Tag Archives: Hal Heiner

Heiner leads in latest poll

October 27, 2010 – 5:11 pm

In a surprise turn, the latest SurveyUSA poll reports that Republican Hal Heiner leads Democrat Greg Fischer by seven points in the race for Louisville mayor — a 13 point swing from the last poll, conducted in late September. With less than a week until Election Day, the poll is also the first time either [...]

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State Police take over mayoral endorsement investigation

October 26, 2010 – 4:19 pm

With the general election a week away, Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway’s office has turned over the investigation of two Louisville mayoral endorsements to state police. In a letter sent to the chairmen of the Democratic and Republican parties, the attorney general’s office said the inquiry was being referred to the commonwealth’s law enforcement agency [...]

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OPEN mayoral questionnaire results

October 26, 2010 – 2:19 pm

The nonprofit OPEN Louisville Inc. has released the results of its mayoral questionnaire that include responses from Democrat Greg Fischer and Republican Hal Heiner on OPEN’s trademark (and acronymned) issues of open government, historic preservation, environmental stewardship and celebrating neighborhoods. Each candidate was asked the same 10 questions, which ranged from land-use matters and zoning [...]

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3 Dems and a Heiner

October 25, 2010 – 4:25 pm

Flexing bipartisanship, Republican mayoral candidate Hal Heiner has unveiled his latest ad, which features former Democratic mayoral candidates Shannon White, Tyler Allen and Lisa Moxley, who endorsed the Metro Councilman in the general election. Check it out: The one-minute ad will air on local and cable television, and paints Heiner as the change candidate while [...]

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A note on The Courier’s Fischy story

October 20, 2010 – 1:25 pm

Last night, The Courier Journal committed a sin of omission. In a story about an email exchange between former independent mayoral candidate Jackie Green and Democrat Greg Fischer’s spokesman, Chris Poynter, the C-J reported that the former wanted input on Fischer’s proposed “Office of Sustainability,” and Green winds up looking more politically calculating than he [...]

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Green drops out, endorses Fischer

October 15, 2010 – 7:55 pm

After being called a potential spoiler, independent Jackie Green has withdrawn from the race for mayor of Louisville to endorse Democrat Greg Fischer, who has promised that the bicycle advocate will have “significant input” in selecting a cabinet-level office in his administration. “Jackie represents an important and growing voice in our community. I appreciate his [...]

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Fischer persuading Green to drop out

October 15, 2010 – 4:01 pm

After being called a potential spoiler in the race for mayor of Louisville, independent Jackie Green says members of Democrat Greg Fischer’s campaign are trying to persuade him to dropout before Election Day. The small business owner says he isn’t withdrawing, however. But he acknowledges that there are ongoing discussions with Fischer about adopting parts [...]

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Heiner slaps Fischer over JCPS in latest ad

October 12, 2010 – 12:27 pm

In a new advertisement, Republican Hal Heiner calls out Democrat Greg Fischer for following his lead in criticizing the Jefferson County Public School student assignment plan. In September, the GOP nominee for mayor released a commercial saying it is time to end the “failed student assignment plan”, which Fischer called inappropriate at the time. From [...]

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Local Democrats attack Heiner on bridges project

October 11, 2010 – 12:36 pm

The Jefferson County Democratic Party has released an advertisement via YouTube against Republican mayoral candidate Hal Heiner, which alleges he has a financial stake in pushing for the construction of the East End bridge. The 39-second attack ad says Heiner, who represents the 19th District on the Metro Council, owns a business park in southern [...]

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Independent Green lambasts Fischer, Heiner

October 5, 2010 – 4:04 pm

Independent Louisville mayoral candidate and public transportation advocate Jackie Green has released a concise yet scathing attack on his opponents via an email blast sent out earlier today. In it, Green offered harsh criticism of both Republican Metro Councilman Hal Heiner, R-19, and Democrat Greg Fischer.

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