Remember that wacky state Senate candidate in Kentucky who tried to take office despite not meeting obvious eligibility requirements? I promised to let you know what happened in her court case, which was heard late last week. Surprising no one, she lost.
A Republican state senator may not take any official action or get paid because she was not a qualified resident of Kentucky before the election, a judge ruled Friday.
Franklin County Circuit Judge William Graham’s temporary injunction all but removed Dana Seum Stephenson from office, prohibiting her from “sitting as a state senator, from performing any official duties of the office as state senator, from receiving or accepting any pay for the office of state senator and from participating in the affairs of the General Assembly.”
Kentucky law says senators must live in the state for least six years before taking office. Stephenson moved to Kentucky four years ago. Kentucky law also says senators must be at least 30 years old. Stephenson is 23. This wasn’t a tough call.
Nevertheless, Senate President David Williams (R) told reporters he expects to appeal the ruling and seek an immediate review by the Supreme Court.
Funny, I thought Republicans are the ones who oppose frivilous, court-clogging litigation.