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State Representative, 36th 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.

Photo of William "Woody" Zorn
William "Woody" ZornCampaign photo — Zorn for State Representative

William "Woody" Zorn

Democratic

Educator; speech and debate coach · Louisville

The gist

  • Opposes funneling tax money into for-profit charter schools.
  • Supports more school investment paired with accountability.
  • Supports safe, convenient and affordable housing for working taxpayers.
  • Supports addressing root causes of crime, not symptoms.
More about William
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  1. Opposes funneling tax money into for-profit charter schools.

    About Woody Zorn - Zorn for State Representative

    Campaign website · Zorn for State Representative · woody4ky.com

    “Instead of running up the white flag and funneling taxpayer money into for-profit charter schools, we need to invest in our public schools”
  2. Supports more school investment paired with accountability.

    About Woody Zorn - Zorn for State Representative

    Campaign website · Zorn for State Representative · woody4ky.com

    “Greater accountability should come with a more significant investment because the consequences of failure are unacceptable.”
  3. Supports safe, convenient and affordable housing for working taxpayers.

    About Woody Zorn - Zorn for State Representative

    Campaign website · Zorn for State Representative · woody4ky.com

    “It's unacceptable that hardworking taxpayers can't find safe, convenient, affordable housing.”
  4. Supports addressing root causes of crime, not symptoms.

    About Woody Zorn - Zorn for State Representative

    Campaign website · Zorn for State Representative · woody4ky.com

    “For years, the legislature has made a big show of addressing symptoms of crime, not the root causes of these problems.”
Photo of John F. Hodgson
John F. HodgsonOfficial portrait — Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

John F. Hodgson

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; retired UPS Airlines executive · Fisherville

The gist

  • Supports low taxes based on consumption, not production.
  • Supports significantly reducing government regulation.
  • Supports smaller, more local government.
  • Sponsored limits on license plate readers and their data.In office
  • Sponsored creating the misdemeanor crime of unlawful employment.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Supports low taxes based on consumption, not production.

    Hodgson for Kentucky: District 36 Eastern Jefferson Co.

    Campaign website · Hodgson for Kentucky · hodgson4ky.com

    “Taxation should be low, and based on consumption, not production.”
  2. Supports significantly reducing government regulation.

    Hodgson for Kentucky: District 36 Eastern Jefferson Co.

    Campaign website · Hodgson for Kentucky · hodgson4ky.com

    “Government regulation should be reduced significantly, and pro-business and pro-growth policies supported by the legislature.”
  3. Supports smaller, more local government.

    Hodgson for Kentucky: District 36 Eastern Jefferson Co.

    Campaign website · Hodgson for Kentucky · hodgson4ky.com

    “Government needs to be smaller and more local.”
  4. Sponsored limits on license plate readers and their data.

    Rep. John Hodgson: sponsored bills (an asterisk marks primary sponsorship), Kentucky General Assembly

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

    House Bill 58 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to privacy protection.

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

    “restrict use of automated license plate readers; establish limitations on use and sale of data captured by automated license plate readers”
  5. Sponsored creating the misdemeanor crime of unlawful employment.

    Rep. John Hodgson: sponsored bills (an asterisk marks primary sponsorship), Kentucky General Assembly

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

    House Bill 62 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to unlawful employment.

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

    “establish the crime of unlawful employment as a Class A misdemeanor”

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