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Rodney Coffey

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Rodney Coffey
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Menifee County Sheriff

Education

Bachelor's

Eastern Kentucky University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy Reserve

Personal
Profession
Law enforcement official

Rodney Coffey was a Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in the 2015 election. In early January 2015, he announced plans for a lieutenant gubernatorial run along with gubernatorial candidate Will T. Scott. Coffey and Scott filed their candidacy on January 13, 2015, but were defeated in the primary held on May 19, 2015.[1][2]

Biography

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Coffey served as Menifee County Sheriff from 1999 to 2014. Prior to his election as sheriff in 1998, he was an officer with the Morehead State University Police Department for eight years. He was a member of the Kentucky Sheriffs' Association Board of Directors from 2007 to 2013 and served as president in 2014. Coffey served for eight years in the U.S. Navy Reserve.[3]

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in criminal justice/political science, Eastern Kentucky University
  • Graduate, Department of Criminal Justice Training Police Academy[4]

Elections

2015

See also: Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015

Seven state executive offices in Kentucky were up for election in 2015. The general election was held on November 3, 2015, following a primary election on May 19, 2015. The following sections summarize filed candidates running for each state executive office on the ballot:

Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Incumbents Steve Beshear (D) and Crit Luallen (D) were not running for re-election.

Attorney General
Incumbent Jack Conway (D) was seeking election as governor.

Secretary of State

Auditor

Commissioner of Agriculture
Incumbent James Comer Jr. (R) ran for election as governor.

Treasurer
Incumbent Todd Hollenbach (D) was term-limited.


Results

Primary

Coffey and running mate Will T. Scott were defeated in the Republican primary held on May 19, 2015.[2]

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Bevin/Jenean Hampton 32.9% 70,479
James Comer Jr./Chris McDaniel 32.9% 70,396
Hal Heiner/K.C. Crosbie 27.1% 57,948
Will T. Scott/Rodney Coffey 7.2% 15,364
Total Votes 214,187
Election results via Kentucky State Board of Elections.
General

Republican Matt Bevin and his running mate, Jenean M. Hampton, defeated Attorney General Jack Conway and independent Drew Curtis.[5]

Governor and Lieutenant Governor, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Bevin/Jenean M. Hampton 52.5% 511,771
     Democrat Jack Conway/Sannie Overly 43.8% 426,827
     Independent Drew Curtis/Heather Curtis 3.7% 35,627
Total Votes 974,225
Election results via Kentucky Secretary of State

Campaign finance

First quarter report (2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $3,712,481 and spent a total of $5,132,368.71 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on April 24, 2015.[6]

Fourth quarter report (2014)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $880,190.47 and spent a total of $545,733.73 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on February 3, 2015.[7]

Campaign themes

2015

Coffey ran running on the following themes in 2015, according to his campaign website:

“

Solve the State Pension Crisis

The state pension system is in debt over $30 billion dollars. Tough decisions must be made to fix the pension crisis. As the Frankfort Insiders circle the wagons, calling for either more debt or tax increases, all options must be considered. That includes consideration of allowing the voters of Kentucky to have a voice by voting on a constitutional amendment for casino gaming with an ironclad requirement that would put 95% of the revenue from gaming in a lock-box away from the hands of greedy politicians who only care about the next election, while also providing a new source of revenue for our senior citizens and veterans who need heating bill assistance, and ensuring that all of our state pensions are made whole.

Just like with Social Security and the promise made generations ago, we have made a promise to the teachers, state and county employees of Kentucky and we must keep that promise by acting now to make the state pensions financially secure and to ensure that the people of Kentucky aren’t burdened with more debt or massive tax increases at the hands of politicians who ignore the problem and offer no real solutions to solving the crisis.

Focus on the Students

A recent report shows that half of children entering kindergarten aren’t fully prepared, while we see reports every day of failing schools. It’s clear the path to academic success for Kentucky’s public schools lies in increased competition, more accountability and recognizing standards must have more scrutiny to garner real results.

We support the implementation of Charter Schools as a crucial part of education reform that keeps the promise to future generations of Kentucky’s children. On day one as Governor, Will T. Scott will establish the Governor’s Office on Charter Schools to begin immediate implementation of charter school in urban school districts, while setting up a plan for a dual path to implementation in rural school districts with a model that will prove successful. Charter schools can be successful, but not in the hands of the state Department of Education. To ensure true competition, the GOCS would oversee the establishment of the charter schools.

Parental choice and freedom to get the best education possible for their children is our focus and, as reports have shown—reports that the National Education Association and Kentucky Education Association cite to oppose charter schools—urban charter schools are successful and should be an option for parental school choice.

Cut Spending and Reform Tax Code

The Frankfort Insiders are taking a page straight from the Obama-Reid-Pelosi playbook: More taxes and more spending. That is simply wrong. Our plan would have a top-to-bottom review of spending and where we could cut wasteful spending and save taxpayers’ money. For too long, the General Assembly has treated the people’s money like a personal honey pot. Those days must come to an end. As Governor, Will T. Scott will cut wasteful spending to shore up vital government services and recommend comprehensive tax reform that would spur investment and job creation. Kentucky’s tax code is outdated, a burden to small business and families, and must be modernized to move our great Commonwealth forward economically.

As President Ronald Reagan said, “government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”

We must respect the people and do all things possible to cut waste, lower taxes, and improve essential services. That’s our job as public servants.

Secure in Energy Jobs

The coal families of Kentucky have been battered and bruised by an out-of-control EPA and a President that is bent on killing coal and the thousands of jobs it provides. As Governor, Will T. Scott understands the War on Coal is really a war on Kentucky’s coal families and small businesses. As a native son of the mountains, Will T. Scott has lived and worked in and around the mining industry and has seen the jobs and benefits it provides to the thousands of families. He will fight against Obama in the President’s War on Coal.

Part of the answer is to develop long-term solutions fostering job creation in the mining industry, such as working to open up overseas markets for Kentucky coal, develop alternative uses for coal, and to establish a viable path helping diversify the region by developing other energy industries, such as oil and gas, alternatives and renewables by integrating those resources—along with coal—to create new and innovative industries, while laying the groundwork for high-skilled/high-wage jobs in regions impacted by the War on Coal. [8]

”
—Rodney Coffey's campaign website, (2015)

[9]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Will T. Scott, Candidate for Governor," January 13, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kentucky State Board of Election, "Statewide results," accessed May 20, 2015
  3. ↑ Capitol Words, "Honoring Sheriff Rodney L. Coffey Of Menifee County, Kentucky," August 1, 2014
  4. ↑ LinkedIn, "Rodney Coffey," accessed February 3, 2015
  5. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Governor and Lieutenant Governor," accessed November 4, 2014
  6. ↑ Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, "Candidate Search Results," accessed April 24, 2015
  7. ↑ Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, "Candidate Search Results," accessed February 3, 2015
  8. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  9. ↑ Team Scott-Coffey, "Issues," accessed February 4, 2015
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