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Kentucky Right to Life 2020 GENERAL ELECTION PAC ALERT VOTE PRO-LIFE ON TUESDAY, NOV. 3rd. • President Trump has proven his pro-life commitment. As • Joe Biden supports the current policy of abortion on de- president he has appointed pro-life advocates in his cabinet mand. Joe Biden supports the Democratic platform of un- and administration, restored the “Mexico City Policy,” and limited abortion even through birth. he has pledged “to veto any legislation that weakens current pro-life federal policies and laws, or that encourages the destruction of innocent human life.” • Asked about prohibiting abortion after 20 weeks, when the unborn child can feel pain, Joe Biden said, “I’m not going to In his 2019 State of the Union speech, President Trump • interfere with that,” which would allow abortion through called on Congress to “pass legislation to prohibit the late- birth. term abortion of children who can feel pain in the mother’s womb.” • Joe Biden supports using tax dollars to pay for abortion. • President Trump opposes using tax dollars to pay for abor- Biden says he supports elimination of the Hyde Amendment. tion. His administration issued regulations to ensure Title He voted for taxpayer funding of overseas pro-abortion or- X funding does not go to facilities that perform or refer for ganizations. abortions. He also cut off funding for the UNFPA due to their involvement in China’s forced abortion program. • Joe Biden pledges that his judicial nominees would support • Trump’s VP choice, Mike Pence, had a solid pro-life voting the right to privacy, on which the entire notion of a woman’s “right to choose” is based. record on abortion during 12 years in the U.S. House, in- cluding votes for passage of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. As governor of Indiana, Mike Pence championed many pro-life measures. • Joe Biden has been endorsed by PLANNED PARENTHOOD, the nation’s largest abortion provider. "This is literally a life and death election," Alexis McGill Johnson, acting president • President Trump’s judicial appointments are consistent of Planned Parenthood, told NPR ahead of the announce- with his belief that federal courts should enforce rights tru- ment. "We felt like we can't endure another four years of ly based on the text and history of the Constitution. Trump.” PAID FOR BY KY RIGHT TO LIFE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE—SUSAN KENNEY, TREASURER U.S. SENATE KY SENATE *SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R)—ENDORSED 100% pro-life voting record, as scored by the National Right to Life Committee. U.S. HOUSE 3 *WHITNEY WESTERFIELD (R)—ENDORSED AMANDA BILLINGS (L)—no response 1 *JAMES R. COMER (R)—ENDORSED JAMES RHODES (D)—no response 5 *STEPHEN L. MEREDITH (R)—ENDORSED 2 *BRETT GUTHRIE (R)—ENDORSED JOHN WHIPPLE (I)—no response HANK LINDERMAN (D)—no response GUY MILLER (L)—no response 7 ADRIENNE SOUTHWORTH (R)—RECOMMENDED JOE GRAVISS (D)—mostly pro-life responses; pro-life voting record in the KY House; KREF records show past contributions to pro-abortion politicians. KEN CARROLL (I)—mostly pro-life responses. 9 *DAVID GIVENS (R)—RECOMMENDED 3 RHONDA PALAZZO (R)—ENDORSED BRIAN PEDIGO (D)—no response *JOHN YARMUTH (D) - Strong pro-abortion position; 0% pro-life voting record by National RTL PAC. 11 *JOHN SCHICKEL (R)—ENDORSED JAMES FIORELLI (D)—no response 4 *THOMAS MASSIE (R)—ENDORSED 13 *REGINALD THOMAS (D)—no response ALEXANDRA OWENSBY (D)—no response MATT MINIARD (W)—no response 15 *RICK GIRDLER (R)—ENDORSED 17 *DAMON THAYER (R)—ENDORSED JASON STROUDE (D)—no response 21 BRANDON STORM (R)—-ENDORSED WALTER TREBOLO (D)—no response 23 *CHRIS MCDANIEL (R)—ENDORSED 5 *HAROLD ROGERS (R)—ENDORSED RYAN OLEXIA (D)—no response MATTHEW RYAN BEST (D)—no response 27 *STEPHEN WEST (R)—RECOMMENDED BRYAN SHORT (L)—no response 29 *JOHNNY RAY TURNER (D)—no response JOHNNIE L. TURNER (R)—no response 31 *PHILLIP WHEELER (R)—ENDORSED 6 *ANDY BARR (R)—ENDORSED GLENN HAMMOND (D)—no response JOSH HICKS (D)—no response FRANK HARRIS (L)—no response PAID FOR BY KY RIGHT TO LIFE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE—SUSAN KENNEY, TREASURER 19 *MICHAEL LEE MEREDITH (R)—RECOMMENDED KENTUCKY HOUSE DANIEL JOHNSON (D)—no response 20 LEANETTE LOPEZ (I)—no response *PATTI MINTER (D)—no response 21 *BART ROWLAND (R)—ENDORSED JOHN PENNINGTON (D)—no response 22 SHAWN MCPHERSON (R)—ENDORSED DAVID YOUNG (D)—no response 23 *STEVE RILEY (R)—ENDORSED STEVE JONES (D)—no response TIM FILBACK (L)—no response 24 *BRANDON REED (R)—ENDORSED TERRY MILLS (D)—pro-life responses 1 *STEVEN RUDY (R)—ENDORSED 25 *JIM DuPLESSIS (R)—RECOMMENDED 2 *RICHARD HEATH (R)—ENDORSED JOSHUA GILPIN (L)—no response 26 *RUSSELL WEBBER (R)—ENDORSED RANDALL DANIEL (L)—no response 3 *RANDY BRIDGES (R)—ENDORSED CORBIN SNARDON (D)—no response 27 *NANCY TATE (R)—ENDORSED 4 *LYNN BECHLER (R)—ENDORSED BRIAN CHISM (D)—no response ALONZO PENNINGTON (D)—no response AUSTIN VALENTINE (I)—mostly pro-life responses 28 *CHARLES MILLER (D)—no response 5 MARY BETH IMES (R)—ENDORSED 29 *KEVIN BRATCHER (R)—ENDORSED SHANNON DAVIS-ROBERTS (D)—no response SUZANNE KUGLER (D)—no response 6 *CHRIS FREELAND (R)—ENDORSED 30 *TOM BURCH (D)—Strongly pro-abortion. AL CUNNINGHAM (D)—no response 7 *SUZANNE MILES (R)—RECOMMENDED 31 *JOSIE RAYMOND (D)—no response 8 *THOMAS, WALKER WOOD (R)—ENDORSED 32 *TINA BOJANOWSKI (D)—no response PAM DOSSETT (D)—no response G. HUNT ROUNSAVALL (R)—no response 9 *MYRON DOSSETT (R)—RECOMMENDED 33 *JASON NEMES (R )—ENDORSED 10 JOSH CALLOWAY (R)—ENDORSED MARGARET PLATTNER (D)—no response *DEAN SCHAMORE (D)—no response 11 JONATHAN DIXON (R)—RECOMMENDED 34 *MARY LOU MARZIAN (D) Strongly pro-abortion. *ROBERT WIEDERSTEIN (D)—no response 35 *LISA WILLNER (D)—no response 12 *JIM GOOCH (R)—RECOMMENDED ART MCLAUGHLIN (D)—responded pro-life. 36 *JERRY MILLER (R)—RECOMMENDED 13 D. J. JOHNSON (R)—ENDORSED JEFF GRAMMER (D)—no response *JIM GLENN (D)—PRO-ABORTION VOTING RECORD; ACCEPTED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ABORTIONISTS. 37 JIMMY MARICLE (R)—ENDORSED *JEFFREY DONOHUE (D)—no response 14 *SCOTT LEWIS (R)—ENDORSED 15 *MELINDA PRUNTY (R)—ENDORSED 38 *MCKENZIE CANTRELL (D)—no response CRYSTAL CHAPPELL (D)—no response 16 *JASON PETRIE (R)—ENDORSED 39 MATT LOCKETT (R)—ENDORSED CAROLYN DUPONT (D)—no response 17 *STEVE SHELDON (R)—ENDORSED 40 *NIMA KULKARNI (D)—no response 18 *SAMARA HEAVRIN (R)-ENDORSED JACOB CLARK (L)—no response 41 *ATTICA SCOTT (D)—no response PAID FOR BY KY RIGHT TO LIFE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE—SUSAN KENNEY, TREASURER 42 *REGINALD MEEKS (D)—no response 65 *BUDDY WHEATLEY (D)—no response J. DAVIS (R)—no response 43 PAMELA STEVENSON (D)—no response 66 *C. ED MASSEY (R)—ENDORSED 44 *JONI JENKINS (D)—no response ROBERTO HENRIQUEZ (D)—no response CHRISTI KENDRICK (L)—no response 45 KILLIAN TIMONEY (R)—no response SHIRLEY MITCHELL (D)—no response 67 LeANNA HOMANDBERG (R)—some pro-life responses *RACHEL ROBERTS (D)—no response 46 BOB DEVORE (R)—ENDORSED 68 *JOSEPH FISCHER (R)—ENDORSED *ALAN GENTRY (D)—no response NANCY BARDGETT (D)—no response 69 *ADAM KOENIG (R)—ENDORSED 47 FELICIA RABOURN (R)—ENDORSED RYAN NEAVES (D)—no response JACK COUCH (D)—mostly pro-life responses BILL MITCHELL (L)—no response 48 KEN FLEMING (R)—ENDORSED 70 WILLIAM LAWRENCE (R)—ENDORSED *MARIA SOROLIS (D)—no response CRAIG MILLER (D)—mostly pro-life responses 71 JOSH BRAY (R)—ENDORSED 49 *THOMAS HUFF (R)—ENDORSED JONATHAN CACCIATORE (D)—no response 72 *MATT KOCH (R)—ENDORSED CHAD RUSHING (L)—no response TODD NEACE (D)—no response 50*CHAD MCCOY (R)—ENDORSED 73 RYAN DOTSON (R)—ENDORSED KORY MILLER (D)—no response KENNY BLAIR (D)—no response 51 *JOHN 'BAM' CARNEY (R)—ENDORSED 74 *DAVID HALE (R)-ENDORSED RICHARD STEELE (D)—no response JEFF SPRADLING (D)—no response 52 *KEN UPCHURCH (R)—ENDORSED 75 *KELLY FLOOD(D)—no response 53 *JAMES TIPTON (R)—ENDORSED 76 *RUTH ANN PALUMBO (D)—no response DUSTIN BURLEY (D)—no response 77 *GEORGE BROWN (D) 54 *DANIEL B. ELLIOTT (R)—ENDORSED 78 *MARK HART (R)—ENDORSED LYDIA COFFEY (D)—no response JAMES TOLLER (L)—no response 55 *KIM KING (R)—ENDORSED 79 *SUSAN WESTROM(D)—Strongly pro-abortion; JON LARSON (R)—questionnaire blank; hand-written letter 56 DANIEL A. FISTER (R)—ENDORSED LAMAR ALLEN (D)—no response 80 *DAVID MEADE (R)—ENDORSED 81 *DEANNA FRAZIER (R)—ENDORSED 57 GARY STRATTON (R)—RECOMMENDED MIKE EAVES (D)—no response *DERRICK W. GRAHAM(D)—no response 82 *REGINA HUFF (R)—RECOMMENDED 58 JENNIFER DECKER (R)—ENDORSED WILL BARNETT (D)—no response 83 JOSHUA BRANSCUM (R)—ENDORSED 59 *DAVID OSBORNE (R)—ENDORSED 84 *CHRIS FUGATE (R)—ENDORSED KENNETH HALL (D)—responded pro-life 60 *SAL SANTORO (R)—ENDORSED 85 SHANE BAKER (R)—ENDORSED 86 TOM SMITH (R)—responded pro-life; KREF records indicate 61 *SAVANNAH MADDOX (R)—ENDORSED past contributions to pro-abort politicians. 87 *ADAM BOWLING (R)—ENDORSED 62 *PHILLIP PRATT (R)—ENDORSED DAVID MAYO (D)—no response 88 AARON YATES (R)—ENDORSED *CHERLYNN STEVENSON (D)—no response 63 *KIM BANTA (R)—ENDORSED 89 *ROBERT GOFORTH (R)-responded pro-life ASHLEY WILLIAMS (D)—no response MIKE Van WINKLE (D)—no response 90 *DEREK LEWIS (R)—RECOMMENDED 64*KIMBERLY P. MOSER (R)—ENDORSED RALPH HOSKINS (D)—responded pro-life; KREF records LARRY VARNEY (D)—no response indicate past contributions to pro-abort politicians. PAID FOR BY KY RIGHT TO LIFE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE—SUSAN KENNEY, TREASURER 91 BILLY WESLEY (R)—ENDORSED JUDICIAL RACES PAULA CLEMONS-COMBS (D)—no response Note: As a result of our review, the judicial candidates on the following list are considered pro-life, and worthy of your support and vote. 92 *JOHN C. BLANTON (R)—ENDORSED ANCEL SMITH (D)—no response DISTRICT DIVISION SUPREME COURT ROBERT B. CONLEY 7 93 NORMA KIRK-McCORMICK (R)—ENDORSED ROD VARNEY (D)—no response ******** APPEALS COURT 94 *ANGIE HATTON (D)—no response JENNY HINES 1 1 ******** 95 *ASHLEY TACKETT LAFERTY (D)—no response WILLIAM REYNOLDS (R)—no response CIRCUIT JUDGE TERESA WHITAKER 28 1 96 PATRICK FLANNERY (R)—ENDORSED *KATHY HINKLE (D)—no response ******** 97 *BOBBY McCOOL (R)—ENDORSED WILL HURST (D)—no response 98 *DANNY R.
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    STATE POLITICAL COORDINATOR GUIDEBOOK State Political Coordinator Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3 SPC Duties and Expectations………………………………………………..……………………………………..…………….4 SPC Dos and Don’ts……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5 Fostering a Relationship with your Legislator…………………………………………………………………………….6 Calls For Action…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……7 How a Bill Becomes Law…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8 Glossary of Legislative Terms……………………………………………..……………………………………….…………..10 Resources and Contact Information………………………………………………………………………………………...13 Directory of State Senators……………………………………………….……………………………………………………..14 Directory of State Representatives…………………………………………………………………………………………..17 SPC Checklist……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………24 KENTUCKY REALTORS® 2 State Political Coordinator Manual INTRODUCTION State Political Coordinators (SPCs) play an important role in advancing the legislative priorities of Kentucky REALTORS® (KYR) members across the Commonwealth. KYR is the voice homeownership and real property rights and the SPCs are the loudspeaker that help amplify that message to every corner of the state. Each SPC is tasked with creating and cultivating a direct relationship with their State Representative or Senator. Through those relationships, SPCs educate their respective member on key issues and act as a consistent point of contact for any industry-related questions. Candidates for SPC should have interest in politics and legislation,
  • Walker Thomas 8Th District

    Walker Thomas 8Th District

    November, 2016 A Brief Guide to the New Members of the Kentucky General Assembly. Walker Thomas 8th District Representative Walker Thomas Republican, 8th District: (Christian, Trigg) Contact Information: (as of 11/10/16) Mailing Address: 2620 Cox Mill Road, Hopkinsville, KY 42240 Frankfort Address: N/A Phone: (270) 889-8091 E-mail: N/A Career: Owner, Roller Dome Fun Plex. Co-owner, KY Moving & Storage Education: Austin Peay State University Home Town: Hopkinsville (Christian County) Campaign Website: http://kywinswithwalker.com/ Biography: Walker Thomas has long been an active member of his community. He is the past chair of the Salvation Army, the Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee, and the Ft. Campbell Salute Week. Thomas has leadership experience as the past President of the Hopkinsville Rotary Club and past Assistant District Governor of Rotary International. Thomas was elected to and is a past member of the Hopkinsville City Council. Thomas is currently the chair of the City of Hopkinsville Community Development Services board, the city’s planning commission. He is focused on resolving the needs of Kentucky’s school systems and to reduce overcrowded classrooms. Thomas is eager to work with area farmers and help continue the success of the Hopkinsville ethanol plant. He will push for full funding of the necessary upgrades to re-designate the section of the Pennyrile Parkway spanning from I-69 to I-24 as an alternate interstate route to help attract more jobs to Christian and Trigg Counties. Finally, Walker Thomas is ready to make the needs of Ft. Campbell and area veterans a top priority in Frankfort.