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State Representative, 49th District

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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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Thomas HuffOfficial portrait — Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

Thomas Huff

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; used car and auto parts business owner · Shepherdsville

The gist

  • Sponsored excluding cosmetic repairs from salvage title calculations.In office
  • Sponsored legalizing licensed casino gaming and fantasy contests.In office
  • Sponsored freezing assessed home values for homeowners 65 and older.In office

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

More about Thomas
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  1. Sponsored excluding cosmetic repairs from salvage title calculations.

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

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

    House Bill 144 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to motor vehicle titles.

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

    “to exclude the cost of parts and labor to make cosmetic repairs to a motor vehicle from the cost of repair calculation”
  2. Sponsored legalizing licensed casino gaming and fantasy contests.

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

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

    House Bill 33 (2025 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to gaming activities.

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

    “to allow the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation (corporation) to license and regulate casino gaming and fantasy contests”
  3. Sponsored freezing assessed home values for homeowners 65 and older.

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

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

    House Bill 112 (2024 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to the valuation of real property for tax purposes.

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

    “be assessed at a value that is equal to or less than the value of the property in the year the owner turns 65”

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