Ethics commission nixes complaint against KY lawmaker over lobbying interests payments

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: June 11, 2026

Words: 400

Last Updated: 14 hours, 44 minutes ago


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The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint filed against Sen. Julie Raque Adams regarding compensation she received from a nonprofit that was funded exclusively by lobbying interests in recent years.

Emily Brook Benningfield, the secretary of the Louisville Democratic Party, filed the complaint in April following a Kentucky Lantern investigation that found the nonprofit, Kentucky Strong, Inc., had paid Raque Adams $80,500 between January 2023 and January 2026. Those payments were the …

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