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State Representative, 11th District

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Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Kentucky laws and the state budget in the Kentucky House of Representatives.

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Janelle Rowena Glass

Democratic

Henderson

The gist

  • Supports dedicated state-funded raises for teachers.
  • Supports ratepayer protections on power and water bills.
  • Opposes capping state workplace safety rules at federal minimums.
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  1. Supports dedicated state-funded raises for teachers.

    Janelle Rowena Glass Henderson KY District 11 (campaign Facebook page)

    Candidate social media · Committee to Elect Janelle Glass · facebook.com

    “Our educators deserve dedicated investment, not political excuses.”

  2. Supports ratepayer protections on power and water bills.

    Janelle Rowena Glass Henderson KY District 11 (campaign Facebook page)

    Candidate social media · Committee to Elect Janelle Glass · facebook.com

    “working families are the ones left paying higher rates for power and water infrastructure”

  3. Opposes capping state workplace safety rules at federal minimums.

    Janelle Rowena Glass Henderson KY District 11 (campaign Facebook page)

    Candidate social media · Committee to Elect Janelle Glass · facebook.com

    “prohibited Kentucky’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board from enforcing any workplace safety rules stricter than federal bare minimums”
Photo of J. T. Payne
J. T. PayneKentucky Legislative Research Commission

J. T. Payne

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; high school assistant principal · Henderson

The gist

  • Supports limiting standardized testing and school over-regulation.
  • Supports finishing I-69 as his top infrastructure priority.
  • Supports more coal and natural gas energy production.
  • Supports barring foreign adversaries from buying Kentucky farmland.
  • Sponsored law letting districts build local accountability systems.In office

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  1. Supports limiting standardized testing and school over-regulation.

    J.T. Payne for State Representative

    Campaign website · J.T. Payne for State Representative · jtforkentucky.com

    “He also understands the importance of limiting the weight of standardized testing and thinks the government should not over-regulate schools and teachers.”

  2. Supports finishing I-69 as his top infrastructure priority.

    J.T. Payne for State Representative

    Campaign website · J.T. Payne for State Representative · jtforkentucky.com

    “The I69 project remains his top infrastructure priority while serving district 11.”

  3. Supports more coal and natural gas energy production.

    J.T. Payne for State Representative

    Campaign website · J.T. Payne for State Representative · jtforkentucky.com

    “J.T. has been a strong supporter of the coal and natural gas industry”

  4. Supports barring foreign adversaries from buying Kentucky farmland.

    J.T. Payne for State Representative

    Campaign website · J.T. Payne for State Representative · jtforkentucky.com

    “This includes preventing foreign enemies from buying land in Kentucky.”

  5. Sponsored law letting districts build local accountability systems.

    2026 Regular Session HB 257: AN ACT relating to the education assessment and accountability system.

    Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov

    “permit local school districts to develop and implement a local accountability system”

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