Kentucky Bill Would Let Rand Paul Run For 2 Offices At The Same Time

[The Straight Story]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Rand Paul’s biggest political decision is approaching: whether to run for president in 2016 or focus solely on re-election to his U.S. Senate seat. A Republican lawmaker from his home state wants to free him from the potential dilemma by letting him run for both.

State Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer said Thursday he wants to clarify that current Kentucky law, which prevents someone from running for multiple offices, does not apply to federal elections.

A bill he introduced would allow candidates’ names to appear twice on the same ballot if one or both offices sought are federal offices.

“He (Paul) is the impetus for it, but it could affect anyone in the federal delegation,” said Thayer, R-Georgetown, who introduced the bill in the GOP-led Kentucky Senate.

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/03/07/kentucky-bill-would-let-rand-paul-run-for-2-offices-at-the-same-time/

[winter is coming]

1. Well, at least Kentucky Dems will have the pleasure of not voting for him twice on the same day. nt

[SCUBANOW]

2. Texas has the same. Passed so LBJ could run for Rep and president at the same time.

[Jenoch]

3. Are you saying LBJ was on a Texas ballot

for a HOUSE seat in 1964?

[starroute]

4. I'm pretty sure it was Congress and vice-president in 1960

I remember being really annoyed about it at the time.

[Jenoch]

5. LBJ was in the senate, but I was not yet born.

I was annoyed when Lloyd Bentsen did the same in 1988. I'm sure there are Republicans who have done the same, but I can't think of any.

I just did some research and found something interesting in Indiana politics. I checked to see if Dan Quayle ran for VP and the senate, but he did not. What I did find out was that a Republican, Dan Coates, won Quayles house seat when Quayle ran for the senate. When Quayle became VP, Coats was appointed to, and later won that senate seat. When Coats decided to retire, Evan Bayh, a Democrat won. In 2011, when Bayh decided not to run, Coats ran and won. So, Coats succeede Quayle twice, and both preceded and succeeded Bayh.