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State Representative, 81st 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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Anthony Looney

Democratic

Nurse practitioner

The gist

  • Opposes HB 2's Medicaid changes affecting disability waivers
  • Pledges to protect ratepayers and resources from data centers
  • Supports ending Flock license-plate camera programs in Kentucky
  • Supports raising the minimum wage
  • Opposes making abortion illegal
  • Supports a living wage for teachers and quality public schools
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  1. Opposes HB 2's Medicaid changes affecting disability waivers

    Policy Points — Looney for Kentucky

    Campaign website · Looney for Kentucky · looneyforky81.com

    “my opponent Deanna Gordon voted in favor of HB 2, the bill that would land this great blow to the families already struggling”

  2. Pledges to protect ratepayers and resources from data centers

    Policy Points — Looney for Kentucky

    Campaign website · Looney for Kentucky · looneyforky81.com

    “I will fight to protect Kentuckys' natural resources, its beauty, and of course, your pocketbook from data centers.”

  3. Supports ending Flock license-plate camera programs in Kentucky

    Policy Points — Looney for Kentucky

    Campaign website · Looney for Kentucky · looneyforky81.com

    “Make me your Representative and I'll make sure Kentucky follows suit. … this technology enables the routine collection of location data on millions of drivers who are not suspected of any wrongdoing”

  4. Supports raising the minimum wage

    The Looney for Kentucky Values & Stances

    Campaign website · Looney for Kentucky · looneyforky81.com

    “I believe it's past time to raise the minimum wage.”

  5. Opposes making abortion illegal

    The Looney for Kentucky Values & Stances

    Campaign website · Looney for Kentucky · looneyforky81.com

    “making abortion illegal is an overreach of government power”

  6. Supports a living wage for teachers and quality public schools

    Looney for Kentucky

    Campaign website · Looney for Kentucky · looneyforky81.com

    “our teachers should earn a living wage working one job”
Photo of Deanna Frazier Gordon
Deanna Frazier GordonOfficial portrait — Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

Deanna Frazier Gordon

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; audiologist · Richmond

The gist

  • Sponsored bill adding assisted living to a Medicaid home-care waiverIn office
  • Sponsored bill treating Kentucky natives as residents for tuitionIn office
  • Sponsored bill requiring coverage of colorectal cancer screening testsIn office
  • Sponsored bill creating a state Roth IRA for small-business workersIn office
  • Sponsored bill ending inheritance tax for Class B heirsIn office

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

More about Deanna
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  1. Sponsored bill adding assisted living to a Medicaid home-care waiver

    HB 488 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to the Medicaid home and community based waiver program.

    Government record · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission) · apps.legislature.ky.gov

    “amend the 1915(c) HCB waiver program to include coverage for assisted living services”

  2. Sponsored bill treating Kentucky natives as residents for tuition

    HB 240 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to residency as defined by the Council on Postsecondary Education.

    Government record · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission) · apps.legislature.ky.gov

    “consider individuals born in Kentucky as Kentucky residents when determining residency for tuition and admission purposes”

  3. Sponsored bill requiring coverage of colorectal cancer screening tests

    HB 822 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to coverage for colorectal cancer examinations and laboratory tests and declaring an emergency.

    Government record · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission) · apps.legislature.ky.gov

    “require health benefit plans to provide coverage for colorectal cancer examinations and laboratory tests”

  4. Sponsored bill creating a state Roth IRA for small-business workers

    HB 597 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to retirement income savings plans for private sector employees.

    Government record · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission) · apps.legislature.ky.gov

    “establish the Commonwealth Retirement Savings Plan as a voluntary payroll-deduction Roth IRA savings program for employees of private employers with fewer than 50 employees”

  5. Sponsored bill ending inheritance tax for Class B heirs

    HB 46 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to inheritance tax exemptions.

    Government record · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission) · apps.legislature.ky.gov

    “exempt Class B beneficiaries from inheritance taxation when receiving property from a decedent who died on or after January 1, 2027”

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