The mayor of Somerset is the latest candidate to file for the Republican nomination for governor in next year’s race.
Alan Keck, 37, filed to run Monday, news outlets reported. Keck two weeks ago won a second term as mayor of Somerset, a city of nearly 12,000 residents in Pulaski County. In his reelection campaign, Keck listed making a “record investment” in the city’s police force and revitalizing the downtown area as achievements.
“Now, his passion for community building, personal liberty, local control and the American Dream propel him to lead Kentucky in the same way as governor,” his campaign website says.
He is also a businessman and was president of Somerset Recycling, a company owned by his father.
Keck is a graduate of Western Kentucky University, and earned his masters degree in Business Administration from the University of the Cumberlands, according to the Commonwealth Journal.
The number of Republican candidates seeking to challenge Gov. Andy Beshear is in double digits. Others seeking the GOP nomination include Attorney General Daniel Cameron, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles, Rep. Savannah Maddox and state Auditor Mike Harmon.
By the Associated Press and Ken Howlett, News Director
