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State Representative, 62nd 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.

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Randy Jackson Simpkins

Democratic

Emergency room physician assistant

The gist

Supports closing the Medicaid reimbursement gap for doctors.
Supports more autonomy for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Supports crisis response teams to help first responders de-escalate.
Supports funding public schools as the state promised.
Supports state regulation of AI chatbots to protect children.

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Supports closing the Medicaid reimbursement gap for doctors.
Jackson for Kentucky
Campaign website · Jackson Simpkins for Kentucky House of Representatives · jackson4kentucky.com
“This will result in fewer people being dropped by their Primary Care Physicians and more physicians will be able to afford to see Medicaid patients.”
Supports more autonomy for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Jackson for Kentucky
Campaign website · Jackson Simpkins for Kentucky House of Representatives · jackson4kentucky.com
“We need to pass legislation that will empower them and give them more flexibility with patients.”
Supports crisis response teams to help first responders de-escalate.
Jackson for Kentucky
Campaign website · Jackson Simpkins for Kentucky House of Representatives · jackson4kentucky.com
“These teams with specialized training in social services and mental health can help diffuse and deescalate dangerous situations our first responders encounter.”
Supports funding public schools as the state promised.
Jackson for Kentucky
Campaign website · Jackson Simpkins for Kentucky House of Representatives · jackson4kentucky.com
“We haven't lived up to the promise that we made to fund our public schools.”
Supports state regulation of AI chatbots to protect children.
Jackson for Kentucky
Campaign website · Jackson Simpkins for Kentucky House of Representatives · jackson4kentucky.com
“We need to pass a bill to regulate AI so that online chatbots and billionaire tech companies have accountability and responsibility.”

Tony Hampton

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; retired Scott County sheriff · Georgetown

The gist

Sponsored sharing criminal records for federal suitability background checks.In office
Sponsored requiring police certification for alcohol regulators' arrests.In office
Co-sponsored income limits for Work Ready Kentucky scholarships.In office

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

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Sponsored sharing criminal records for federal suitability background checks.
Rep. Tony Hampton: sponsored bills (an asterisk marks primary sponsorship), Kentucky General Assembly
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
House Bill 448 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to background checks.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“require criminal justice agencies to provide criminal history records information to requesting agencies when they are conducting a basic suitability or fitness assessment”
Sponsored requiring police certification for alcohol regulators' arrests.
Rep. Tony Hampton: sponsored bills (an asterisk marks primary sponsorship), Kentucky General Assembly
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
House Bill 437 (2025 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“a state administrator shall not have the power to make arrests unless he or she is certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404”
Co-sponsored income limits for Work Ready Kentucky scholarships.
Rep. Tony Hampton: sponsored bills (an asterisk marks primary sponsorship), Kentucky General Assembly
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
House Bill 529 (2025 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“limit eligibility for the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program to a workforce student with an adjusted gross income of less than 250%”

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