2022 Candidates
This is a list of 2023 primary and 2024 general election candidates.
Candidates, Please send details (FB, Email, phone numbers, image, etc. to Secretary.OCGOP@gmail.com
It is provided only as information. Please contact the Chair or Secretary with corrections or suggestions.
Daniel Cameron:
Attorney General
https://cameronforkentucky.com/
https://www.facebook.com/DanielCameronAG
Kelly Craft:
Former U.N. Ambassador; married to Joe Craft, CEO of Alliance Resource Partners (Coal)
https://www.facebook.com/KellyCraftKY
Eric “Bulldog” Deters:
Lawyer, author, Bulldog Media
Past Kenton County Republican Chair; Fourth Congressional District Chair
https://detersforgovernor.com/
https://www.facebook.com/detersforgovernor
Mike Harmon:
State Auditor
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071864507132
Ryan Quarles:
Agriculture Commissioner
https://www.facebook.com/KYRyanQuarles
Jacob Clark:
2020 Candidate for District 18 Representative as Libertarian. Lost in General Election 83% - 17%
2022 Candidate for District 18 Representative as Republican. Lost (again) to Samara Heavrin 57% - 43%
Engineer from Elizabethtown / Grayson County
David O. Cooper:
National Guard, Minister, Children’s Author
https://www.facebook.com/groups/787363502425064
Bob Devore:
2014 Candidate for Louisville Mayor. Lost to Greg Fischer 68% - 31%
2018 Candidate for Louisville Mayor. Lost to Angela Leet in the Primary 66% - 34%
2020 Candidate for District 46 Representative. Lost in General Election 60% - 40%
2022 Candidate for Jefferson County Clerk. Lost in Primary Election 79% - 16% to Holsclaw
Served in the Navy from 1974 – 1999
McCreary County School Board 2000 – 2006
Worked as a dock lead at UPS
Alan Keck:
Mayor of Somerset, President of Somerset Recycling, Founder of Keck Sports Mgmt
https://www.keckforkentucky.com/
https://www.facebook.com/KeckForKY
Dennis Ray Ormerod:
From Louisville
Johnny Ray Rice:
Berry, KY / Harrison County
Robbie Smith:
High school math teacher from Madison County