James Allen Tipton
Candidate for State Representative, 53rd District
Background
- Occupation
- State representative; farmer and realtor
- Lives in
- Taylorsville
State representative for District 53 (Anderson and Spencer counties) since 2015; a farmer and realtor with agriculture and vocational education degrees from the University of Kentucky. Chairs the House Postsecondary Education Committee.
Photo: Official portrait — Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Sponsored raising the homestead exemption to $100,000.In office
First-listed sponsor of House Bill 100 (2026), a proposed amendment to Section 170 of the Kentucky Constitution. Its last recorded action was referral to the House Elections, Constitutional Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee (Jan. 14, 2026).
ReportRep. James Tipton: sponsored bills (an asterisk marks primary sponsorship), Kentucky General AssemblyGovernment record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
House Bill 100 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“to increase the homestead exemption to $100,000; require the homestead exemption amount to be indexed every year”
Education
Sponsored banning three-cueing methods in school reading instruction.In office
First-listed sponsor of House Bill 253 (2026), which also bars districts from using curricula that employ three-cueing; signed into law April 10, 2026 (Acts Ch. 74).
ReportRep. James Tipton: sponsored bills (an asterisk marks primary sponsorship), Kentucky General AssemblyGovernment record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
House Bill 253 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish an approved list of reading curriculum and interventions that do not use a three-cueing system”
Courts & justice
Sponsored abolishing Kentucky's death penalty.In office
First-listed sponsor of House Bill 588 (2026). Its last recorded action was referral to the House Judiciary Committee (Feb. 13, 2026).
ReportRep. James Tipton: sponsored bills (an asterisk marks primary sponsorship), Kentucky General AssemblyGovernment record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
House Bill 588 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole for inmates presently sentenced to death”
All sources (10)
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Anderson County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Sample ballot, November 3, 2026 General Election (Anderson County; published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Anderson 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 (Spencer County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Spencer County Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 2026 (published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Spencer 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 James Tipton, member profile (House District 53), Kentucky General Assembly
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · legislature.ky.gov
- Rep. James Tipton: sponsored bills (an asterisk marks primary sponsorship), Kentucky General Assembly
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
- House Bill 253 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
- House Bill 588 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
- House Bill 100 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
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