Who will represent your values?
Kentucky Attorney General’s Race
The information below was compiled by official actions, candidate websites, and a candidate questionnaire distributed by the Commonwealth Policy Center, a nonprofit, nonpartisan Kentucky organization.
Pam Stevenson (D)
Russell Coleman (R)
1 “In the case of protecting access to abortion, I will seek out and implement national best practices that are working for women in other states across the country.” Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Survey.
2 Voted against HB 43 (2022), which allows houses of worship to remain open during states of emergency (i.e. COVID). Voted against HB 547 (2023), which “a school district from punishing an employee for engaging in private religious expression otherwise protected by the First Amendment.” Co-Sponsored HB 12 (2022), which would ban so-called “conversion therapy” and infringe upon religious liberty.
3 Stevenson voted against HB 9 (2022), which provided funding for charter schools. She also failed to vote for HB 563 (2021), which created a tax credit for education opportunity accounts.
4 Stevenson voted against SB 150 (2023), which protects Kentucky school kids from controversial LGBT indoctrination in K-12 public school classrooms, makes clear that bathroom and locker room policy corresponds to biological sex, and prohibits gender transitions of minors.
More from the Commonwealth Policy Center
From the Blog
Christian Youth Turn to Internet for Spiritual Truth
Most American youth are curious about spirituality, and they’re looking to technology to help answer their questions. A spiritual growth app called Seek, and the AI behind it, can give users daily spiritual lessons or counsel them through difficult situations. One...
Kids in Kentucky Foster Care Sleeping in Offices
State Auditor Allison Ball announced that she has received “numerous” complaints about foster children sleeping in state office buildings without proper supervision, and she announced that she will investigate. Estimates suggest that about 300 children (usually older...
States Divided on Constitutional Right to Abortion
Ballot measures in nine states proposed a new right to abortion in their state constitutions. While three states rejected these measures, the other six passed them. These measures are possible because of the 2022 Dobbs decision which repealed Roe v. Wade and sent the...
The Commonwealth Minute
Was defeat of Amendment 2 good for KY? Big education hasn’t delivered when it comes to the success of students, as we are near the bottom in education performance in K-12. Joining us to talk about big education is Howard Husock, a senior fellow at @AEI.