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'''Jenean Michelle Hampton''' is a [[U.S. Air Force]] veteran and [[conservative]] [[Republican]] who was the 57th lieutenant governor of Kentucky, being the first black woman in Kentucky to ever hold statewide office.

'''Jenean Michelle Hampton''' (born May 12, 1958) is a [[U.S. Air Force]] veteran and [[conservative]] [[Republican]] who was the 57th lieutenant governor of Kentucky, being the first black woman in Kentucky to ever hold statewide office.

==Military service==

==Military service==

==Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky==

==Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky==

Hampton was [[Matt Bevin]]'s running mate in the 2015 Kentucky gubernatorial election, and they won the election by over 80,000 votes of the nearly 1 million cast.<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/Kentucky_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2015 Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015]</ref>

Hampton was [[Matt Bevin]]'s running mate in the 2015 Kentucky gubernatorial election, and they won the election by over 80,000 votes of the nearly 1 million cast.<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/Kentucky_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2015 Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015]</ref>

===Lawsuit against Matt Bevin===

===Lawsuit against Matt Bevin===

Hampton filed a lawsuit against Bevin after he fired all of her staff.<ref>[https://www.wdrb.com/news/lt-gov-hampton-says-she-s-insulted-by-gov-bevin/article_b0b0f4fc-c2b8-11e9-92f3-4b7990217ee9.html Lt. Gov. Hampton says she's 'insulted' by Gov. Bevin's firing of her staff]</ref>

It was announced in late May 2019 that, according to Hampton, there was [[corruption]] and “dark forces” in Governor Bevin's administration, following the dismissal of one of the former's staff members.<ref>[https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/31/kentucky-lt-governor-jenean-hampton-battling-dark-forces-bevin-administration/1297411001/ Kentucky Lt. Gov. Hampton asks for prayers against 'dark forces' in Bevin administration]</ref> Hampton's aide was soon fired around two weeks later.<ref>[https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/15/matt-bevin-chief-of-staff-why-he-fired-hampton-aide-adrienne-southworth/1468650001/ Gov. Matt Bevin's chief of staff: I fired Jenean Hampton's aide. Here's why.]</ref> She later filed a lawsuit against Bevin after he fired all of her staff.<ref>[https://www.wdrb.com/news/lt-gov-hampton-says-she-s-insulted-by-gov-bevin/article_b0b0f4fc-c2b8-11e9-92f3-4b7990217ee9.html Lt. Gov. Hampton says she's 'insulted' by Gov. Bevin's firing of her staff]</ref> It was also announced that Bevin snubbed Hampton from his re-election ticket, with the former picking state senator Ralph Alvarado as his running mate instead; among Hampton's fired staff, one aide alleged the [[establishment]] [[RINO]] [[Mitch McConnell]] to have been behind the firings.<ref>[https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/15/kentucky-election-mcconnell-behind-replacing-hampton-with-alvarado-on-bevin-ticket-fired-aide-says/1461365001/ McConnell was behind kicking Jenean Hampton off Bevin's reelection ticket, fired aide says]</ref> Senator [[Rand Paul]] asserted on the matter that Hampton “deserves respect” and that he was a “big fan” of her.<ref>[https://www.wdrb.com/news/sen-rand-paul-says-it-s-time-for-congress-to/article_70cb2d20-8ecf-11e9-86d6-8382b2c25328.html Sen. Rand Paul says it's time for Congress to rein in the President's power]</ref>

 

According to [[Vote Smart]]'s Political Courage Test, Hampton is a [[movement conservative]] who is 100% [[pro-life]] and supports [[criminal justice reform]] efforts, [[school choice]], and economic [[deregulation]].<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/148946/jenean-hampton/ Jenean Hampton's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)]</ref>

==References==

==References==

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[[Category:Black Conservatives]]

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