In 2021, Mitch McConnell had the Kentucky legislature change state law so Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear can’t choose his replacement.
The Courier-Journal reported in 2021:
The Republican-run Kentucky legislature on Monday easily overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a notable bill that restricts his ability to fill any vacancies that arise if one of the state’s U.S. senators dies or leaves office early.
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SB 228 changes that appointment process in key ways. Most notably, the governor must pick a temporary successor who shares the same political party as the departing senator.
It also makes them select that person from a list of three names provided by the executive committee of the departing senator’s state party.
Even though Kentucky’s governor is a Democrat, Mitch McConnell, and state Republicans have changed the law so that he will not be replaced by a Democratic senator. McConnell has gone so far as to rig the outcome of a Senate selection process even if he is dead.
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target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”> after today’s incident where the Senate Minority Leader froze at a press conference, but even with a Democratic governor in Kentucky, there is no possibility that if McConnell leaves office before his term ends, his seat will turn blue.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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