Dennis Keene | |
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Kentucky Commissioner of Local Government [1] | |
Assumed office December 16, 2019 | |
Governor | Andy Beshear |
Member of the KentuckyHouseofRepresentatives from the 67th [2] district | |
In office January 2005 –December 2019 | |
Preceded by | James Callahan |
Succeeded by | Rachel Roberts (elect) |
Personal details | |
Born | Dayton,Kentucky | August 17,1965
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Wilder,Kentucky |
Dennis Keene (born August 17,1965 in Dayton,Kentucky) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. From 2005 to 2019,he represented District 67 [3] in the Kentucky House of Representatives. He resigned on December 16,2019,to take a job in Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear's administration as Commissioner of Local Government. [1] District 67 is entirely based in Campbell County,Kentucky,comprising the cities of Dayton,Bellevue,Newport,Wilder,Southgate,Woodlawn,and a portion of Highland Heights.
Keene is anti-abortion. [4] [5]
Keene was a second-term Wilder,Kentucky,city councilman when Jim Callahan,a Democrat who had served the 67th house district for many years,announced his retirement. Keene filed to succeed Callahan to the spot,but so did two other Democrats. One of the other Democrats,Ken Rechtin,a Campbell County Commissioner and former Newport,Ky. city councilman,was favored to win the primary. Keene ran an aggressive primary campaign and ended up collecting 1,052 votes to Rechtin's 957. [6]
With the difficult primary behind him and an endorsement from outgoing popular Democrat Jim Callahan,Keene looked to be a safe bet for the 67th district,which has more registered Democrats than Republicans. He also had the support of all three county commissioners - all three of which were Democrats themselves. The Republicans united behind Wilder lawyer Mark Hayden. Hayden ran an aggressive campaign and had the support of Gov. Ernie Fletcher,both Kentucky U.S. senators and Campbell County Judge-Executive Steve Pendery. Keene drew first blood in the race when he drew attention to the fact that Hayden's law firm,Greenbaum,Doll &McDonald,sponsored a seminar titled "Exploring the Options for Area Manufacturers",which had a brochure that read:"Join us as we will help you discover for yourself the opportunities which China holds. You're invited to explore the 'why's' and 'how's' of setting up manufacturing facilities in China." Keene said this proved Hayden would not bring jobs to the district or state. Hayden said he was not connected with the seminar and didn't agree with sending jobs overseas. Testy moments followed,including an argument between the two after answering questions at Northern Kentucky University. The race was close to the end,with Keene winning by approximately 300 votes out of more than 12,000 cast. [7]
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