Daniel Cameron (lawyer)
Daniel Cameron | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Jay Cameron |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Education | University of Louisville (BS, JD) |
| Website | danieljaycameron |
Daniel Jay Cameron is an American politician, attorney, and former University of Louisville football player. Cameron is the Republican nominee for Attorney General of Kentucky in the 2019 election.
Early life and education[edit]
Cameron grew up in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.[1] His mother was a professor at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College and his father owned a local coffee shop.[2] Cameron, a history buff as a boy, won a prize scholarship named in honor of Senator Mitch McConnell to attend the University of Louisville.[3][1]
He graduated from the University of Louisville with a Bachelor of Science in 2008, and then from the university's Brandeis School of Law with a Juris Doctorate in 2011.[1]
Career[edit]
Cameron clerked for Federal District Court Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove in the Eastern District of Kentucky for two years.[2] After the clerkship, Cameron served as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's legal counsel.[2][4] In 2017, Cameron joined Frost Brown Todd as a senior associate.[2][5]
Election history[edit]
Cameron declared that he was running for Attorney General of Kentucky on January 21, 2019.[6] If elected, Cameron would be the first Republican elected to be attorney general of Kentucky since Eldon S. Dummit was elected in 1944,[7] and the state's first black attorney general.[8]
Cameron defeated State Senator Wil Schroder in the Republican primary with 132,400 (55.3%) votes to 106,950 (44.7%) votes for Schroder.[9][10] After the primary, Cameron was endorsed by President Donald Trump.[8][7]
Cameron faces former Attorney General Greg Stumbo in the November election.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Neuhauser, Ken (15 May 2011). "U of L's graduates get chance to shine". Courier - Journal.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Bailey, Phillip (21 December 2018). "Mitch McConnell's former lawyer may run for Kentucky attorney general". Courier Journal. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ↑ "Political buff goes from the Hill to the 'Ville: Louisville". Chicago Sun Times. 4 October 2006.
- ↑ "McConnell's legal counsel leaves Washington for CivicPoint in Louisville". Lane Report. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ↑ "Huddle". Politico. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ↑ "Daniel Cameron announces candidacy for Kentucky Attorney General". lanereport.com. January 21, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "President Trump endorses Daniel Cameron in Kentucky attorney general race". WKYT-TV. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Crain, Brennan (31 July 2019). "Trump endorses Cameron for attorney general". WCLU. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ↑ Wartman, Scott (14 May 2019). "Kentucky AG candidate Wil Schroder shoots a TV, denounces 'illegals,' praises Trump, all in one ad". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ↑ "Kentucky Primary Election Results". New York Times. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ↑ Wiegel, David (23 May 2019). "Democrats look past 2020". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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