Democratic voters will decide Tuesday whether to send state Rep. Daniel Grossberg of Louisville back to Frankfort for another term, or chart a new course with one of two primary challengers.
Looming large over the race are the many accusations of sexual harassment and misconduct against Grossberg, which have been documented in nearly two years of coverage from the Lexington Herald-Leader. Those allegations from nine women stretching over two decades have led to many prominent Democratic officials, including Gov. Andy Beshear, calling for him to resign from office and drop out of the race.
Grossberg has denied allegations of wrongdoing, alternately blaming his autism for interactions with women and accusing party officials of antisemetic targeting.
Some Democrats hoping to unseat Grossberg have been concerned about the number of primary candidates in the race, fearing they may split the anti-Grossberg vote and allow him an easier path to reelection.
“That is definitely a concern, and that's something that's worried me the entire race,” said Cassie Lyles, a high school civics teacher who is running for the House District 30 seat in central Jefferson County. “Because more than anything, we need a new representative.”
There were originally three Democratic challengers in the race, though Max Morley dropped out this week after home security video caught him taking a Grossberg campaign ad out of a voter’s mailbox. Now it is down to two, with Lyles and fellow Jefferson County Public Schools educator Mitra Subedi remaining in the race. (...)
Defiant Grossberg says he will defeat Democrats’ ‘political machine’
Grossberg says voters in his district will give him another term because they care more about what he has been able to deliver as a legislator than what they’ve read in the news about the allegations against him from women.
“I have a proven record of reaching across the aisle to get things done, while never compromising on the values that matter to the people of the 30th,” he said.
Read the rest at LPM News. Joe Sonka does a really good job of laying out all the details.
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