o      In a Nov. 19, 2019, article, the Herald-Leader reported, “It appears the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has settled on a candidate to run against U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, R-Lexington, in 2020: Josh Hicks.

“‘All my indications are that they’re very satisfied with him as a candidate,’ said Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Louisville, Kentucky’s only Democrat in Congress.”[1]

o      According to the same article, “Yarmuth has been critical of Democratic attempts to court Trump voters in Kentucky, but said Hicks might be able to use his roots to appeal to voters on the basis of cultural background.

“‘I don’t expect him to go out and act like a sophisticated urbane James Bond,’ Yarmuth said. ‘My feeling is that in that district, it’s all about turnout, it’s making sure every Democratic vote gets out and I think he can do that. My impression is that he has rural roots, but he’s actually very progressive.’”[2]

[1] Daniel Desrochers, “He wasn’t their first pick, but Democrats now backing Josh Hicks to face Andy Barr,” Herald-Leader, Nov. 19, 2019
[2] Daniel Desrochers, “He wasn’t their first pick, but Democrats now backing Josh Hicks to face Andy Barr,” Herald-Leader, Nov. 19, 2019