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Activists gear up for statewide campaign focused on GOP gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron's handling of Breonna Taylor case

Breonna Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, speaks at a news conference in Louisville, Ky,. on Monday, June 5, 2023 to announce a voter campaign in the Kentucky governor's race. The campaign is aimed at defeating Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the Republican nominee for governor. Taylor supporters have complained about Cameron's handling of the Taylor investigation in 2020. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)
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Breonna Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, speaks at a news conference in Louisville, Ky,. on Monday, June 5, 2023 to announce a voter campaign in the Kentucky governor's race. The campaign is aimed at defeating Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the Republican nominee for governor. Taylor supporters have complained about Cameron's handling of the Taylor investigation in 2020. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)

Organizers seeking justice in the case of Breonna Taylor want to keep Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron out of the Governor's Mansion — and they're laying the groundwork for a campaign on the issue. The announcement comes on what would have been Taylor’s 30th birthday.

Monday, a group called Until Freedom announced plans to launch a statewide effort against Cameron, whom they accuse of mishandling the case against officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor.

This is social justice activist Tamika Mallory telling an audience the movement for Breonna didn’t stop with the federal charges against officers involved in the botched raid.

"We promised her that we would be here until the end," Mallory said. "Daniel Cameron is a part of that. The end was not the feds. The end was not when people left the square. The end is when we complete the job."

The Cameron campaign isn’t staying silent about the case either, using the protests — which saw activists occupy an area outside of the attorney general’s home — in campaign commercials.

"They tried to intimidate me and my family," Cameron said in a primary ad. "I stood strong then. I won't back down now."

Cameron has maintained his office had a very limited review of the case, which sparked nationwide protests.

Until Freedom says it will be launching ads and voter registration pushes in a grassroots effort against Cameron’s gubernatorial campaign.

Josh James fell in love with college radio at Western Kentucky University's student station, New Rock 92 (now Revolution 91.7). After working as a DJ and program director, he knew he wanted to come home to Lexington and try his hand in public radio.