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Cherokee Schill

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Democratic Party

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

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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

See also: Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 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

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Cherokee Schill News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Courier-Journal, "New gubernatorial candidate touts 'BS detector'," November 17, 2014
  2. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Johnathan D. Masters, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor," January 27, 2015
  3. ↑ WKYT, "Controversial bicyclist to run as lieutenant governor in Kentucky," November 16, 2014
  4. ↑ Cherokee Schill, "I NEED YOUR HELP," September 22, 2014
  5. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Cherokee Schill, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor," December 1, 2014
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