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The Scott County coroner has confirmed that the body of a well-known political figure was found after a Scott County fire Tuesday evening.

The blaze broke out around 7:30 p.m. in a home on Lakeview Drive, just west of Georgetown. Officials say firefighters found Charles Wells, 52, in the back of the house. His body was later sent to Frankfort for an autopsy. Foul play is not suspected.

Wells served as Chairman of the Scott Co. Ethics Board and was active in the state Democratic Party, serving as an at-large member of the State Central Executive Committee. According to the SCEC website, "Wells chairs the Party's Finance Committee. Charles previously served two terms as Chairman of the Scott County Democratic Executive Committee and was the Democratic Party's nominee for State Senate in the 17th Senate District in 2003.

Wells was born in Paintsville, Kentucky. He was a graduate of Georgetown College and has lived in Georgetown, Kentucky with his wife Sheila for almost 30 years."

"He's been in it. It's been something he's always loved and enjoyed. He's been in Frankfort pretty much his whole life. That's what his life lived around. But as far as an uncle to me, he's a wonderful man," Houf said.

Family members say they think a gas furnace in the back of the home likely started the fire.