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Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Starting early: 11-year-old Lexington boy says he's running for Congress
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — It's not unusual for a political candidate to launch a campaign on social media, but it's uncommon for the candidate to be as forward-thinking as William Huffman of Lexington. At just 11 years old, William can't run for Congress until 2038, but he recently announced on Instagram that he is throwing his hat into the ring now. Starting early: 11-year-old Lexington boy says he's running for Congress Hazel Green, Kentucky gets a makeover as a 'Celtic Village' Bath County celebrates the mysterious meat shower of 1876 William Huffman: 'The reason for that is you need momentum to, you know, get there to win,' William said. 'It's like a horse. You just can't send it straight off. It has to have training.' William, a fifth grader at Christ the King School, has been around politics all his life. His dad, Stephen, is a lobbyist and was chief of staff for former Lt. Gov. Steve Pence. His mother, Kim, is also a familiar face in Frankfort. William has traveled many times with his parents to the state Capitol and the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. William has pictures of himself alongside both Republican and Democratic newsmakers, such as Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), as well as Sen. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). He promises to be a politician who works the middle. William said, 'I feel like it's way too divided right now. I feel like every candidate just hates each other at the moment.' He's friends with Sixth District Congressman Andy Barr (R-Ky.), but he wants his job. What if he has to run against Barr 13 years from now? Best of 'Spirit of the Bluegrass' 2024 'The primary shall state it,' William said with a smile. His dad never pushed William's interest in politics, but he said he often finds his son watching news coverage of the Kentucky General Assembly. It was on a recent vacation when his parents realized how serious he was about running a campaign. Stephen Huffman said, 'We were in Florida, and in his final two hours, he could've been at the pool or on the beach like the other kids, but he was in the business center making his logo for his run for Congress.' William writes and records his own speeches, which he posts to X and Instagram, and has a slogan in mind: 'Bringing common sense to Congress,' because, he says, 'common sense is not common.' William said he has big ideas on how to improve health care and cut government waste, a platform that will become clearer as he gets closer to the election. After all, that's years away. His dad knows he may have to help William run a campaign someday. Jerry's Restaurant in Paris is the last of its kind Stephen said, 'I guess so. I'll be ready to write a check.' William may have plenty of time, but he's not missing opportunities to drum up support. Recently, he was asked if he wanted to say anything when he was invited to sit in on a meeting of the state House transportation committee. He leaned into the microphone and told the lawmakers, 'I'm going to run for Congress in 2038, and I'm going to win.' William Huffman hopes central Kentucky voters will get to know his name now and, maybe someday, they can put an X by it. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
A picture connects Kentucky veterans to a chance meeting 70 years ago
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — Inside Bridgepointe at Ashgrove Woods, a senior living community, days can be fairly routine. For example, Donald Moore and Bobby Gene Combs eat meals together at the same table every day, three times a day. In late 2023, Combs found himself alone at the table after his wife of 67 years died. A few months later, Moore, also a widower, moved to Bridgepointe. 50 states, 50 protests, 1 day comes to Frankfort A picture connects Kentucky veterans to a chance meeting 70 years ago Sheriff's office searching for Kentucky man 'He came and he took my seat,' Combs joked, 'and I said, 'I've sat there for over a year. They told me that was going to be my seat.' And he looked around and said, 'Well, I like it and I think I'm going to make it my seat,' and he still sits there.' Moore laughed, saying he liked it better than the other seats at the table. Despite that awkward start, the two hit it off right away. It was as if they already knew each other. Over many dinner conversations, they discovered they both had been drafted into the U.S. Army in 1953. They had trained to go to Korea, but the armistice was signed just before they had to go into combat. So, both were assigned to Greenham Commons, an air force base in southern England. 'We knew we had been there at the same time, and we couldn't figure out why we'd never met,' Combs said. Just before Veteran's Day 2024, the staff at Bridgepointe's Adult Day Care Center, which is next door to the independent living facility, asked Combs to get some of his photos together for a display. A picture connects Kentucky veterans to a chance meeting 70 years ago Jerry's Restaurant in Paris is the last of its kind Best of 'Spirit of the Bluegrass' 2024 'So I went back and pulled out all the pictures I had and started going through them, and I kept coming back to one that showed three people in it. But I didn't recognize any of them but me, so I just brushed it aside,' Combs said. But after going through his stack of photos several times, he flipped that picture over and saw the subjects were identified. He had written that the man in the middle was 'Donald Moore of Kentucky.' 'And I couldn't believe it.' Surely, he thought, that wasn't the same guy he eats meals with every day. 'So I pitched it down on the table in front of him and said I needed some help identifying some people. Without bending over, he said, 'The one in the middle is me.' After he looked at it awhile, I finally I told him, 'Well, the one standing beside you is me!'' 'I was kind of surprised that it was still around after 70 years,' Moore said. He doesn't have any pictures of his time in the military. Both men, who are now in their 90s, marvel that they crossed paths when they were barely 20 years old, nearly 4,000 miles from their Kentucky home. Read more Spirit of the Bluegrass stories They've learned a lot about each other and have developed a tighter bond due to that photo of a chance meeting neither of them can remember. The inscription on the back of the photo says the third man in the picture was from New Jersey. Again, the two have no recollection of why they were together on that day. Combs grew up in Garrard County. Moore was from Covington. Both of them married after they returned home from the Army, and each had one son and one daughter. The moral of their story is simple. When you take in the big picture, it can sometimes be a small world. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
