Robbie Rudolph
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Robbie Rudolph is a Kentucky
businessman who was also a Kentucky government official and Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
during the term of Ernie Fletcher
as Governor of Kentucky
Rudolph is the owner, founder, and president of Rudolph Tire Company, an international tire wholesaler. In 1988, Rudolph founded the Amazon Valley Mission Organization, volunteer mission organization to provide dental work, medical care and eyeglasses to Brazil
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Rudolph served as Kentucky's Secretary of the Executive Cabinet under Governor Ernie Fletcher during 2006 and 2007. He had previously served as Secretary of the Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet from 2003 to 2006.
Rudolph was the Republican
nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
in the 2007 election
, running along with incumbent Governor Ernie Fletcher
. Fletcher and Rudolph won the May primary with 101,328 votes (50.08%) to 73,919 (36.53%) for former Congresswoman Anne Northup
and her running mate, state representative Jeff Hoover
, and 27,092 votes (13.39%) for Paducah
businessman Billy Harper. Fletcher and Rudolph lost the November 2007 general election to former Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General of Kentucky
Steve Beshear
and his running mate, state senator Daniel Mongiardo
. Beshear and Mongiardo won 619,553 votes (58.7%) to Fletcher and Rudolph's 435,772 (41.3%), a difference of 13.75% of the vote.
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
businessman who was also a Kentucky government official and Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
The office of lieutenant governor of Kentucky has existed under the last three of Kentucky's four constitutions, beginning in 1797. The lieutenant governor serves as governor of Kentucky under circumstances similar to the Vice President of the United States assuming the powers of the presidency...
during the term of Ernie Fletcher
Ernie Fletcher
Ernest Lee "Ernie" Fletcher is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. In 1999, he was elected to the first of three consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives; he resigned in 2003 after being elected the 60th governor of Kentucky and served in that office...
as Governor of Kentucky
Governor of Kentucky
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of government in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Fifty-six men and one woman have served as Governor of Kentucky. The governor's term is four years in length; since 1992, incumbents have been able to seek re-election once...
Rudolph is the owner, founder, and president of Rudolph Tire Company, an international tire wholesaler. In 1988, Rudolph founded the Amazon Valley Mission Organization, volunteer mission organization to provide dental work, medical care and eyeglasses to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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Rudolph served as Kentucky's Secretary of the Executive Cabinet under Governor Ernie Fletcher during 2006 and 2007. He had previously served as Secretary of the Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet from 2003 to 2006.
Rudolph was the Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
The office of lieutenant governor of Kentucky has existed under the last three of Kentucky's four constitutions, beginning in 1797. The lieutenant governor serves as governor of Kentucky under circumstances similar to the Vice President of the United States assuming the powers of the presidency...
in the 2007 election
Kentucky gubernatorial election, 2007
The Kentucky gubernatorial election, 2007 was held on November 6, 2007. In this election, incumbent Republican Governor Ernie Fletcher lost to Democratic challenger Steve Beshear, who therefore began serving as Governor of Kentucky in December 2007 for a term through December 2011...
, running along with incumbent Governor Ernie Fletcher
Ernie Fletcher
Ernest Lee "Ernie" Fletcher is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. In 1999, he was elected to the first of three consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives; he resigned in 2003 after being elected the 60th governor of Kentucky and served in that office...
. Fletcher and Rudolph won the May primary with 101,328 votes (50.08%) to 73,919 (36.53%) for former Congresswoman Anne Northup
Anne Northup
Anne Meagher Northup is an American Republican politician from the state of Kentucky. From 1997 to 2007, she represented the Louisville-centered 3rd congressional district of Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives, where she served on the powerful House Appropriations Committee...
and her running mate, state representative Jeff Hoover
Jeff Hoover
Jeff Hoover is currently a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing the 83rd district where he has served since 1996. Hoover was selected to serve as House Minority Caucus Chair in 1999, and currently serves as House Minority Leader, a position he has held since 2001...
, and 27,092 votes (13.39%) for Paducah
Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...
businessman Billy Harper. Fletcher and Rudolph lost the November 2007 general election to former Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General of Kentucky
Attorney General of Kentucky
The Attorney General of Kentucky is an office created by the Kentucky Constitution. . Under Kentucky law, he serves several roles, including the state's chief prosecutor , the state's chief law enforcement officer , and the state's chief law officer...
Steve Beshear
Steve Beshear
Steven Lynn "Steve" Beshear is an American politician who is the 61st Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. A Democrat, Beshear previously served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1979, was the state's Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was Lieutenant Governor from...
and his running mate, state senator Daniel Mongiardo
Daniel Mongiardo
Frank Daniel Mongiardo is an American physician and politician from Kentucky. Mongiardo is a Democrat and has been Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky since 2007. He was a member of the Kentucky State Senate from 2001 to 2007. He also ran for the U.S...
. Beshear and Mongiardo won 619,553 votes (58.7%) to Fletcher and Rudolph's 435,772 (41.3%), a difference of 13.75% of the vote.