Friday, January 05, 2007
Harper Files Candidacy Papers
A former ally of Gov. Ernie Ernie Fletcher is now an official political challenger. Paducah businessman Billy Harper filed candidacy papers Friday to run against his old friend, who is a first-term Republican governor. Harper has already spent nearly $2.5 million on his campaign for governor, primarily on television advertising. Harper, saying Fletcher is too politically weak to win a second term, is running on a slate with fellow Paducah businessman Dick Wilson. Harper, a construction company owner, is the only Republican so far to announce plans to challenge Fletcher for the GOP nomination next year.
# posted by Justin Mullins @ 11:09 AM 
