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Frankfort, Ky. Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced Monday she is running for governor in 2027, speaking at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History; she cited her record as the state's 58th lieutenant governor, her background as an educator and nonprofit founder, and her priorities of education and mental-health access. The announcement initiates a Democratic primary season and frames debates around Pre-K expansion, school funding and mental-health services; Beshear-Coleman administration figures cited nearly 70,000 new jobs and $45 billion in investment as part of her record, and campaign events, filings and fundraising activities are expected this week and in the coming months.

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