Lobbying interests fund small political nonprofit — and a Republican state senator

By: Tom Loftus

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 1,857

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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FRANKFORT — Since January 2023 an obscure political organization named Kentucky Strong Inc. has paid its executive director — state Sen. Julie Raque Adams — $80,500.

In fact, 12 payments to Adams totaling $80,500 were the only expenses reported by Kentucky Strong in the three-year period ending January 2026.

Over roughly the same period Kentucky Strong was funded exclusively by interests that actively lobby the Kentucky General Assembly, including $50,000 from Revolutionary Racing, which operates …

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