Former Lexington councilman David Kloiber is the second Democrat to announce a bid to flip Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District from red to blue next year.
Kloiber’s plan is to bring “common sense back to the Commonwealth” by emphasizing in Washington the importance of increasing access to affordable housing, alleviating high costs of health care, creating jobs and providing quality public education.
“Common sense means I’m focused on the core issues that impact people day-to-day,” Kloiber told the Herald-Leader ahead of his Wednesday morning launch. “... We need someone who is going to take our community’s issues to Washington instead of the other way around and bringing Washington’s rhetoric here.”
Kloiber previously represented District 6 on the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council from 2020 until 2022. That district includes neighborhoods in the city’s Winchester Road corridor, Hamburg area and parts of Bryan Station. He’s a Lexington native and graduate of Lexington Catholic High School and the University of Kentucky.
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Kloiber’s announcement rings similar to early campaigning from the other Democrat in the race, former Lexington state representative Cherlynn Stevenson.
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The Herald-Leader previously reported Kentucky Democratic Party Executive Director Morgan Eaves has not denied interest in the job. Party chair Colmon Elridge has also been mentioned as a potential candidate. Federal prosecutor Zach Dembo and former secretary of state Allison Lundergan Grimes have also been mentioned. State Rep. Ryan Dotson, R-Winchester, has announced he’s running for the seat.
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