Mongiardo Considers Running for Governor

WKMS | By The Associated Press,

Whitney Jones

Published December 3, 2012 at 7:13 AM CST

Former Kentucky Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo says he's considering a run to become the Commonwealth’s governor. Mongiardo is a Democrat who served under Gov. Steve Beshear during his first term. The 52-year-old Hazard physician served in the state Senate from 2001 to 2007. He ran for U.S. Senate in 2004, but lost to incumbent Republican Jim Bunning. Beshear chose another running mate in 2009 because of Mongiardo’s unsuccessful 2010 Senate run. Mongiardo says Secretary of State Allison Lundergan Grimes has the attributes he would look for in a running mate.

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Whitney grew up listening to Car Talk to and from her family’s beach vacation each year, but it wasn’t until a friend introduced her to This American Life that radio really grabbed her attention. She is a recent graduate from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., where she studied journalism. When she’s not at WKMS, you can find her working on her backyard compost pile and garden, getting lost on her bicycle or crocheting one massive blanket.

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