Steve Bratcher
Candidate for State Representative, 25th District
Background
- Occupation
- State representative; college technical training director
- Lives in
- Elizabethtown
- Campaign website
- stevebratcher.com
State representative for District 25 (part of Hardin County) since 2023 and vice chair of the House Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee. Director of technical training at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College and a Kentucky Air National Guard member after four years of active Air Force duty.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Supports reassessing Hardin County homes at current market values.
He asked the Hardin County PVA to reassess property after the BlueOval battery plant's plans changed.
ReportBratcher asks Hardin County PVA to reassess property valuesNews coverage · The News-Enterprise · Sep 26, 2026 · thenewsenterprise.com
“homeowners should not continue paying property taxes based on inflated values that no longer accurately represent what their homes are worth”
Public safety
Sponsored law moving school emergency mapping to the 911 board.In office
HB 652 (2026). The governor vetoed it; the General Assembly overrode the veto (Acts Ch. 163).
Report2026 Regular Session HB 652: AN ACT relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“require the Kentucky 911 Services Board to administer the School Mapping Data Program”
Education
Sponsored bill barring colleges from forcing adults into dorms.In office
HB 766 (2026) was recommitted to committee at the end of the session.
Report2026 Regular Session HB 766: AN ACT relating to student housing.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“from requiring a student who is within 6 months of turning 18 years of age or older to reside in student housing”
Economy & jobs
Sponsored law joining interstate respiratory care and dietitian licensure compacts.In office
HB 36 (2026). Signed by the governor April 6, 2026 (Acts Ch. 33).
Report2026 Regular Session HB 36: AN ACT relating to interstate licensure compacts.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“enact and enter into the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Steve Bratcher on them.
- Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
All sources (9)
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Hardin County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- 2026 General Composite Sample Ballot, November 3, 2026 (published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Hardin County Clerk · hccoky.org
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Representative Steve Bratcher, member page, Kentucky General Assembly
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · legislature.ky.gov
- About - Steve Bratcher for the 25th District
Campaign website · Steve Bratcher for the 25th District · stevebratcher.com
- Bratcher asks Hardin County PVA to reassess property values
News coverage · The News-Enterprise · Sep 26, 2026 · thenewsenterprise.com
- 2026 Regular Session HB 652: AN ACT relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
- 2026 Regular Session HB 766: AN ACT relating to student housing.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
- 2026 Regular Session HB 36: AN ACT relating to interstate licensure compacts.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
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