D. Wade Williams
Candidate for State Representative, 4th District
Background
- Occupation
- State representative
- Lives in
- Earlington
State representative for District 4 (Hopkins County) since 2023; he chairs the House budget review subcommittee on health and family services. His legislative biography lists work in economic development and health care administration, service as Madisonville's chief of police and more than 15 years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve.
Documented positions
Roads & infrastructure
Sponsored law on utilities recovering power plant decommissioning costs.In office
HB 398 (2026) became law without the governor's signature (Acts Ch. 95).
Report2026 Regular Session HB 398: AN ACT relating to decommissioning costs for electric generating units.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“the recovery of any electric generating unit's decommissioning, removal and salvage costs, and depreciation expenses through rates”
Government & transparency
Sponsored law limiting state agencies' regulation-writing authority.In office
HB 6 (2025) also redefines "major economic impact." The governor vetoed it; the General Assembly overrode the veto (Acts Ch. 101).
Report2025 Regular Session HB 6: AN ACT relating to administrative regulations and declaring an emergency.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“establish limitations on the authority of an administrative body to promulgate administrative regulations”
All sources (6)
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Hopkins County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Hopkins County Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 2026 (published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Hopkins County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Representative Wade Williams, member page, Kentucky General Assembly
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · legislature.ky.gov
- 2025 Regular Session HB 6: AN ACT relating to administrative regulations and declaring an emergency.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
- 2026 Regular Session HB 398: AN ACT relating to decommissioning costs for electric generating units.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
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