My father... removed from Kentucky to... Indiana, in my eighth year... It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. There I grew up... Of course when I came of age, I did not know much. Still somehow, I could read, write, and cipher... but that was all.
Abraham Lincoln
In April 2001, I visited Big Bone Lick State Park in Kentucky. The heaps of mastodon and other large skeletons that used to loom out of the brackish backwaters along the Ohio River here are long gone, though the occasional big bone sometimes comes to light.
Adrienne Mayor
Most Americans don't know how beautiful an area of the country Kentucky is.
Amul Thapar
We need a new generation of leaders who can put their country over their political party to do what's right for Kentucky and are not bought off by special interests.
Amy McGrath
Growing up in northern Kentucky, honesty, integrity and character were revered traits, and - with my family - I looked to the greatest generation of Americans who saved the world during World War II.
I am further left, I am more progressive, than anyone in the state of Kentucky.
I deeply wish to help move Kentucky and our country forward and I can assure you that I will continue to speak out on the important issues of the day.
I left home at 18, but I still voted in Kentucky. Every holiday, I came home to Kentucky.
When I left Kentucky at age 18 to attend the U.S. Naval Academy and lifted my right hand to swear the oath to defend our Constitution, I did so willingly.
It's not about left or right, red or blue. It's about doing what is right for Kentucky.
Frankly, voters in Kentucky really don't like both political parties.
You know, I would say that I understand why the voters in Kentucky voted for Donald Trump. They are tired of the swamp. They are tired of the dysfunction.
We're seeing that the well-funded, sort of 'having the establishment backing' doesn't really help you. In fact, you know people are sort of tired of that - they don't trust the Democratic National Party. Many Democrats in Kentucky don't. They are looking for somebody who is honest.
I travelled through the night in a bus with the Kentucky Tea Party en route to a massive rally in Washington. For the most part I found them decent, self-reliant, regular Americans who feared the American Dream was now over, not just for them but for their children and grandchildren.
Andrew Neil
Both my parents were atheists, and my grandmother was an atheist in rural Kentucky, and so they were trying to make sure that my brother and I would be atheists, too, and it worked, which doesn't mean that they didn't teach us a lot of wonder of science and of nature and the world and all of that.
Andrew Sean Greer
It's a true honor to have the endorsement of the Kentucky Professional Fire Fighters.
Andy Beshear
I believe Kentucky has a big, bright future, with more good-paying jobs and opportunities for families to get ahead in every single one of our 120 counties.
I'm grateful to have the trust and support of Kentucky's Fraternal Order of Police.
While Matt Bevin helps insiders, wealthy CEOs and special interests, I'm running to be a governor who works for Kentucky families who are still struggling to get ahead.
While Matt Bevin insults teachers and bullies our neighbors, I'm focused on restoring decency and bringing people together to get real results for our families in Eastern Kentucky.
Our approach to doing right by Kentucky's veterans starts by focusing on expanding job opportunities, especially in agritech and infrastructure development - two areas where Kentucky can thrive.
When we rebuild Kentucky and boost our economy, we need to do it the right way. That means treating our neighbors with the respect they deserve and making sure new growth actually puts more money in the pockets of workers.
Kentucky's first responders and fire fighters are true public servants who keep our communities safe.
Growing up, I remember taking trips with my family to Kentucky Lake and visiting Lake Cumberland, and camping with friends at Red River Gorge.
I'll always put the best interests of our people first - and that includes expanding gaming to create new opportunities here in Kentucky.
Health care should not be a partisan issue. Because health care is a Kentucky issue.
We all want Kentucky to be a place where our children and grandchildren want to - and can afford to raise their own children, keeping families together and growing our commonwealth. For the common good.
Prioritizing our children also means prioritizing their teachers. If Kentucky is to compete nationally - not to mention with our neighbors - we need to pay our teachers a living wage.
I am working to ensure major corporations stop putting profits ahead of the health and safety of our Kentucky families.
I'm ready to do right by all of our families because that's the only way we can bring Kentucky together and actually make our peoples' lives better.
Our teachers and first responders spend their careers making Kentucky better, and they deserve the secure retirement they were promised.
I owe it to the people of Kentucky not to bow to terror, but to continue to do what is right for their families and for mine.
It's an honor to have the support and trust of the Kentucky State AFL-CIO.
I'm grateful to have the trust and support of the Kentucky Education Association.
We're fighting to lift up Kentucky workers by creating more good-paying jobs, lowering the cost of prescription drugs, expanding access to health care, and making public education a top priority.
Matt Bevin has made it clear: he cares more about out-of-state CEOs than Kentucky's working families.
This is about right vs. wrong - and focusing on our values of faith, family and hard work so we can help Kentucky families who are falling behind. While Matt Bevin cares about the special interests, we're fighting to improve public education, expand access to health care, protect pensions, and create more good-paying jobs.
My granddad and great granddad were Baptist preachers from Western Kentucky.
As governor, I'll treat all Kentucky families with dignity and respect.
We're focused on creating good-paying jobs of the future, where Kentucky has the opportunity to lead the country.
Prioritizing infrastructure will not only improve the quality of life of every Kentuckian, it will also make Kentucky more competitive for the jobs of the future in key growth industries like agritech and advanced manufacturing, while creating good-paying construction jobs along the way.
I have deep family roots in Western Kentucky.
My vision for Western Kentucky's economy is to turn the region into a world leader in agritech.
Expanded gaming is a long-overdue and common sense way to make Kentucky more competitive and protect the hard-earned pensions of our teachers and first responders.
I'll be a governor who looks out for Kentucky families.
Instead of insulting our teachers and tearing down public education, I believe in a Kentucky where we put students and teachers first - and I'll work to do just that by fixing some of the greatest challenges they face every day.
Like half of Kentucky, my family has pre-existing conditions.
I'll be a governor that fights for Kentucky families.
Just like my kids, I was raised with our Kentucky values. We treat everyone with respect, and we look out for our neighbors.
Half-brights consider it comedy gold to congratulate anyone they dislike for 'winning the Kentucky Derby!' The only thing more bracingly original to not-smart people is: 'Stay classy!'
