Clinton, KY. January 18, 2018
The "Window of Opportunity" for Kentucky leadership to leverage major forces of change into a successful strategic action plan to either keep power or take power, is from January of 2018 through November of 2020. These 27 months will be critical to transforming West Kentucky's political platform model.
At stake is who or which political party will have the power to draw state and federal political districts in 2021 and set the stage for moving Kentucky political leadership into the 21st Century.
2018 January (1) Political candidates file for office in Kentucky
2018 March (2) General Assembly, new state budget, issues
2018 April (3) Governor Bevin undergoes organizational transitional period.
14 cabinet secretaries
200 governor staff
500 division directors
2018 May (4) Kentucky political primaries
2018 July (5) New Kentucky State Government budget
2018 August (6) Fancy Farm panic and the start of November elections
Media start of intense coverage of major statewide candidates
Major organizational month for state and local candidates
2018 September (7)
- Kentucky Labor Unions launch fall political offensive
Major marches in Paducah, Murray, Bowling Green, Frankfort, Louisville, Lexington, Richmond, and Pikeville
Labor and Teacher Unions, President Trump-- Governor Bevin Resistance Groups, Emerge Kentucky join and form loose Political Federation to try to take back the Kentucky House of Representatives and important state constitutional offices
Domestic Federal programs are targeted for elimination. White House issues new domestic plan for economic recovery against the poor and middle class.
2018 October
(8) Federal budget starts
2018 November
(9) General elections held
2018 November
(10) Control of national and KY House of Representatives determined
White House control
US Senate control
US House control
2018 December
(11) Governor's 2018 General Assembly Strategy
2018 December(12)
Winners and losers in West KY Review Situation and plan new strategies for political landscape in 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts as well as state house and senate elected members
2019 January (13) Kentucky General Assembly starts
- Governor Bevin and State of Union speech
- President State of Union speech-domestic agenda
- Candidates for Kentucky Governor file to run
2019 February
(14)March
State sales tax revenue down-budget crisis develops
New hidden taxes and fees passed by General Assembly:
- budget cuts of 30 % higher education/ local schools
- budget cuts of 15 % state and county governments
- budget cuts of 30 % health and wellness programs
2019 April (15) Governor calls for Special Session of General Assembly to finalize state budget
2019 May (16) Federal domestic agenda in shambles
Primary for Kentucky Senate and Presidential race
2019 June (17) Kentucky major political races in full operations
KY Governor
2 US Presidential
KY US Senator
2019 August
(18) Fancy Farm and final stage of statewide political races
2019 November
(19) National and Statewide elections vote
Kentucky Governor elected
Governor's transition of staff and new leadership
2019 December
(20) Kentucky Governor sworn into office five weeks after November election
2020 January
(21)Kentucky elected Constitutional Officers sworn into office
- General Assembly starts
- New State of Union
- Governor organizational plan for state government
2020 January (22) Candidates for President file official papers
2020 May (23) Primary election
2020 August (24) Fancy Farm
2020 September (25) Full campaign mode for all political parties
2020 November (26) Election of US President
2020 November (27) Election winners and losers review their strategy for moving forward
