Jim Gooch Jr.
Candidate for State Representative, 12th District
Background
- Occupation
- State representative; insurance agent
- Lives in
- Providence
State representative for District 12 (Crittenden, McLean, Union and Webster counties) since 1995; he chairs the House Natural Resources and Energy Committee. An insurance agent and former mayor of Providence.
Documented positions
Environment & parks
Sponsored law creating state permits for carbon dioxide storage.In office
HB 677 (2026) sets permit requirements for carbon dioxide facilities and sequestration wells. It became law without the governor's signature (Acts Ch. 152).
Report2026 Regular Session HB 677: AN ACT relating to energy production and byproduct management.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“require and specify the types of permits required before constructing or operating a carbon dioxide facility”
Sponsored law limiting air-quality enforcement to EPA-accepted data methods.In office
HB 137 (2025) became law without the governor's signature (Acts Ch. 79).
Report2025 Regular Session HB 137: AN ACT relating to air quality monitoring.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“a method or test that produces defensible, quality-assured data that is accepted by the EPA”
All sources (12)
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Crittenden County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Sample ballot, November 3, 2026 General Election (Crittenden County; published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Crittenden 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 (McLean County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Sample ballot, November 3, 2026 General Election (McLean County; published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · McLean 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
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Union County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Union County Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 2026 (published under KRS 424.290; certified by County Clerk Garrick Thompson)
Election filing · Union 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 (Webster County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Webster County Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 2026 (published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Webster County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Representative Jim Gooch Jr., member page, Kentucky General Assembly
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · legislature.ky.gov
- 2026 Regular Session HB 677: AN ACT relating to energy production and byproduct management.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
- 2025 Regular Session HB 137: AN ACT relating to air quality monitoring.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
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