o      In an Aug. 1, 2019, article, the Herald-Leader reported, “Josh Hicks has been a construction worker, Marine, police officer and lawyer. Now he wants a new job — congressman.

“Hicks announced Thursday he plans to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, R-Lexington, in November 2020. Barr, who was first elected in 2012, is seeking his fifth term.”[1]

o      According to the same article, “Hicks was a registered Republican until 2016, when he went against the trend in Kentucky and registered as a Democrat. Hicks said he voted for former U.S. Sen. John McCain in the presidential race in 2008, President Barack Obama in 2012 and former U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton in 2016.”[2]

[1] Daniel Desrochers, “Construction worker. Marine. Cop. Lawyer. Now this man wants to oust Andy Barr,” Herald-Leader, Aug. 1, 2019
[2] Daniel Desrochers, “Construction worker. Marine. Cop. Lawyer. Now this man wants to oust Andy Barr,” Herald-Leader, Aug. 1, 2019