Kentucky mayor, Alan Keck, runs for GOP governor nomination

SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky mayor is the latest candidate to file for the Republican nomination for governor in next year’s race. News outlets report 37-year-old Alan Keck filed to run Monday, after just recently winning his second term as mayor of Somerset. In running for reelection, Keck listed making a “record investment” in the city’s police force and revitalizing the downtown area as achievements. Keck is also a businessman and was president of Somerset Recycling, a company owned by his father. The number of Republican candidates seeking to challenge Gov. Andy Beshear is in double digits.