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Mon, 11/24/2008 - 17:18

Updated: Whitfield, Beshear will join Bush during Fort Campbell visit

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Hopkinsville) will join President George W. Bush tomorrow at the Fort Campbell military installation in southern Kentucky for a ceremony to honor a soldier for his volunteer service.

Whitfield will reportedly fly with Bush from Washington on Air Force One in time to arrive for the 10 am event.

At the ceremony, Bush is set to award wounded Iraq veteran Sergeant John Forbess with the Volunteer Service Award.

After being injured in Iraq in 2003, Forbess now serves as a mentor for other wounded troops at Fort Campbell.

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Wed, 10/08/2008 - 13:32

Updated: Whitfield declines invite to KY-1 forum; Ryan says she will attend

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

A spokesperson from Kentucky Educational Television confirmed that U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Hopkinsville) declined the invitation to the network's 1st Congressional District forum scheduled for Oct. 13.

Whitfield's opponent, Heather Ryan (D-Paducah), released a statement today declaring she would still attend the forum.

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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 14:34

Whitfield 'reluctantly' opposed bailout package

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1726|title=U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=175|height=217]U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Hopkinsville) joined 132 fellow Republicans and 95 Democrats - including both from Kentucky's Congressional delegation - in opposing today's economic bailout package in a vote on the floor of the U.S. House.

In a statement released today, Whitfield said he "reluctantly decided to oppose" the legislation for several enumerated reasons.

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Tue, 08/12/2008 - 14:30

KY-1: Ryan opening HQ in Paducah

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

1st Congressional District candidate Heather Ryan will open a campaign heaquarters in Ryan's hometown of Paducah next week - the first the campaign will have in the district.

Ryan, a Democrat, is running a low-budget effort against incumbent U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield, who has represented the 1st District since 1995.[img_assist|nid=762|title=Heather Ryan (D-Paducah)|desc=Politicker photo|link=none|align=right|width=240|height=155]

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Wed, 07/23/2008 - 11:51

Yarmuth remains the only Kentucky Democrat on DCCC's ad list

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth's (D-Louisville) race for the 3rd Congressional District is still the only U.S. House campaign in Kentucky on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's list for targeted television ad buys, even after the list was expanded by 20 in recent days.

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Tue, 07/15/2008 - 17:10

2nd quarter fundraising at a glance

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

As today's filing deadline for the second fundraising quarter passes, PolitickerKY.com has provided updates as numbers from candidates across the state become available. Below are links to our complete coverage, arranged by races.

US Senate:

Lunsford brings in $600K; $1.3M on hand

$3 million quarter and $9 million on hand for McConnell 

KY-1:

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Mon, 07/14/2008 - 11:19

Whitfield stays over $1 million into 3Q

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

U.S. Rep Ed Whitfield (R-Hopkinsville) has barely touched his $1 million-plus warchest, as his campaign's newest FEC report shows few expenditures to round out the second fundraising quarter of 2008.

The second quarter gave Whitfield a $33,628 bump up in cash-on-hand, as his coffers grew from $1,015,555 to $1,049,183.

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Tue, 06/24/2008 - 18:17

Whitfield readies for Ryan’s efforts in KY-1

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

Kentucky's 1st Congressional District seat has been in the hands of U.S. Rep Ed Whitfield (R-Hopkinsville) since the Republican party's 1994 nationwide harvesting of Congressional seats. Then, Whitfield topped incumbent Democrat Tom Barlow by just over 2,000 votes. After winning his first re-election bid in 1996 by seven points, Whitfield has kept a firm grasp on the 1st District, never winning by less than 11 points.

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Mon, 06/23/2008 - 16:01

KY-1: Ryan depicts Whitfield with paper bag and McConnell with sock in new Web video

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=931|title=The Ryan campaign's presentation of U.S. Rep "Ed Whitfield" (R-Hopkinsville), right, and U.S. Senator "Mitch McConnell" (R-Louisville)|desc=|link=none|align=middle|width=420|height=286]

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Fri, 05/16/2008 - 14:34

Ryan: ‘Every time someone votes Republican, a cute baby cries!’

By Jamie Klatell, Politicker.com Editor

Democrat Heather Ryan's campaign in the 1st Congressional District sent out this eye-catching ‘E-Newsletter' Friday morning:

The text reads: "As the Primary Election Approaches on May 20, REMEMBER: Every Time Someone Votes Republican, A Cute Baby Cries!"

The message is a fundraising plea for the Ryan campaign. Clicking on "Please, Think Of The Babies" brings you to the ActBlue website.

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