Jerry Lundergan

Gerald G. Lundergan (born 1946 or 1947) is an American businessman, politician and member of the Democratic Party from the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

[3] Lundergan challenged Steve Beshear, a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, in the Democratic Party primary election in 1975.

[9] Lundergan made a comeback in 1986, winning the Democratic primary against Eleanor H. Leonard[10] and then unseating Stewart in the general election by 4,617 votes (54.7%) to 3,823 (45.3%).

[3] Ten weeks into his service, Lundergan was found to have accepted a no-bid contract worth $153,998 to cater a state event.

[12][13] In his 1988 re-election bid, Lundergan was challenged by Cunningham again in the Democratic primary but this time he easily defeated him, by 2,826 votes (62.37%) to 1,630 (35.97%).

[14] In the general election, Lundergan initially faced no Republican opposition but after news of his being charged with ethics violations, he was challenged by two write-in opponents, Steve Carson and Jerry Kuykendall.

[18] The prosecution asked that he be given jail time, to send a message about ethical violations, but the jury recommended the maximum fine of $1,000.

Lundergan has made numerous attempts to regain his old seat, challenging Palumbo in the Democratic primary in 1994,[21] 1996,[22] 1998[23] and 2000,[24] each time losing by at least 10 points.

[3] In 2019, Lundergan was convicted for making illegal campaign contributions to his daughter in her 2014 U.S. Senate race against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell.

[26] On 16 July 2020, Lundergan was sentenced to 21 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for his role in orchestrating a multi-year scheme to funnel more than $200,000 in secret, unlawful corporate contributions into a campaign for United States Senate and for causing the concealment of those contributions from the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Holding), a company he owned, to pay for services provided by consultants and vendors to a campaign for a U.S. Senate seat in the 2014 election cycle.

Holding funds for services that included audio-video production, lighting, recorded telephone calls and campaign consulting, between July 2013 and December 2015.