Tag Archives: Mayoral Campaign 2010

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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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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Green’s Twitter goes rogue

October 15, 2010 – 8:45 pm

The volunteer who operates former independent mayoral candidate Jackie Green’s Twitter account must not have known about the announcement that their candidate was endorsing Democrat Greg Fischer. Check it out:

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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After being called a potential spoiler, independent Jackie Green has withdrawn from the race for mayor of Louisville to endorse Democrat Greg Fischer, who has promised that the bicycle advocate will have “significant input” in selecting a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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Moxley endorses Heiner for mayor

September 30, 2010 – 11:27 am

Standing in front of The Academy at Shawnee in the heart of west Louisville, former Democratic mayoral candidate Lisa Moxley endorsed Republican Hal Heiner for mayor. In the race for mayor, Moxley is the third Democrat who ran in the primary to cross party lines and publicly announce her support for the east Louisville Republican [...]

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Teachers endorse Fischer

September 29, 2010 – 11:52 am

With the November election less than five weeks away, Louisville’s teachers have endorsed Democratic mayoral candidate Greg Fischer, citing his vision to help improve public education. The Jefferson County Teachers Association, which represents 6,000 teachers, librarians, speech clinicians, physical therapists and occupational therapists, said the Louisville businessman has the insight to move the city forward. [...]

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Heiner camp says Fischer co-opted transparency plan

September 28, 2010 – 2:41 pm

Sitting behind a mock desk, Democratic mayoral candidate Greg Fischer pledged to make his administration the most open and honest in the country when he unveiled his ideas to make Metro government more transparent. But Republican Hal Heiner’s campaign points out that much of Fischer’s plan borrows from the GOP nominee’s campaign platform and record [...]

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