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Louisville Mayoral Candidate Jim King(D) Has More Ethical Problems: Unauthorized Use of St Xavier High School’s Logo to Promote a Fundraiser

(Material courtesy of a St Xavier High School Grad's father)

Important Notice

You may have received an email from jimkingformayor.com regarding a fundraising event which APPEARED to be authorized or sent by Saint Xavier High School and/or its Alumni Association.

Neither Saint Xavier High School nor its Alumni Association authorized the use of its logo or individual alumni email addresses, nor were they provided to Mr. King. 

On behalf of the Alumni Association, we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.  We have communicated with Mr. King our surprise and great displeasure, and requested that he cease usage of the Saint Xavier logo and the illusion that these events are approved and sponsored by Saint Xavier High School. 

Saint Xavier High School ~ 1609 Poplar Level Road, Louisville, KY 40217 Phone: 502-637-8485 ~ [email protected] www.saintx.com

Louisville Councilman and Mayoralty Candidate Jim King Asks Lawyers to Grade His Daughter, Judge Katie King

The Courier-Journal, October 16, 2009

Jim King, the Louisville Metro Council member has sent an e-mail to lawyers asking those who have had “a good experience” on cases handled by his daughter, Jefferson District Judge Katie King, to “please grade her accordingly” on the Louisville Bar Association’s current judicial evaluation.

The request — which attorneys say appears unprecedented — has divided lawyers and ethics experts, some of whom defend it, while others say that it inappropriate and could skew the evaluation’s results.

Special prosecutor named to study King complaint, reports The Courier-Journal

Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway appointed a special prosecutor Friday to review a criminal complaint filed against Louisville Metro Councilman Jim King over $135,000 he gave his daughter during her 2008 judicial campaign.

Conway asked Shelby County Attorney Hart Megibben to l ook into the complaint against King and his daughter, Katie King, and decide if further investigation is warranted.

The Kentucky Registry of Election Finance ruled last week that the Kings had made a “non-knowing” violation of state campaign finance laws. Katie King won her race and is now a Jefferson district judge.

This week the Kings began mediation sessions with the registry over potential fines and the wording of the final disposition of the case.

Read more: The Courier-Journal 

Special Prosecutor Will Look into Campaign Finance Issues Involving a Prominent Louisville Political Family: Metro Councilman Jim King and Judge Kathie King

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A special prosecutor will look into campaign finance issues involving metro councilman Jim King and his daughter, Judge Katie King.

WLKY obtained a letter from Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway's office Friday afternoon.

It was sent to Shelby County attorney Hart Megibben, who has agreed to accept the role of special prosecutor in this case.

 

Read More:The Kings

 

Jim King keeps adding consultants for mayor's race, reports the Courier-Journal

Back in the early 1960s, P.K. Wrigley, the owner of the Chicago Cubs, tried an experiment called “the College of Coaches.”

Instead of having a full-time field manager, Wrigley devised a system where eight coaches rotated between the major league team and its minor league affiliates, each coach running the Cubs for just portions of two seasons.

One wonders if Louisville mayoral candidate Jim King has something similar in mind.

King, a Democrat who represents District 10 on the Louisville Metro Council, recently sent out an invitation to a fundraiser scheduled for Wednesday. In the invitation, he lists no fewer than six political consultants as co-hosts of the event.

And he's looking for more.

Democrat Danny Briscoe said King called him recently wanting to hire him.

King already has four Democratic consultants and two Republican ones on his team.

Read more: The Courier-Journal

Courier-Journal Letter To The Editor: King defends gifts to daughter

Your Sept. 18, 2009, editorial regarding a preliminary draft report from the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance (KREF) correctly points out that no laws were broken when King Southern Bank granted credit to my daughter, Judge Katie King during her campaign in 2008. However, I believe your editorial incorrectly and unfairly passes judgment on my actions as a father with respect to family gifts I made to her. Since the preliminary report acknowledges any violations arising from those gifts were non-knowing and caused by the KREF's unauthorized email to me, I would ask that you respect the process and my effort to do the right thing.

As your editorial pertains to the family gifts it misses several important points. I did make a good faith effort to learn the law on this matter because it didn't seem logical to me that the legislature could ban gifts between a father and daughter for any reason. My question (by e-mail) to the KREF asking if I could give unrestricted gifts to my daughter in this context was very clear and I was informed via e-mail by a KREF staff member that they “do not regulate the private finances of a candidate.

Read more of Councilman Jim King's Letter To The Editor:

The Courier-Journal

Editor's Note: Katie King does have a loving and loyal father that she can be proud of. Mr. King is man enough to accept the responsibility--he deserves credit for that, indeed. He did make the effort to be in compliance with the law.