Dennis Keene Explained

Dennis Keene
Office:Kentucky Commissioner of Local Government[1]
Term Start:December 16, 2019
Governor:Andy Beshear
State House1:Kentucky
District1:67th[2]
Term Start1:January 1, 2005
Term End1:December 2019
Predecessor1:Jim Callahan
Successor1:Rachel Roberts
Birth Date:17 August 1965
Birth Place:Dayton, Kentucky
Nationality:American
Party:Democratic
Residence:Wilder, Kentucky

Dennis Keene (born August 17, 1965, in Dayton, Kentucky) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. From 2005 to 2019, he represented District 67[3] in the Kentucky House of Representatives. He resigned on December 16, 2019, to take a job in Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear's administration as Commissioner of Local Government.[1] District 67 is entirely based in Campbell County, Kentucky, comprising the cities of Dayton, Bellevue, Newport, Wilder, Southgate, Woodlawn, and a portion of Highland Heights.

Keene is anti-abortion.[4] [5]

Keene was a second-term Wilder, Kentucky, city councilman when Jim Callahan, a Democrat who had served the 67th house district for many years, announced his retirement. Keene filed to succeed Callahan to the spot, but so did two other Democrats. One of the other Democrats, Ken Rechtin, a Campbell County Commissioner and former Newport, Ky. city councilman, was favored to win the primary. Keene ran an aggressive primary campaign and ended up collecting 1,052 votes to Rechtin's 957.[6]

With the difficult primary behind him and an endorsement from outgoing popular Democrat Jim Callahan, Keene looked to be a safe bet for the 67th district, which has more registered Democrats than Republicans. He also had the support of all three county commissioners - all three of which were Democrats themselves. The Republicans united behind Wilder lawyer Mark Hayden. Hayden ran an aggressive campaign and had the support of Gov. Ernie Fletcher, both Kentucky U.S. senators and Campbell County Judge-Executive Steve Pendery. Keene drew first blood in the race when he drew attention to the fact that Hayden's law firm, Greenbaum, Doll & McDonald, sponsored a seminar titled "Exploring the Options for Area Manufacturers", which had a brochure that read: "Join us as we will help you discover for yourself the opportunities which China holds. You're invited to explore the 'why's' and 'how's' of setting up manufacturing facilities in China." Keene said this proved Hayden would not bring jobs to the district or state. Hayden said he was not connected with the seminar and didn't agree with sending jobs overseas. Testy moments followed, including an argument between the two after answering questions at Northern Kentucky University. The race was close to the end, with Keene winning by approximately 300 votes out of more than 12,000 cast.[7]

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  1. Keene . Dennis . Dennis Keene . DennisKeene . 1206589446973509633 . December 16, 2019 . It has been the greatest honor of my life to represent the citizens of Campbell Cty. Today I announce my resignation from the KY House to take the role of Commissioner of Local Government in the Beshear administration. https://t.co/T8OYWeU58A . en . May 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201216063616/https://twitter.com/DennisKeene/status/1206589446973509633 . December 16, 2020 . live.
  2. Web site: Representative Dennis Keene (D) . . . April 29, 2014 . January 29, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190129214208/http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Legislator/H067.htm . dead .
  3. Web site: Dennis Keene's Biography . . April 29, 2014.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2007-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060527172806/http://www.nkyrtl.org/2004julp.pdf . 2006-05-27 . dead .
  5. TIME.com: Campaign '06: A Conservative Face-Off in Kentucky -- Page 1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061021075421/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1548184,00.html . dead . October 21, 2006 . Time . October 19, 2006.
  6. Web site: Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to do | Cincinnati Enquirer.
  7. Web site: Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to do | Cincinnati Enquirer.
  8. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results . 29 . . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 29, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141103152601/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf . November 3, 2014 .
  9. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results . 45 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 29, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025244/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf . June 11, 2014 .
  10. Web site: 2004 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 29, 2014.
  11. Web site: 2004 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 29, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141224121418/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/General%20Election/2004statebyoffice.txt . December 24, 2014 .
  12. Web site: 2006 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 29, 2014.
  13. Web site: 2006 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 29, 2014.
  14. Web site: 2008 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 29, 2014.
  15. Web site: 2008 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 29, 2014.
  16. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results . 26 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 29, 2014.
  17. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results . 52 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 29, 2014.

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