Erin Petrey
@bourbonerin.bsky.social
Proud Kentuckian 💙 Candidate KY-06 (D)🇺🇸 Bourbon Evangelist 🥃 Community Builder🫂 Sustainable Energy Advocate 💚
I got a sneak preview of Wilderness Trail’s new 6 year old wheated bourbon. Here’s my review!
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Wilderness Trail 6-YR Private Barrel Wheated Bourbon Review
It's not often you get to taste the flavor evolution of one of your favorite products, especially if your favorite hails from a heritage distillery. I've been an early adopter of Wilderness Trail, and...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I got a sneak preview of Wilderness Trail’s new 6 year old wheated bourbon. Here’s my review!
www.bourbonbanter.com/wilderness-t...
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I had my 20 year high school reunion yesterday & found this in a yearbook. I’ve been fighting this fight for a long time for Kentucky & I’m not about to stop. The South has been left behind due to broken promises & backroom deals. I want to rebuild the American South into a prosperous place.
November 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I had my 20 year high school reunion yesterday & found this in a yearbook. I’ve been fighting this fight for a long time for Kentucky & I’m not about to stop. The South has been left behind due to broken promises & backroom deals. I want to rebuild the American South into a prosperous place.
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Fear and Fundraising in Lex Vegas: the truth behind raising cash for political campaigns and what it takes to run a congressional campaign in 2025.
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Fear and Fundraising in Lex Vegas
The deep discomfort of being part of a system you want so desperately to change. But you have voters to reach, bills to pay, and a race to run.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Fear and Fundraising in Lex Vegas: the truth behind raising cash for political campaigns and what it takes to run a congressional campaign in 2025.
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The weather is turning cold. Wherever you are, be sure to familiarize yourself with the resources for our homeless neighbors. Many cities have emergency hotlines to pick folks up and take them to a warm place.
In Lexington? Call 211.
This is a full list of resources by county: bit.ly/4i0XdmM
In Lexington? Call 211.
This is a full list of resources by county: bit.ly/4i0XdmM
Homeless Assistance by Region and County
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November 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The weather is turning cold. Wherever you are, be sure to familiarize yourself with the resources for our homeless neighbors. Many cities have emergency hotlines to pick folks up and take them to a warm place.
In Lexington? Call 211.
This is a full list of resources by county: bit.ly/4i0XdmM
In Lexington? Call 211.
This is a full list of resources by county: bit.ly/4i0XdmM
Committed to answering the hard-hitting questions: what bourbon pairs best with the McDonald’s McRib sandwich?
November 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Committed to answering the hard-hitting questions: what bourbon pairs best with the McDonald’s McRib sandwich?
Whiskey nerds: what are your favorite peated American single malts or malt blends?
October 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Whiskey nerds: what are your favorite peated American single malts or malt blends?
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Big thanks to @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social for having me on and letting me dive deep into my platform, views, and vision for Kentucky.
LGM Podcast: KY-6, featuring @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social and @erinpetrey.bsky.social www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/10/lgm-... @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social
LGM Podcast: KY-6 - Lawyers, Guns & Money
On the latest LGM podcast Scott and I spoke with friend-of-the-blog and current candidate for the Democratic nomination in Kentucky’s sixth district Erin Petrey, who many of you will remember from pre...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Big thanks to @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social for having me on and letting me dive deep into my platform, views, and vision for Kentucky.
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Today is my birthday.
And I am spending it talking to voters.
Help flip a red congressional seat blue, by donating $38 for my 38th bday to my campaign today. It goes a long way and helping me reach voters.
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And I am spending it talking to voters.
Help flip a red congressional seat blue, by donating $38 for my 38th bday to my campaign today. It goes a long way and helping me reach voters.
secure.actblue.com/donate/petrey
October 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Today is my birthday.
And I am spending it talking to voters.
Help flip a red congressional seat blue, by donating $38 for my 38th bday to my campaign today. It goes a long way and helping me reach voters.
secure.actblue.com/donate/petrey
And I am spending it talking to voters.
Help flip a red congressional seat blue, by donating $38 for my 38th bday to my campaign today. It goes a long way and helping me reach voters.
secure.actblue.com/donate/petrey
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We have Native Americans to thank for the cultivation of corn. 🌽
Corn is the main grain in bourbon. 🥃
So when you go to pour yourself a glass of bourbon whiskey, thank a Native American for making that entire legacy possible.
Their impact is deeper than you know. Take a moment to learn.
Corn is the main grain in bourbon. 🥃
So when you go to pour yourself a glass of bourbon whiskey, thank a Native American for making that entire legacy possible.
Their impact is deeper than you know. Take a moment to learn.
October 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
We have Native Americans to thank for the cultivation of corn. 🌽
Corn is the main grain in bourbon. 🥃
So when you go to pour yourself a glass of bourbon whiskey, thank a Native American for making that entire legacy possible.
Their impact is deeper than you know. Take a moment to learn.
Corn is the main grain in bourbon. 🥃
So when you go to pour yourself a glass of bourbon whiskey, thank a Native American for making that entire legacy possible.
Their impact is deeper than you know. Take a moment to learn.
I couldn’t agree with this more. Foreign policy has deep impacts on everyday people. From supporting our farmers to making energy more affordable, foreign policy can make or break lives right here at home.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I couldn’t agree with this more. Foreign policy has deep impacts on everyday people. From supporting our farmers to making energy more affordable, foreign policy can make or break lives right here at home.
If you’re wondering why X continues to be a MAGA echo chamber…
I created my campaign X account in August this year. My personal account was created in 2008.
My entire campaign account feed is all MAGA. Makes it easy for me to see what the other side is being fed, but clearly this algorithm is only feeding one beast and that is Trump.
My entire campaign account feed is all MAGA. Makes it easy for me to see what the other side is being fed, but clearly this algorithm is only feeding one beast and that is Trump.
October 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
If you’re wondering why X continues to be a MAGA echo chamber…
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Well that Trump tweet aged poorly.
October 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Well that Trump tweet aged poorly.
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Spoke to LEX18 on Day 1 of the shutdown. I’m incredibly thankful to all the TSA agents at LEX for showing up even though your pay is delayed & we don’t know when paychecks will come.
Essential workers aren’t chips to be gambled with but the backbone of this country.
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Essential workers aren’t chips to be gambled with but the backbone of this country.
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Government shutdown begins as Blue Grass airport operations continue normally
The federal government shutdown is having minimal immediate impact on Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, where flights continue departing on schedule and TSA security checkpoints remain operational.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Spoke to LEX18 on Day 1 of the shutdown. I’m incredibly thankful to all the TSA agents at LEX for showing up even though your pay is delayed & we don’t know when paychecks will come.
Essential workers aren’t chips to be gambled with but the backbone of this country.
www.lex18.com/news/coverin...
Essential workers aren’t chips to be gambled with but the backbone of this country.
www.lex18.com/news/coverin...
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“Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t believe is right.” - Jane Goodall
And that is how my mother turned from a 3 time Trump voter to a registered Democrat.
We listen. We learn. We talk. We teach. We evolve.
And that is how my mother turned from a 3 time Trump voter to a registered Democrat.
We listen. We learn. We talk. We teach. We evolve.
October 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t believe is right.” - Jane Goodall
And that is how my mother turned from a 3 time Trump voter to a registered Democrat.
We listen. We learn. We talk. We teach. We evolve.
And that is how my mother turned from a 3 time Trump voter to a registered Democrat.
We listen. We learn. We talk. We teach. We evolve.
They embraced opioids but now want to kill the one thing that can actually help people who would benefit from hemp-derived products the most.
Several Kentucky Congressmen called on U.S. House leadership to block budget language that would ban certain hemp-derived products, joining hemp farmers.
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Kentucky Congressmen ask House leadership to leave hemp ‘loophole’ open
Several Kentucky Congressmen called on U.S. House leadership to block budget language that would ban certain hemp-derived products, joining hemp farmers.
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September 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
They embraced opioids but now want to kill the one thing that can actually help people who would benefit from hemp-derived products the most.
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It’s one of those days.
Gaza
Michigan
Shutdown
Epstein (still)
But I have to worry about fundraising bc elections are fueled by💰 & I have a deadline TOMORROW
Please consider donating to my campaign today.
Head to ErinPetrey.com Every dollar counts. You can count on me to stand up for you KY.
Gaza
Michigan
Shutdown
Epstein (still)
But I have to worry about fundraising bc elections are fueled by💰 & I have a deadline TOMORROW
Please consider donating to my campaign today.
Head to ErinPetrey.com Every dollar counts. You can count on me to stand up for you KY.
September 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
It’s one of those days.
Gaza
Michigan
Shutdown
Epstein (still)
But I have to worry about fundraising bc elections are fueled by💰 & I have a deadline TOMORROW
Please consider donating to my campaign today.
Head to ErinPetrey.com Every dollar counts. You can count on me to stand up for you KY.
Gaza
Michigan
Shutdown
Epstein (still)
But I have to worry about fundraising bc elections are fueled by💰 & I have a deadline TOMORROW
Please consider donating to my campaign today.
Head to ErinPetrey.com Every dollar counts. You can count on me to stand up for you KY.
See everyone soon in Lexington! We are at Mirror Twin at The Annex (right across the street - the former cider place). Come on over!
September 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
See everyone soon in Lexington! We are at Mirror Twin at The Annex (right across the street - the former cider place). Come on over!
Join Erin Petrey on September 28!
Show your support with a contribution.
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September 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Women & Women First is already organizing against the military takeover of Portland.
September 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Women & Women First is already organizing against the military takeover of Portland.
Not only do we need the subsidies for a stopgap but a real reckoning of the insurance companies overall. They make too much and have too much power over our abilities to actually LIVE. Healthcare should be a basic right, not a profit engine.
Health insurance subsidies for the Obama-era program will expire by the end of the year, leading advocates to plea for their extension.
As Affordable Care Act tax credits near expiration, Beshear urges Congress to act
Health insurance subsidies for the Obama-era program will expire by the end of the year, leading advocates to plea for their extension.
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September 27, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Not only do we need the subsidies for a stopgap but a real reckoning of the insurance companies overall. They make too much and have too much power over our abilities to actually LIVE. Healthcare should be a basic right, not a profit engine.
Being a millennial is learning MySpace & LiveJournal and then Facebook & Tumblr and then Instagram & Twitter and then get professional for LinkedIn and then figure out TikTok and then adapt to Threads & BlueSky. Not to mention all the dating apps. We’re just in a constant state of new social apps.
September 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Being a millennial is learning MySpace & LiveJournal and then Facebook & Tumblr and then Instagram & Twitter and then get professional for LinkedIn and then figure out TikTok and then adapt to Threads & BlueSky. Not to mention all the dating apps. We’re just in a constant state of new social apps.
Come see me on Sunday!
Come see me this Sunday, September 28th, at Mirror Twin in Lex to kick off my campaign!
I’ll be ready to chat, talk about the issues, and most importantly, hear from folks like you about what changes you need to see here in Kentucky.
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I’ll be ready to chat, talk about the issues, and most importantly, hear from folks like you about what changes you need to see here in Kentucky.
secure.actblue.com/donate/petre...
Join Erin Petrey on September 28!
Show your support with a contribution.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Come see me on Sunday!
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The Pentagon’s call for military top brass to come to Quantico next week should terrify us all.
I hope I am wrong about what I believe will occur at this meeting, but history provides a blueprint for what happens when this kind of meeting is summoned. We only need to look at Germany in 1937.
I hope I am wrong about what I believe will occur at this meeting, but history provides a blueprint for what happens when this kind of meeting is summoned. We only need to look at Germany in 1937.
September 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The Pentagon’s call for military top brass to come to Quantico next week should terrify us all.
I hope I am wrong about what I believe will occur at this meeting, but history provides a blueprint for what happens when this kind of meeting is summoned. We only need to look at Germany in 1937.
I hope I am wrong about what I believe will occur at this meeting, but history provides a blueprint for what happens when this kind of meeting is summoned. We only need to look at Germany in 1937.
Fascists always come for the art, don’t they?
Where are the monuments men when you need the most?
Where are the monuments men when you need the most?
The National Park Service and United States Park Police removed a statue that depicted President Trump cavorting with his former friend Jeffrey Epstein from the National Mall on Wednesday morning.
Feds Remove Statue of Trump and Epstein From National Mall - Washingtonian
The Park Police say the installation was out of compliance with a permit that originally allowed it to stay up till September 28.
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September 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Fascists always come for the art, don’t they?
Where are the monuments men when you need the most?
Where are the monuments men when you need the most?
Hemp is a critical crop for Kentucky & supports $300M annually in economic impact & over 3,000 jobs here. CBD/THC are also better alternatives for many people for pain mgmt over opioids esp those with cancer and chronic conditions. Federal legalization of all hemp products (& cannabis) is a MUST.
Kentucky hemp farmers sent a letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell asking him for a meeting and to not again try to insert language into a bill banning certain hemp-derived products.
www.wkms.org/2025-09-23/k...
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Kentucky hemp farmers urge McConnell in letter to not ‘criminalize’ their harvest
Kentucky hemp farmers sent a letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell asking him for a meeting and to not again try to insert language into a bill banning certain hemp-derived products.
www.wkms.org
September 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Hemp is a critical crop for Kentucky & supports $300M annually in economic impact & over 3,000 jobs here. CBD/THC are also better alternatives for many people for pain mgmt over opioids esp those with cancer and chronic conditions. Federal legalization of all hemp products (& cannabis) is a MUST.