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KDP: NEW REPORT: Cameron Campaign Backed By Anti-Public School, Pro-Voucher Money

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KENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Frankfort, Ky. - Yesterday, a new report from the Associated Press showed that Daniel Cameron’s flailing campaign is being supported by millions of dollars from special interest groups supporting private school vouchers. This comes on the heels of the release of Cameron’s education plan, where he left out mention of school vouchers because of its unpopularity—despite his clear and frequent support of them during this campaign and in years previous. As attorney general, Cameron also defended an unconstitutional voucher plan in front of the Kentucky Supreme Court and lost unanimously. 

 

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AP: School choice advocacy groups hammer away at Kentucky’s Democratic governor in campaign ads

 

Key Points:

  • While Republican Daniel Cameron has downplayed his support for charter schools and vouchers in presenting his education plans, school choice advocacy groups have pumped millions of dollars into ads attacking his opponent, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear.”
  • “With school choice simmering as an ongoing issue in Kentucky’s legislature, Democrats say the ads by the outside groups are an acknowledgment they see Cameron — the state’s GOP gubernatorial nominee — as an ally.”
  • “Cameron skipped over school choice issues last week when unveiling an education plan. The state Democratic Party claimed it was a strategic omission, contending the GOP nominee recognizes his stance on school choice is ‘wildly unpopular’ with Kentucky voters.”
  • “Beshear campaign spokesperson Alex Floyd said the groups aired ‘misleading ads’ on other topics because they ‘know how unpopular vouchers are in Kentucky’.”  
  • “Asked about the ads, Mike Biundo, executive director of one of the pro-school choice groups…told the Lexington Herald-Leader ‘it’s time for a conservative reformer as governor that will pass popular initiatives like school choice’.”
  • “In Kentucky, Democrats said the anti-Beshear ads show that the pro-school choice groups view Cameron as an important ally in their cause. ‘Kentuckians don’t want to see taxpayer dollars taken out of public schools and given to unaccountable private schools. But Cameron can’t hide from his record,’ state Democratic Party spokesperson Anna Breedlove said in a news release.”
  • “Cameron expressed support for charter schools and private school vouchers during a March debate among GOP gubernatorial hopefuls.” 
  • “As the state’s attorney general, Cameron’s office unsuccessfully defended a Republican-backed measure to award tax credits for donations supporting private school tuition. The legislation was struck down by Kentucky’s Supreme Court in 2022.”
  • “Opponents of the tax credits said they would have cost the state up to $25 million a year — money they said could go to public education.”