A Kentucky businessman has won a state House of Representatives seat that was held by a Democrat since at least the 1960s, earning a shout-out from the president.
Richard White, owner of a lumber business and a former real estate developer from Morehead, won District 99 in the Feb. 25 special election, garnering 4,750 votes, or 56 percent. He will complete the unexpired term of Democrat Rocky Adkins, who resigned in December to advise the new Democratic governor, Andy Beshear.
