Who will represent your values?
Kentucky House District 58 Race
The information below was compiled by voting records and a candidate questionnaire distributed by the Commonwealth Policy Center,
a nonprofit, nonpartisan Kentucky organization.
Will Barnett
(D-Shelbyville)
Jennifer Decker
(R-Waddy)
A VOTE FOR JENNIFER DECKER 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 Barnett was supportive of the Shelbyville Fairness Ordinance which would have elevated sexual orientation and gender identity to civil rights status. Source: Will Barnett Twitter (August 3, 2018).
2 Barnett publically criticized the Kentucky Republicans for being supportive of school choice. Source: Will Barnett Twitter (March 3, 2019).
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More here: https://commonwealthpolicycenter.org/authentic-is-word-of-the-year/
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More here: http://commonwealthpolicycenter.org/kentuckys-ban-on-transgender-medical-care-for-minors-headed-to-u-s-supreme-court/
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