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State Representative, 65th 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 Aaron John Currin
Aaron John CurrinCampaign photo — Currin For KY

Aaron John Currin

Democratic

Trial attorney

The gist

  • Supports more transparency in state decision-making and spending.
  • Opposes outsized influence of insiders and developers in government.
  • Pledges to improve affordability, health care and public education.
  • Pledges to address transportation and infrastructure challenges.
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  1. Supports more transparency in state decision-making and spending.

    Currin For KY

    Campaign website · Currin For KY · currinforky.com

    “He will fight to increase transparency in state decision-making, shine a light on how taxpayer dollars are spent”
  2. Opposes outsized influence of insiders and developers in government.

    Currin For KY

    Campaign website · Currin For KY · currinforky.com

    “Government should work for the people who live here, not political insiders, special interests, or well-connected developers.”
  3. Pledges to improve affordability, health care and public education.

    Currin For KY

    Campaign website · Currin For KY · currinforky.com

    “Aaron will work to improve affordability, healthcare, and public education.”
  4. Pledges to address transportation and infrastructure challenges.

    Currin For KY

    Campaign website · Currin For KY · currinforky.com

    “Support responsible economic growth, address transportation and infrastructure challenges, and ensure government works for the people it serves.”
Photo of Stephanie A. Dietz
Stephanie A. DietzOfficial portrait — Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

Stephanie A. Dietz

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; family law attorney · Edgewood

The gist

  • Sponsored a Northern Kentucky seat on the Law Enforcement Council.
  • Supports parents' choice of public, private or home schools.
  • Supports tax reform to lower rates and boost jobs.
  • Sponsored app store age verification and parental consent for minors.In office
  • Sponsored electing Supreme Court justices statewide.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 a Northern Kentucky seat on the Law Enforcement Council.

    Committee to Elect Stephanie Dietz

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Stephanie Dietz · stephaniedietz.com

    “She sponsored HB 482, giving Northern Kentucky a long-overdue seat on the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council”
  2. Supports parents' choice of public, private or home schools.

    Committee to Elect Stephanie Dietz

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Stephanie Dietz · stephaniedietz.com

    “giving parents options in how their children are educated, whether through public, private, or home schools.”
  3. Supports tax reform to lower rates and boost jobs.

    Committee to Elect Stephanie Dietz

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Stephanie Dietz · stephaniedietz.com

    “Stephanie also supports tax reform to lower rates and boost local job growth”
  4. Sponsored app store age verification and parental consent for minors.

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

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

    House Bill 632 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to online protections for minors.

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

    “require app store providers to verify user ages, obtain parental consent for minor accounts”
  5. Sponsored electing Supreme Court justices statewide.

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

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

    House Bill 570 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to the election of Justices of the Supreme Court.

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

    “to establish that Justices of the Supreme Court shall be elected on a statewide basis”

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