TAYLOR MILL — Northern Kentucky's youngest elected official has joined the re-election campaign staff of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell.

        Taylor Mill City Commissioner Kevin Black, 22, will work in the campaign's Louisville headquarters as a staff assistant, where he will have a number of duties.

        “It's going to be a great opportunity,” said Mr. Black, elected in 2000 to the Taylor Mill city commission. “You can't get any better than working for Sen. McConnell.”

        Politics is a family thing for Mr. Black.

        His mother, Barb, is a Republican Kenton County Commissioner and former member of the Edgewood City Council.

        His father, Keith, is general manager of state government affairs for Cinergy, a job that includes lobbying for the Cincinnati-based power company in Frankfort.

        Mr. McConnell, a Louisville Republican, is seeking his fourth term this year. He is challenged by eastern Kentucky Democrat Lois Combs Weinberg of Hindman.

        Mr. Black will work part time until June, when is on track to finish his master's degree in business administration at the University of Cincinnati.

        He will then work out of Mr. McConnell's Louisville campaign headquarters but expects to spend time on the road with the candidate.

        “I'll be the sidekick of the senator, driving him across the state and flying with him when he travels around Kentucky in a plane,” Mr. Black said. “Basically, I'll be with him at all times when he's in the state.”

        When Mr. McConnell is not in the state, Mr. Black will be working on the campaign's mailings and coordinating the youth effort, including recruiting youth chairpeople across the state among college-age voters.

        Campaign Political Director Scott Jennings said Mr. Black's official title will be staff assistant.

        “That's kind of a wild card position,” Mr. Jennings said.

        “Kevin will do some driving, he'll work here in the Louisville office and do a lot of different things for the campaign.

        “Kevin has a lot of ambition and a lot of talent,” he said. “He'll fit in real well here.”

        Mr. Black worked as an intern for Mr. McConnell in Washington.

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