Erin Kelly (@ErinKYSpectrum) / X

Erin Kelly

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Erin Kelly

@ErinKYSpectrum

Washington correspondent reporting on Kentucky politics and national news for @SpectrumNewsDC @SpectrumNews1Ky | [email protected]

Washington, DC

Joined January 2021

Erin Kelly
@ErinKYSpectrum
Apr 17, 2024
KY Sen. Rand Paul told me today "Thomas Massie's doing the right thing" after his fellow Kentuckian called on House Speaker Mike Johnson to resign from his leadership position @SpectrumNews1KY @SpectrumNewsDC @RandPaul @RepThomasMassie
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Erin Kelly
@ErinKYSpectrum
Sep 17, 2024
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson says he's planning a vote Wed. on a 6-month temporary spending bill with the SAVE Act attached. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) compares the plan to an "undead but doomed zombie," says he's a "hell no" on it. @SpectrumNewsDC @SpectrumNews1KY
Thomas Massie
@RepThomasMassie
Sep 17, 2024
Like an undead but doomed zombie, the CR+Save Act is back. Speaker Johnson is fake fighting by attaching a bright shiny object (that he will later abandon) to a bill that continues our path of destructive spending. I won’t be any part of this insulting charade. I’m a hell no.
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Erin Kelly
@ErinKYSpectrum
Mar 13, 2025
I sat down with Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY), who's in the DC area to speak to House Democrats at a conference. He says President Trump's tariffs are significantly impacting Kentucky's bourbon industry. "We didn't ask for this." @SpectrumNewsDC @SpectrumNews1KY @GovAndyBeshear
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Erin Kelly
@ErinKYSpectrum
Jan 20, 2025
KY Gov. Andy Beshear, recently named by @politico as one of the best positioned Democrats for a 2028 presidential run. Beshear is in Davos, Switzerland this week to speak at the World Economic Forum. @SpectrumNewsDC @SpectrumNews1KY
Andy Beshear
@AndyBeshearKY
Jan 20, 2025
We will continue to win by leading with our Kentucky values and pushing out all the toxic noise we hear on TV and social media. I hope and pray that God grants us the wisdom to see beyond the anger of today to the possibility and promise of tomorrow.
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Erin Kelly
@ErinKYSpectrum
Mar 2, 2023
A crowd chants “vote them out,” after HB 470 passes by a vote of 14-7. Some are in tears. @SpectrumNews1KY
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Erin Kelly
@ErinKYSpectrum
Mar 17, 2023
(1/3) Former Kentucky Rep. Jerry Miller (R) on the passage of SB 150: "I am saddened that the legislature chose to deny a parent's right to choose for their own child, medical care recommended by a licensed physician..." @SpectrumNews1KY
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Erin Kelly
@ErinKYSpectrum
Jul 24, 2025
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) in a new ad responding to attack ads: "I'm leading the charge to force a vote to release the complete Epstein files ... I'm not folding. I'm fighting, and I'm just getting started." @SpectrumNewsDC @RepThomasMassie
Just Getting Started
From youtube.com
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Erin Kelly
@ErinKYSpectrum
Dec 15, 2023
I’m filled with gratitude as I end my last week reporting in Kentucky. It is so tough to leave this special place, but I’m excited to share that I’m headed to DC to cover KY’s congressional delegation & national politics for @SpectrumNewsDC and @SpectrumNews1KY (1/3)
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Erin Kelly
@ErinKYSpectrum
Dec 16, 2024
NEW: Rep. Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) has been named a Chief Deputy Whip for the 119th Congress. He'll support the Democratic Whip leadership operations and serve on the Steering and Policy Committee, according to his office. @SpectrumNewsDC @SpectrumNews1KY @RepMcGarvey
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Erin Kelly
@ErinKYSpectrum
Jul 29, 2022
Rep. Angie Hatton of Whitesburg spent yesterday helping with rescue efforts, alongside some who had just lost their homes. “It was a horrible and terrifying experience, but it was also the most heartwarming experience of my life,” she said. @SpectrumNews1KY @AngieHatton16
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Erin Kelly
@ErinKYSpectrum
Feb 23, 2024
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is in Washington this week for the NGA winter meeting. He co-chairs its task force on economic development. We caught up with him at the White House, where he met with President Biden. @SpectrumNews1KY @SpectrumNewsDC @GovAndyBeshear @NatlGovsAssoc
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Erin Kelly
@ErinKYSpectrum
Mar 17, 2023
Replying to @ErinKYSpectrum
(2/3) "...I fail to see the government's compelling interest in violating the rights of a citizen to seek and pursue the safety and happiness of their own family." @SpectrumNews1KY
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Erin Kelly
@ErinKYSpectrum
Jul 2, 2022
The KY Court of Appeals has denied Attorney General Daniel Cameron's request to reinstate Kentucky's abortion bans, according to the ACLU of Kentucky @SpectrumNews1KY @ACLUofKY @kyoag
Erin Kelly
@ErinKYSpectrum
Mar 5, 2025
Statement from Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY): “Across my 33 counties in southern and eastern Kentucky, approximately half of my constituents receive Medicaid benefits. I have no intention of gutting Medicaid, Medicare or Social Security." 1/2 @SpectrumNewsDC @SpectrumNews1KY
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