By Carl Keith Greene / Staff Writer
Along with candidates for county and city offices in the Tri-County area, men and women seeking state and federal offices have filed for election.
Judicial candidates include one seeking re-election to the supreme court, four district judges hoping to be re-elected and two without opposition.
Judicial elections are non-partisan.
Daniel J. Venters of Somerset is the only candidate for his current third supreme court district that encompasses counties across southern Kentucky.
In Laurel and Knox counties’ 27th judicial district’s first division, W. “Skip” Hammons of Barbourville, the incumbent appointed recently to replace Judge John Knox Mills who became a circuit judge, will face off in the general election with London’s Brandon C. Jones, a deputy commonwealth’s attorney in the district.
John Paul Chappell of London, incumbent district judge, is unopposed for the second division.
Incumbent District Judge Cathy E. Prewitt of Corbin is unopposed for the 34th judicial district’s first division.
The district includes Whitley and McCreary counties.
Incumbent Jason P. Price will face off in the November election against Fred F. White for the second division seat on the bench. Both men are from Williamsburg.
One incumbent area state representative has opposition in the May primary.
Charles L. Siler, the incumbent, will face Dewayne Bunch to represent Whitley and part of Laurel counties in the 82nd House District.
The other three representatives are not opposed.
Marie Rader of the 89th District represents Laurel, Jackson and Owsley counties.
Jim Stewart of the 86th District represents Laurel and Knox counties.
And Tommy Turner of the 85th District represents Laurel and Pulaski counties.
All the House candidates are Republicans.
Four candidates have filed for the fifth district U.S. House of Representatives.
Incumbent Harold “Hal” Rogers of Somerset has no opposition in the Republican primary in May.
Three Democrats have filed for the primary election.
James E. “Jim” Holbert of London, David Prince of Louisa and Kenneth Stepp of Manchester are running for the nomination.
Eleven candidates are seeking nomination for the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Jim Bunning.
In the Democratic primary are: James Buckmaster of Henderson, Jack Conway of Louisville, Daniel Mongiardo of Hazard, Darlene Price of Whitley City and Maurice M. Sweeney of Louisville.
Republicans are: C.M. “Trey” Grayson of Ft. Mitchell, Bill Johnson of Elkton, Gurley L. Martin of Owensboro, Rand Paul of Bowling Green, Jon J. Scribner of Gray and John Stephenson of Fort Mitchell.
