LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The father of Kentucky Secretary State Alison Lundergan Grimes has pleaded not guilty in federal court to making illegal contributions to his daughter’s 2014 U.S. Senate campaign against Republican Mitch McConnell.
Jerry Lundergan spoke little during a brief hearing in Lexington. His co-defendant, veteran Democratic political consultant Dale Emmons, also pleaded not guilty.
A trial is set for Nov. 13, but Lundergan’s attorney said he would likely ask for a delay.
Lundergan is not allowed to leave Kentucky without permission. His attorney said Lundergan will need to leave the state for several weeks for his job. He owns a company that coordinates disaster relief efforts and needs to oversee the setup of emergency shelters because of Hurricane Florence.
Emmons’ travel is restricted to the eastern district of Kentucky.
Hopefully, she’s not implicated in anything?
Honestly, the Lundergan family has always been one of those old school Kentucky political families that leave a trace of sulfur wafting behind them wherever they go.
Well, whatever they are, ALG’s campaign against Mitch McConnell in 2014 was an embarrassment to be sure. :-/
Not really. She ran the best campaign she could at the time.
Did she? She couldn’t bring herself to admit that she voted for President Obama. I know that he was anathema to most people in Kentucky around that time but, I mean, c’mon.