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From Forward Kentucky: Erin Marshall’s speech at Fancy Farm: ‘Fierce’

Berry Craig
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“It is time to have a representative that is working for you instead of working to get his face on Fox News.”

By BERRY CRAIG

For the first time in a long time, First District Democrats think they’ve got a real-deal congressional candidate in Erin Marshall, a 30-year-old single mom from Frankfort who’s challenging MAGA Republican Rep. James Comer.

Democrats are still abuzz about Marshall’s speech at Saturday’s Fancy Farm picnic. Fans include Calloway County Democratic Executive Committee members Terry Strieter and his wife, Sara Fineman, who were in the crowd for the speechmaking.

“Right afterward, I emailed her and said ‘Erin you did a tremendous job of not getting flustered and not being silenced or even slowed down,’” said Strieter, the committee vice chair. “She just powered on.”

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