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Rand Paul, son of Ron Paul, wins KY Republican Senate primary

With over 84 percent of voting precincts reporting, Rand Paul has won the Republican primary in Kentucky for US Senate.  His father, Ron Paul, is a US Representative and was the Libertarian Party’s 1988 presidential nominee (Rand worked for this campaign, and is therefore at least aware of, if not sympathetic to, the legal hardships which third parties face). …

Libertarian Party of Kentucky addresses racism allegations against Rand Paul

Posted at LPKY.org

LIBERTARIANS BELIEVE IN EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL PEOPLE

The Libertarian Party of Kentucky today reiterated that they are the party of acceptance.

“Liberty, freedom, and true economic prosperity cannot exist in a system which institutionalizes racism, bigotry, or other kinds of unfounded hatred,” said Ken Moellman, Chairman and Northern Kentucky native.…

LP Kentucky chair appreciated Bunning’s stance against bailouts

A Kentucky Enquirer article on the retirement of that state’s Sen. Jim Bunning contains a brief assessment from Libertarian Party of Kentucky Chairman Ken Moellman, who said, “We certainly appreciated his loud and bold statements against…using taxpayer dollars to ‘bail out’ private companies that engaged in bad business practices.”…

Galbraith to run for Kentucky governor as independent

On July 4, Gatewood Galbraith filed paperwork to begin raising money in his fifth run for governor of Kentucky. Galbraith, a lawyer who has focused primarily on marijuana legalization, ran as a Democrat in 1991, 1995, and 2007, and as the Reform Party nominee in 1999, when he won 15 percent of the vote in a four-way race.…

Kentucky Libertarian U.S. House candidate Martin disqualified

WLKY.com reports Ed Martin, the Libertarian candidate for Kentucky’s Third District U.S. House seat, has been disqualified. The Kentucky Court of Appeals “handed down its ruling Thursday, saying Martin is registered as a Republican, not a Libertarian, and that any votes for him will not be counted.…