Two years ahead of the election, an education advocate is hoping to unseat Louisville Democratic Rep. Daniel Grossberg, who has been accused of inappropriate behavior toward women.  Max Morley is seeking the Democratic nomination in the 30th House District, which includes central parts of Jefferson County. The primary election is slated for 2026.  Rep. Daniel Grossberg, D-Louisville, speaks on the Kentucky House floor, Feb, 15, 2024. (LRC Public Information) Grossberg, who faced no opponent in the November general election after narrowly winning his primary, has faced calls from within his party to resign from office. Prominent Kentucky Democrats, including Gov. Andy Beshear and House Democratic Caucus members, said Grossberg should leave office following the Lexington Herald-Leader investigations. The newspaper reported on allegations of inappropriate behavior from Grossberg, including receiving a lifetime ban from a Louisville strip club after inappropriately touching a dancer and instances of alleged sexual harassment toward women in Kentucky politics.  Grossberg has repeatedly denied the allegations and vowed to remain in office.  Morley, who has worked as a teacher in Jefferson County Public Schools and is a Democratic political adviser, said in a Wednesday press release a need “for new voices to step up and offer principled leadership” is among the reasons he is announcing his bid for the House now.  “Our hard-working community deserves better; they deserve quality education, affordable healthcare, and to be treated with respect by their government,” Morley said. “Unfortunately, there are too many people in Frankfort who seem to think that isn’t the case. I’m ready to step up and offer principled and courteous leadership for our community but, make no mistake about it, I am going to fight every day to make sure the people of our community get the principled leadership they deserve.”  Morley, who is from Eastern Kentucky and now lives in Louisville, has served on the boards of the Jefferson County Teachers Association and Kentucky Education Association. He also worked for the Council of State Governments as a policy expert.  The House Democratic Caucus voted to permanently expel Grossberg as a member in September. Before that, he had been removed from his interim committee assignments.  Democrats, the minority party, will need Republican support to remove Grossberg from office. Republican Senate President Robert Stivers previously told reporters he sees a bipartisan appetite to review the matter. Republican House Speaker David Osborne said indications of impropriety within the chamber are taken seriously. Grossberg’s attorney did not immediately return an emailed request for comment Wednesday morning. The post Louisville Democrat announces bid to primary Grossberg in 2026 appeared first on The Lexington Times.