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State Representative, 31st District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
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.

Candidates Compare by issue

Tim Hall

Democratic

Jeffersontown City Council member; janitorial company part owner · Jeffersontown

The gist

Supports lowering family costs and creating good-paying jobs.
Supports organized labor and apprenticeship pathways.
Supports funding public education and universal pre-K.
Supports funding first responders' training, staffing and equipment.
Supports stronger health care and job training for veterans.

More about Tim

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Supports lowering family costs and creating good-paying jobs.
Tim's Priorities — Tim Hall for Kentucky
Campaign website · Tim Hall for Kentucky · timhallforky.com
“I’ll fight for policies that lower costs for working families, strengthen our local economy, invest in infrastructure, and create pathways to good-paying jobs”
Supports organized labor and apprenticeship pathways.
Tim's Priorities — Tim Hall for Kentucky
Campaign website · Tim Hall for Kentucky · timhallforky.com
“I’ll be a strong partner for working people and organized labor in Frankfort”
Supports funding public education and universal pre-K.
Tim Hall for Kentucky
Campaign website · Tim Hall for Kentucky · timhallforky.com
“Funding Public Education and Universal Pre-K”
Supports funding first responders' training, staffing and equipment.
Tim's Priorities — Tim Hall for Kentucky
Campaign website · Tim Hall for Kentucky · timhallforky.com
“Training, staffing, and equipment for first responders”
Supports stronger health care and job training for veterans.
Tim's Priorities — Tim Hall for Kentucky
Campaign website · Tim Hall for Kentucky · timhallforky.com
“I’ll work to strengthen support for veterans”

Susan Tyler Witten

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; energy and lighting specialist · Jeffersontown

The gist

Supported lowering Kentucky's income tax.
Supports stronger penalties for violent criminals.
Supports market-driven solutions to housing costs.
Authored Ethan's Law making animal torture a felony.
Sponsored bill barring utility shutoffs in extreme temperatures.In office

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More about Susan

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Supported lowering Kentucky's income tax.
Susan Tyler Witten On The Issues
Campaign website · Susan Tyler Witten for State Representative · susantylerwitten.com
“she supported lowering Kentucky's income tax, promoted responsible budgeting”
Supports stronger penalties for violent criminals.
Susan Tyler Witten On The Issues
Campaign website · Susan Tyler Witten for State Representative · susantylerwitten.com
“Susan has supported stronger penalties for violent criminals”
Supports market-driven solutions to housing costs.
Susan Tyler Witten On The Issues
Campaign website · Susan Tyler Witten for State Representative · susantylerwitten.com
“develop practical, market-driven solutions that increase housing opportunities while preserving the character of our communities”
Authored Ethan's Law making animal torture a felony.
Susan Tyler Witten On The Issues
Campaign website · Susan Tyler Witten for State Representative · susantylerwitten.com
“Susan authored Ethan's Law, making the intentional torture of dogs and cats a felony in Kentucky.”
Sponsored bill barring utility shutoffs in extreme temperatures.
2026 Regular Session HB 377: AN ACT relating to utility disconnection protections.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“create winter and summer temperature standards for disconnection of service by retail electric and gas utilities”

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