In her column, Judd writes that after her mother died by suicide she was horrified to learn that details of a closed investigation could be made public. (Photo of Naomi and Ashley Judd by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP File)
The Hollywood movie star and eighth-generation Kentuckian is seriously exploring a 2014 run for the Senate to take on the powerful Republican leader Mitch McConnell, four people familiar with the matter say. Judd has spoken with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) about the possibility of a run, has discussed a potential bid with a Democratic pollster and has begun to conduct opposition research on herself to see where she’s most vulnerable in the Bluegrass State, sources say.
