In an announcement that will come as a surprise to nobody
Judge David Voegele advised me yesterday that he will seek reelection to the
office of Judge Executive of Oldham County.
At the present time I am not aware of anyone else who intends to seek
the position.
Although there have been some people who have not been happy
with Judge Voegele, there have been no glaring incidents that would threaten
his reelection. That is not to say that
he cannot lose the election. Anyone who
follows politics knows Paula Gish was clearly the favorite to win the election
for County Judge in 2010. After all, she
had plenty of money and the political machine behind her. However, Judge Voegele overcame the odds
through very hard work and loyal supporters.
There is no reason to believe that he will not work just as hard to be
reelected if any one chooses to oppose him.
On the other hand, the office of Judge Executive is certainly one of the
most coveted positions in the county and in the contest for the office could
prove interesting.There are some issues that could come to the forefront if a potential candidate had solutions. Having solutions to the problems would be more important than just bringing the issues to the forefront.
