This morning in Kentucky, the gubernatorial campaign of Republican James Comer, the state agriculture commissioner, begins airing its first television commercial:

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His campaign declares:

The TV advertisement also features Comer’s accomplishment of being the first constitutional officer to ever return an earmark for a failed project back to the people of Kentucky. After conducting an efficiency audit, Comer found that a previously established fuel lab project was costing Kentucky taxpayers $900,000 per year. He immediately privatized the project, sold the testing equipment, and returned $1.65 million back to Kentucky taxpayers.
U.S. Senator Rand Paul joined Comer in presenting that check back to the state treasurer on November 15, 2013, saying, “I’ve given more than $1 million back to the federal government, and I am pleased to see Commissioner Comer return this earmark to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. I hope the leadership shown by Commissioner Comer can be replicated all across the country.”

Comer is competing with former Senate candidate Matt Bevin, Hal Heiner, and Robert Rosier for the GOP nomination. The Democrats are expected to nominate state attorney general Trey Grayson — the man who lost to Rand Paul in 2010.