LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A lawyer and U.S. Navy veteran has won the Democratic nomination in Kentucky's 5th Congressional District.
Kenneth S. Stepp defeated former Elkhorn City councilman Scott Sykes on Tuesday. He will face 19-term Republican U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers in the November general election. Rogers defeated Republican Gerardo Serrano in the Republican primary.
Stepp has run unsuccessfully for Congress twice before in Florida, once as a Democrat and once as a Republican. He says he is running for office because he is not satisfied with the country's direction. He said he wants to rein in the federal deficit while keeping a strong military.
Kentucky's 5th Congressional District covers most of eastern Kentucky.
