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Cherokee Schill
Cherokee Schill was a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in the 2015 election. She announced plans for a lieutenant gubernatorial run along with gubernatorial candidate Geoff Young on November 17, 2014.[1] Schill withdrew from the race on January 27, 2015, with Johnathan D. Masters replacing her as Young's running mate.[2]
Biography
Schill gained notoriety in 2014 for repeated run-ins with police in Lexington, Kentucky over her use of a bicycle on busy roadways. She was arrested and charged in October 2014 for wanton endangerment after riding her bike on U.S. Route 27.[3] Schill argued on her blog that she was following state law allowing cyclists to share roads with motorists.[4]
Elections
2015
Schill was running for the position of Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 2015. She filed candidacy papers with the Kentucky Secretary of State on December 1, 2014.[5] Schill withdrew from the race at the filing deadline on January 27, 2015.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Cherokee + Schill + Kentucky + governor + 2015"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Courier-Journal, "New gubernatorial candidate touts 'BS detector'," November 17, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Johnathan D. Masters, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor," January 27, 2015
- ↑ WKYT, "Controversial bicyclist to run as lieutenant governor in Kentucky," November 16, 2014
- ↑ Cherokee Schill, "I NEED YOUR HELP," September 22, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Cherokee Schill, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor," December 1, 2014
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