kentucky’s next governor, and it’s someone who is already close to the top in Frankfort.

The state’s Republican attorney general, Daniel Cameron, officially filed to run Wednesday morning.

See the filing here.

Cameron is the first Black man to hold the attorney general position in Kentucky. Many will also recognize his involvement in the Breonna Taylor case.

There had been speculation for quite some time that Cameron would enter the governor’s race, but he shied away from publicly committing until now. The attorney general also tweeted a video explaining his reason for joining the race.

Cameron, in the video, explains that conservatives feel a weight of responsibility to bring about change, and he wants to do so in Kentucky. He said Beshear is not uniting Kentucky and the governor does not represent the state’s values.

“He’s never going to change, so we have to change our governor,” Cameron said.

He and current Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear have sparred many times during their current tenures, particularly over COVID-19 measures.

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Beshear will be running for his second term this year.

Kentucky’s primary election is May 17. Auditor Mike Harmon and Agriculture Commission Ryan Quarles will also be on the Republican ballot.

According to The Associated Press, recent polling shows Beshear remains popular in Republican-trending Kentucky. He touts his stewardship of Kentucky’s economy, which includes landing the state’s two largest-ever economic development projects — both battery projects. Beshear also has won widespread praise for overseeing the state’s response to devastating tornadoes that tore through parts of western Kentucky late last year.

Cameron also has close ties to the Bluegrass State’s most powerful Republican — U.S. Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell — having formerly served as the senator’s legal counsel.