UMWA Endorses Janet Stumbo

{Frankfort, Kentucky}...The United Mine Workers of America has endorsed Janet Stumbo in her race for a seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court. Stumbo, a former Supreme Court justice now serving on the Kentucky Court of Appeals, is challenging incumbent Supreme Court Justice Will T. Scott to represent a judicial district that covers the state's eastern coalfields and outlying counties. UMWA regional vice president Steve Earle said in a letter that his union is committed to fully supporting Stumbo in the nonpartisan race. With only the two candidates in the race, they won't face off until the November general election.