Two top officials from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration are facing off in the Democratic primary to replace the term limited governor next year — with one of those candidates jumping out to an enormous fundraising lead.
Rocky Adkins, who served as Beshear’s senior advisor until he announced his run in July, reported raising an eye-popping $1.7 million in the first three months of his campaign. That is three times the total raised by the campaign of Lt. Gov. Jaqueline Coleman since she announced her campaign, despite an earlier launch in April.
Adkins’ fundraising lead out of the gate is in addition to the $285,500 raised by a PAC that plans to independently buy ads supporting his 2027 candidacy. Most of the PAC’s funding came from Todd Case, the owner of an eastern Kentucky coal sales and shipping company and University of Kentucky trustee who has long been a prominent Beshear donor…