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Kentucky: Geoff Davis

February 20, 2009 - 01:24 am
NEWS FEED: Bluegrass Politics

Ky. lawmakers linked to lobbying firm under investigation

By John Stamper

WASHINGTON — Several Kentucky lawmakers, including Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles, helped secure millions in earmarks for clients of PMA, a lobbying firm under federal investigation for contributing to the campaigns of Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., and other lawmakers.

According to data compiled by the watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense and analyzed by Congressional Quarterly, Chandler helped PMA clients net $2.4 million in defense earmarks. Rep. Geoff Davis, R-Hebron, helped the firm's clients receive $6.8 million in earmarks.

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February 17, 2009 - 08:45 am
NEWS FEED: Page One

McConnell, Davis Beg Obama for Autograph

By jake

Haha, that Barack Obama and his terraist humor. You know how he is.
He says Mitch McConnell and Geoff Davis begged for his autograph. That’s a joke, right?
We thought so until we saw these two pictures:

Kinda creepy.

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Thu, 12/11/2008 - 08:53

KY Delegation on auto industry bailout: 3 ayes, 3 noes

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

The federal government's bailout of the auto industry cleared its first hurdle last night, passing the U.S. House on a vote of 237 to 170.

Kentucky's delegation split on the bill, with three U.S. Reps. breaking for it and three against:

District 1 - Ed Whitfield (R-Hopkinsville) - NO

District 2 - Ron Lewis (R-Cecilia) - YES

District 3 - John Yarmuth (D-Louisville) - YES

District 4 - Geoff Davis (R-Hebron) - NO

District 5 - Hal Rogers (R-Somerset) - NO

District 6 - Ben Chandler (D-Versailles) - YES

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Wed, 12/10/2008 - 13:39

Davis joins Bush for West Point visit

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

West Point graduate and U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Hebron) accompanied President Bush and U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) on Air Force One yesterday for a visit to his alma mater.

"It's my honor to let them fly on the ‘big bird,'" Bush said of the two alumni, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal.

The three flew to the New York-based military academy where Bush addressed about 1,100 senior cadets.

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Fri, 10/24/2008 - 13:22
WALLY EDGE

This week's PolitickerKY.com's Winners & Losers

By Wally Edge

This week's Winners & Losers. | CLICK HERE

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Sun, 10/19/2008 - 16:55

KY-4: Davis' second spot focuses on manufacturing jobs

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

The campaign of U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ft. Mitchell) hit district-wide television in recent days with an ad in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District race.

The ad focuses on a testimonial from Rick Jordan, the Vice President of Erlanger's LSI Graphic Solutions company and a board member for the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers.

"When I sat down and I talked to Geoff Davis, He was the first person I talked to that really understood the manufacturing issues," says Jordan in the spot.

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Sat, 10/18/2008 - 14:32

Kelley argues attacks from Davis camp are a sign race may be tightening

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

The campaign of physician Michael Kelley (D-Lagrange) thinks the unveiling of a new website attacking him is a sign that U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis' (R-Ft. Mitchell) lead in the 4th Congressional District race may be shrinking.

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Fri, 10/17/2008 - 16:51

KY-4: Davis campaign launches website targeting Kelley's 'credibility'

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

The campaign of U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ft. Mitchell) has taken its charges against its opponent, physician Michael Kelley (D-Lagrange), and thrown them on a multimedia website.

Therealmichaelkelley.com looks to be an effort to push the Davis camp's argument that Kelley should not be considered a "serious candidate."

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Mon, 10/13/2008 - 08:59

Kentucky Enquirer picks McConnell

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1651|title=U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=175|height=222]The northern Kentucky newspaper the Kentucky Enquirer announced its endorsement of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) on Saturday in his bid to secure a fifth-term over Democratic Louisville businessman Bruce Lunsford.

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Tue, 10/07/2008 - 18:34

Kelley hammers an absent Davis in KET forum

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

With incumbent U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ft. Mitchell) skipping last night's 4th Congressional District candidate forum on Kentucky Educational Television, Davis' Democratic opponent slammed the incumbent on numerous issues and defended himself from earlier attacks by the Republican.

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