Kentucky Political Opportunity Timeline
Ivan Potter Geographer and futurist West Kentucky Journal Clinton, KY. January 18, 2018 The "Window of Opportunity" for Kentucky leadership to leverage major forces of change into a successful strategic action plan to either keep power or take power, is from January of 2018 through November of 2020. These 27 months will be critical to transforming West Kentucky's political platform model. At stake is who or which political party will have the power to draw state and federal political districts in 2021 and set the stage for moving Kentucky political leadership into the 21st Century. 2018 January (1) Political candidates file for office in Kentucky 2018 March (2) General Assembly, new state budget, issues 2018 April (3) Governor Bevin undergoes organizational transitional period. 14 cabinet secretaries 200 governor staff 500 division directors 2018 May (4) Kentucky political primaries 2018 July (5) New Kentucky State Government budget 2018 August (6) Fancy Farm panic and the start of November elections Media start of intense coverage of major statewide candidates Major organizational month for state and local candidates 2018 September (7)
Major marches in Paducah, Murray, Bowling Green, Frankfort, Louisville, Lexington, Richmond, and Pikeville Labor and Teacher Unions, President Trump-- Governor Bevin Resistance Groups, Emerge Kentucky join and form loose Political Federation to try to take back the Kentucky House of Representatives and important state constitutional offices Domestic Federal programs are targeted for elimination. White House issues new domestic plan for economic recovery against the poor and middle class. 2018 October (8) Federal budget starts 2018 November (9) General elections held 2018 November (10) Control of national and KY House of Representatives determined White House control US Senate control US House control 2018 December (11) Governor's 2018 General Assembly Strategy 2018 December(12) Winners and losers in West KY Review Situation and plan new strategies for political landscape in 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts as well as state house and senate elected members 2019 January (13) Kentucky General Assembly starts
2019 February (14)March State sales tax revenue down-budget crisis develops New hidden taxes and fees passed by General Assembly:
2019 April (15) Governor calls for Special Session of General Assembly to finalize state budget 2019 May (16) Federal domestic agenda in shambles Primary for Kentucky Senate and Presidential race 2019 June (17) Kentucky major political races in full operations KY Governor 2 US Presidential KY US Senator 2019 August (18) Fancy Farm and final stage of statewide political races 2019 November (19) National and Statewide elections vote Kentucky Governor elected Governor's transition of staff and new leadership 2019 December (20) Kentucky Governor sworn into office five weeks after November election 2020 January (21)Kentucky elected Constitutional Officers sworn into office
2020 January (22) Candidates for President file official papers 2020 May (23) Primary election 2020 August (24) Fancy Farm 2020 September (25) Full campaign mode for all political parties 2020 November (26) Election of US President 2020 November (27) Election winners and losers review their strategy for moving forward
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