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U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth has won a second term in Congress, defeating Republican Anne Northup in her effort to recapture Louisville's Third District seat she lost to Yarmuth in 2006.

It's the third straight loss for Northup, 60, who last year made an unsuccessful bid for Kentucky governor in the Republican primary.

Democrat John Yarmuth won a second term in Congress yesterday, easily defeating Republican challenger Anne Northup in their rematch over Louisville's 3rd District.

With 99 percent of precincts reporting, unofficial vote totals showed Yarmuth with 59 percent of the vote and Northup with 41.

U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., the House majority leader, came to Louisville yesterday to hear local officials' suggestions on how federal economic-stimulus funds could be spent on public projects.
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The Fraternal Order of Police today endorsed U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, a Democrat who represents Louisville's Third congressional district.

Yarmuth, seeking a second term in Congress, is being challenged by Republican Anne Northup, whom he defeated two years ago.

Yarmuth's campaign announced the endorsement today.

Two years ago, the race in Kentucky's competitive 3rd Congressional District was one of the most closely watched House elections in the nation.

Members of Congress leveled sharp criticism at the major credit-rating agencies Wednesday morning, as the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on these firms' role in the current economic crisis.

Several lawmakers vented their frustration over what they considered to be egregious lapses at the agencies, Fitch, Standard & Poor's and Moody's.

U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, a Democrat, and Republican challenger Anne Northup meet tonight in their second public debate of the campaign in which Northup is trying to win back Louisvillle's Third District congressional district she lost to Yarmuth in 2006.

KET's Bill Goodman will moderate.

The debate is live on KET at 8 p.m.

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The following statement was issued on Friday, Oct. 3: Today, I made one of my most difficult decisions since being elected to serve Kentucky's Third Congressional District. I was faced with two awful choices: voting for a bill that I hate or doing nothing to stop an economic meltdown that would lead to massive job loss in Louisville and throughout the country.