Fancy Farm Picnic organizers are tweaking how they form the political speaking order.
Federal lawmakers and the Governor along with candidates for those offices will remain at the top of the roster. But state constitutional officeholders and candidates, who normally appear in ballot order, will be scheduled by random draw.
Fancy Farm Chairman Mark Wilson says the new method was chosen to be “fair and consistent” to down ticket officers and candidates.
“Now we’ve had some comments from some of the office holders and even some of the guests, that, well, it seems like the lower 2 or 3 of the constitutional officers are maybe slighted because they’re always at the very end of the program. Some of the crowd starts to leave,” Wilson said.
This year, officeholders and candidates will speak in the order of Agriculture Commissioner, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Auditor, and Treasurer. The annual Fancy Farm Picnic is August 1st .
Speaking Order Minutes
Mr. Mark Wilson, Chairman…….…..Welcome/Intros
Bishop William Medley……………………Invocation
Ms. Ramsey Carpenter……….…….My Old Ky Home
Ms. Carson McKee…………….The National Anthem
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Rep. Richard Heath-r.………………………………2
Sen. Stan Humphries-r…………………….……..…2
Cong. Ed Whitfield-r…………………….………….3
Sen. Mitch McConnell-r…………………..……...…5
Gov. Steve Beshear-d………………………...….….5
*Gov. Cand. Jack Conway-d…………….…….……5
*Gov. Cand. Matt Bevin-r………………….……….5
Lt. Gov. Crit Luallen-d……………………….....…..2
*Lt. Gov. Cand. Jeanean Hampton-r……………..…4
*Lt. Gov. Cand. Sannie Overly-d………………...…4
Ag. Comm. James Comer-r……………...2…pending
*Ag Comm. Cand. Jean Marie Spann-d…………….4
*Ag. Comm. Cand. Ryan Quarles-r…..……………..4
*Att. Gen. Cand. Andy Beshear-d…..….………...…4
*Att. Gen. Cand. Whitney Westerfield-r…………....4
*Sec. of State Incum. Alison Grimes-d..…………….4
*Sec. of State Cand. Steve Kipper-r…...................…..4
*Aud. Incum. Adam Edelen-d…………………...….4
*Aud. Cand. Mike Harmon-r……………………..…4
Treas. Todd Hollenbach-d…………………………..2
*Treas. Cand. Allison Ball-r………………………...4
*Treas. Cand. Rick Nelson-d…………….……….…4
