Who will represent your values?
Kentucky House District 13 Race
The information below was compiled by voting records and a candidate questionnaire distributed by the Commonwealth Policy Center,
a nonprofit, nonpartisan Kentucky organization.
Jim Glenn
(D-Owensboro)
DJ Johnson
(R-Owensboro)
A VOTE FOR DJ JOHNSON IS A CONSISTENT VOTE FOR FISCAL
RESPONSIBILITY, PRO-LIFE AND PRO-FAMILY VALUES.
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*This Legislation would require educators to incorporate LGBT curriculum in sex education classes as early as Kindergarten.
1 Rep. Glenn is on record voting against six pro-life bills while a member of the House Health and Welfare Committee. He has consistently voted against or refused to vote on pro-life legislation since 2011. Source: 2012-2016, 2019-2020 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (KY LRC).
2 Rep. Glenn voted against an override of Governor Steve Beshear’s veto of HB 279 (03-26-13) that protects religious free-doms. Source: KY LRC.
3 Co-Sponsored HB 17 (2019) which would have repealed the Public Charter School Laws of 2017. Source: KY LRC.
4 Voted for HB 416 (2013) and sponsored HB 137 (2020) which would have expanded gambling and allowed for sports betting respectively. Source: KY LRC.
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