Yes, we in Kentucky already know this, but as Jake reports, Crit is now getting national recognition for rooting out corruption and waste. She was just named Public Official of the Year by Governing Magazine:
Frankfort’s Fiscal EnforcerCongrats to Crit, who is seriously in the running for winning the Rootie for Best KY Democrat. Share on Facebook
THEY DON’T COME MORE AUTHENTICALLY Kentucky than Crit Luallen. She’s a descendant of two Kentucky governors and of a prominent whiskey distiller, as well as a familiar face in Frankfort’s halls of power. What Luallen clearly hasn’t inherited, however, is the loose ethical standard that has given the Bluegrass State more than its share of political scandals over the years.
As the state’s top fiscal cop, Luallen exposes corruption wherever she finds it. And she doesn’t stop at issuing scathing reports. Luallen has forged partnerships with the state attorney general, the FBI, the state police and the U.S. Attorney’s office so that any potential criminal activity she uncovers doesn’t wind up, as she puts it, “going down a black hole.” Since she took over as auditor in 2004, Luallen has referred an unprecedented 120 cases to law enforcement, yielding prosecutions of 18 public officials. She doesn’t worry much about the political consequences: More than half of the people busted as a result of Luallen’s audits were, like her, Democrats.
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