Jackie Steele Nominated as Republican Candidate for Commonwealth Attorney

Above Photo: Left to Right – Bryan Mills, Laurel County Republican Chairman, Commonwealth Attorney Jackie Steele, State Senator and 5th District Republican Chairman Tom Jensen, and County Clerk and Knox County Republican Chairman Mike Corey.

On Saturday, July 12th the Executive Committees of the Laurel and Knox County Republican Parties met to nominate their candidate for Commonwealth Attorney for this November’s election. Both committees unanimously nominated Jackie Steele as the Republican Nominee for the general election this November.

“Jackie Steele has been Assistant Commonwealth Attorney for over five years, and I feel he will do a fantastic job as our Commonwealth Attorney.” said Knox County Clerk and Republican Chairman Mike Corey.

Kentucky Election Law states that if a vacancy for Commonwealth Attorney happens after a Primary Election and the governor appoints someone to that position both the Republican and Democrat parties of the counties affected can override that governor’s appointment by selecting their own nominee for the November Election.

“Democrat Governor Steve Bashear could have selected any number of local Democrats to fill this appointment for Knox and Laurel, but in the end he went with a good hard working Republican like Jackie Steele and that made our nomination process a lot easier.”, said Laurel County Republican Chairman Bryan Mills.

The Republican Party of Kentucky rules state that the executive committee of each county jointly meet in a special session called by the 5th Congressional District Republican Party Chairman, who is currently State Senator Tom Jensen of London.

The numbers of votes for each county were determined by the number of registered Republican votes at the close of the books for the 2007 General Election. Knox County had 14,245 registered Republican voters at that time and Laurel County had 28,958 registered Republican voters.

The results will become finalized at they are reviewed and approved by the Secretary of State and the State Board of Elections.

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Laurel County Republican Jarrad Hensley Joins White House Staff

Many parents dream of their children someday working in the White House, and one Laurel County native has achieved just that. Jarrad Hensley of London is the son of Nick and Connie Hensley, and he was recently hired as an editor in Presidential Correspondence for the Bush Administration.

“I was born and raised in London, Kentucky and from the get-go, I was instilled with the conservative principles of the Republican Party. My political maturation was fostered through guidance of both of my parents who belong to the Republican Party in addition to my sister Amber, who worked in Frankfort for the Republican Governor Ernie Fletcher.” said Hensley.

Jarrad began his political interests when he attended Georgetown College, and became a member of the College Republicans.

“In college I took advantage of the various political organizations, and this was helpful in persuading me to officially major in what I quickly was becoming to love, political science.” stated Hensley.

In college he interned in Frankfort for 17th District Republican State Senator Damon Thayer in the 2007 session of the Kentucky General Assembly.

After college Jarrad moved to Washington D.C., where he worked as a staff assistant for U.S. Senator and Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell.

He then soon after accepted an offer to join the White House as an editor in Presidential Correspondence, and also currently works as a presidential campaign volunteer for John McCain.

“Jarrad Hensley is a prime example of the future that the Republican Party. He makes all of Laurel County proud to call him one of our own.” said Laurel County Republican Chairman Bryan Mills.