STAN CLARK DECLARES FOR 2010 OLDHAM COUNTY JUDGE RACE

The race for Oldham County Judge-Executive in 2010 just became more interesting on Tuesday with the announcement by Oldham County Fiscal Court Treasurer Stan Clark that he will be a candidate for the office. There is good reason to believe that he can be a formidable candidate.

Deputy Judge-Executive Paula Gish had earlier announced that she is a candidate for the office. In an earlier article on this site, I predicted that both Gish and Clark would be candidates for the position. Both of these candidates are Republicans. I continue to believe that there will other candidates come forward for the position. Any time that there are more than two candidates for a particular office, it usually aids the incumbent. In this instance there apparently will be no incumbent, as it appears that Judge-Executive Murner will support Paula Gish – at least for now. I would not be surprised to see another candidate emerge whom Murner would then support, especially if Gish slips far behind in the race.

Both of the present candidates work in the county Fiscal Court building. Their offices are situated within a only few feet of each other. That is certain to lead to tense moments within the next 12 months.

Continue to watch this site for updates on the race as it unfolds.