A major ruling has been handed down in Kentucky’s race for attorney general.
On Thursday, a judge sided with Republican candidate Daniel Cameron, formerly of Hardin County, saying he is eligible to run for the position.
A complaint filed earlier this year said Cameron did not meet the qualifications to run for Attorney General and sought to remove him from the November ballot.
A statement from Cameron’s campaign pulls no punches on the ruling, saying, in part, “I’m thrilled to put this frivolous lawsuit behind us. It’s sad that Greg Stumbo stooped to this level. He can’t win an election straight up so he tried and failed to cheat us off the ballot. For someone who talks about experience all the time it is funny that Stumbo and his cronies don’t understand the law.”
Stumbo’s campaign has also released a statement, saying, “I am not a party to this litigation and had nothing to do with the lawsuit, however, now Mr. Cameron admitted under oath how little law he has practiced. Kentucky voters deserve a candidate with decades of legal experience in real courtrooms, trying real cases at the highest levels. My opponent has never even prosecuted a traffic ticket citation.”
Cameron graduated from John Hardin High School before earning his undergraduate degree from the University of Louisville, where he played football. He matriculated to Brandeis School of Law where he was a member of the law review and president of the Student Bar Association.
Cameron later clerked for U.S. District Court Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove before entering private practice at Stites & Harbison, in Louisville. Following his work with Stites & Harbison, Cameron served as McConnell’s legal counsel.
By Ken Howlett, News Director and Tom Latek, Kentucky Today
