FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republican Daniel Cameron’s lieutenant governor pick is Sen. Robby Mills.
Mills is a state lawmaker from Henderson in Western Kentucky. He previously was a member of the House of Representatives.
According to his legislative bio, Mills is a former city commissioner and runs a small business. (His family’s dry cleaning business bought Model Cleaners in the spring of 2021 in downtown Hopkinsville.)
During the 2023 legislative session, Mills sponsored Lofton’s Law, named after a University of Kentucky freshman who died from alcohol poisoning in 2021. The act, which was signed by Beshear and passed by the General Assembly, makes hazing a felony.
Mills was also the sponsor of a law barring some public-sector unions from being able to collect dues through payroll deductions. The General Assembly overruled Beshear’s veto of the measure, but Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Brian Edwards issued a temporary injunction for the law earlier this month.
In the most recent session, Mills sponsored a measure backed by the coal industry but opposed by the state’s investor owned utilities that sets up regulatory barriers to utilities retiring coal-fired generation. It became law without Beshear’s signature.
Because of a change in state law, gubernatorial candidates could select their running mates after the primary election. The new deadline is the second Tuesday in August. This year’s date was Aug. 8.
Lieutenant governor candidates must file separately from their running mates to appear on the ballot. Incumbent Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman was the first to do that. She went to the Secretary of State’s Office on Tuesday.
One rumored running mate for Cameron was Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles, who was a primary candidate. However, Quarles recently said in a Kentucky Newsmakers interview that he “made the decision” to not join Cameron’s ticket and instead wants to focus on education.
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