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Former Northup aide said she’s ‘on verge’ of running for governor
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By Ryan Alessi
HERALD-LEADER FRANKFORT BUREAU
Former U.S. Rep. Anne Northup is “seriously considering running” for governor. House Republican leader Jeff Hoover said Anne Northup asked whether he’d be interested in being her running mate.
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Anne Northup of Louisville is “on the verge” of jumping into the governor’s race, her former congressional chief of staff said in an interview Thursday.
Terry Carmack, who worked as Northup’s top aide for 10 years, said a “definitive statement" is expected next week.
"Because of strong encouragement from around the state, Anne Northup is on the verge of announcing her candidacy for governor,” Carmack said. “I fully expect her to run.”
In the GOP primary, she would face Paducah businessman Billy Harper and incumbent Gov. Ernie Fletcher, who briefly addressed the subject today.
"We welcome anyone who wants to run. We've said that before," Fletcher said tersely to reporters after a Martin Luther King Jr. ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda.
"We're pressing forward. I'm focused on running this state and we've done a darn good job of it," Fletcher said.
Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell on Thursday described Northup as a “formidable” candidate who could win the primary and general elections. But he stopped short of offering an endorsement.
Northup is recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery she had on Wednesday.
Lt. Gov. Steve Pence, who dropped off Fletcher’s re-election ticket this summer, said he won’t challenge the governor in the primary if Northup were to get in the race. But Pence stopped short of endorsing Northup’s candidacy, saying “now is not really the right time to make that announcement."
Pence said that after traveling the state, he sees Fletcher’s strongest base of support in Eastern Kentucky, but added that many Republicans across the state have become discouraged by the administration.
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