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State Representative, 55th 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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Katrina A. SextonCampaign photo — Katrina Sexton for State Representative HD55

Katrina A. Sexton

Democratic

The gist

  • Supports adequately funding public schools.
  • Supports affordable, safe housing as a fundamental right.
  • Supports affordable health care access for all Kentuckians.
  • Supports strong regulation of hyperscale data centers.
  • Opposes excessive tax breaks for AI corporations.
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  1. Supports adequately funding public schools.

    Platform | Katrina Sexton for State Representative, 55th District

    Campaign website · Katrina Sexton for State Representative HD55 · katrina4ky.com

    “Protecting the public school system is a service for the common good of all people that should be funded adequately.”
  2. Supports affordable, safe housing as a fundamental right.

    Platform | Katrina Sexton for State Representative, 55th District

    Campaign website · Katrina Sexton for State Representative HD55 · katrina4ky.com

    “Affordable and safe housing is a fundamental right.”
  3. Supports affordable health care access for all Kentuckians.

    Platform | Katrina Sexton for State Representative, 55th District

    Campaign website · Katrina Sexton for State Representative HD55 · katrina4ky.com

    “Katrina Sexton advocates for policies that prioritize healthcare accessibility and affordability for all.”
  4. Supports strong regulation of hyperscale data centers.

    Platform | Katrina Sexton for State Representative, 55th District

    Campaign website · Katrina Sexton for State Representative HD55 · katrina4ky.com

    “including strong regulations on hyperscale data center developments and protecting KY's farmlands”
  5. Opposes excessive tax breaks for AI corporations.

    Platform | Katrina Sexton for State Representative, 55th District

    Campaign website · Katrina Sexton for State Representative HD55 · katrina4ky.com

    “Katrina believes massive tax initiatives and excessive tax breaks for multi-million-dollar AI corporations can lead to an overwhelming tax burden on the working class.”
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Kim KingOfficial portrait — Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

Kim King

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; small-business owner · Harrodsburg

The gist

  • Sponsored broadening appointments to local tourism commissions.In office
  • Sponsored letting small farm owners hunt their land license-free.In office
  • Sponsored designating June as Kentucky History Month.In office

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

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  1. Sponsored broadening appointments to local tourism commissions.

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

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

    House Bill 552 (2025 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to economic development.

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

    “appoint to the commission persons representing local restaurants, hotels, or motels residing within the city or county of the commission”
  2. Sponsored letting small farm owners hunt their land license-free.

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

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

    House Bill 217 (2024 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to hunting and fishing licenses and declaring an emergency.

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

    “remove the requirement that resident owners of farmlands must own five or more acres of land in order to be exempt”
  3. Sponsored designating June as Kentucky History Month.

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

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

    House Bill 313 (2025 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to dates of recognition.

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

    “to designate June of each year as "Kentucky History Month" in Kentucky”

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