State Representative, 64th District · Kentucky 2026 General Election

William Nick Whalen

Democratic

Electrician · Independence

The gist

Supports repealing Kentucky's right-to-work law.
Opposes school vouchers; wants public schools funded.
Supports amending, not repealing, certificate of need laws.
Supports greater investment in transportation infrastructure.

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Supports repealing Kentucky's right-to-work law.
William Whalen (candidate profile, Kentucky House District 64)
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“One of the key issue Whalen pointed to was reversing Kentucky's right-to-work status”
Opposes school vouchers; wants public schools funded.
William Whalen (candidate profile, Kentucky House District 64)
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“We need to make sure our public schools are funded.”
Supports amending, not repealing, certificate of need laws.
William Whalen (candidate profile, Kentucky House District 64)
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“He said he was in favor of amending but not completely revoking medical certificate of need laws.”
Supports greater investment in transportation infrastructure.
William Whalen (candidate profile, Kentucky House District 64)
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“Whalen said he was in favor of greater investments in transportation infrastructure.”

Kimberly Poore Moser

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; retired nurse · Taylor Mill

The gist

Supports focusing on economy and cost-of-living concerns.
Opposes efforts to ban or abolish contraception.
Supports ensuring mental health care for children who need it.
Sponsored exempting qualifying providers from insurer prior authorization.In office
Sponsored opting Kentucky into the federal school scholarship tax credit.In office

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

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Supports focusing on economy and cost-of-living concerns.
Northern Kentucky House GOP incumbents face tough primary challenges
News coverage · Louisville Public Media (Kentucky Public Radio) · May 14, 2026 · lpm.org
“People are struggling financially, and they're really paying attention to how the economy is affecting them right now”
Opposes efforts to ban or abolish contraception.
Northern Kentucky House GOP incumbents face tough primary challenges
News coverage · Louisville Public Media (Kentucky Public Radio) · May 14, 2026 · lpm.org
“wants to ban or abolish contraception, and that's where I draw the line.”
Supports ensuring mental health care for children who need it.
Northern Kentucky House GOP incumbents face tough primary challenges
News coverage · Louisville Public Media (Kentucky Public Radio) · May 14, 2026 · lpm.org
“We've got to make sure that children, especially, anyone with a mental health issue, is getting the care that they need”
Sponsored exempting qualifying providers from insurer prior authorization.
Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser: sponsored bills (an asterisk marks primary sponsorship), Kentucky General Assembly
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
House Bill 176 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to prior authorization.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“prohibit insurers of health benefit plans from requiring prior authorization for a health care service for which the provider has an exemption”
Sponsored opting Kentucky into the federal school scholarship tax credit.
Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser: sponsored bills (an asterisk marks primary sponsorship), Kentucky General Assembly
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
House Bill 1 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT implementing the federal education opportunity program in Kentucky.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“to elect for the Commonwealth to participate in the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarship federal tax credit”