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KENTUCKY....
Steve Neal, former executive director of the Jefferson County Teachers Association, has asked for an investigation and presented documents that allege Republican gubernatorial candidate David Williams and his running mate, Richie Farmer, illegally spent money on their campaign before filing a letter of intent with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Neal says David Williams helped write these laws and can't plead ignorance to them. Scott Jennings, campaign manager for Williams and Farmer, says Neal's complaint is without merit and was filed "by a hyper-partisan individual with an axe to grind." Jennings said the Williams-Farmer slate did not raise or spend any campaign-related money before its September 1st filing. Neal said his complaint is not related to the state Senate's decision last year not to hold a hearing to confirm his appointment by Governor Steve Beshear to the state Board of Education, but because he wants to make sure the Senate president follows the law.