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Frank Daniel Mongiardo is an American physician and politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Mongiardo is a Democrat and was the 54th lieutenant governor of Kentucky from 2007 until 2011. He was a member of the Kentucky State Senate from 2001 to 2007. He also ran for the U.S. Senate in 2004,narrowly losing in the general election to Jim Bunning,and again in 2010,losing in the primary election to Jack Conway.
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Keturah Joy Herron is an American politician from Kentucky. They are a Democrat and represent District 35 in the Kentucky Senate. When elected in 2022,they were the first out LGBTQ+ member in the Kentucky House of Representatives. They are only the second out member of the Kentucky General Assembly following Ernesto Scorsone,former state senator,who came out while in office in 2003. After Scorsone left the legislature in 2008,there was no LGBTQ+ representation in either chamber until Herron.
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- ↑ Murphy, Jarrett (2004-02-17). "Dem Captures Ky. House Seat". CBS News. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
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