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State Representative, 85th 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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R. Shane BakerOfficial portrait — Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

R. Shane Baker

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; insurance agent · Somerset

The gist

  • Sponsored bill requiring Success Sequence lessons in public schoolsIn office
  • Sponsored amendment requiring officeholders to be natural-born citizensIn office
  • Sponsored bill requiring family impact statements for every billIn office

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

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  1. Sponsored bill requiring Success Sequence lessons in public schools

    HB 52 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to school curriculum.

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

    “require all students to receive instruction on the Success Sequence during grades 7 and 10 beginning with the 2027-2028 school year”
  2. Sponsored amendment requiring officeholders to be natural-born citizens

    HB 259 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT proposing an amendment to Sections 32, 72, 91, 100, and 122 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to citizenship requirements of state and local elected officials.

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

    “to be a natural born citizen of the United States and a national of only the United States in order to hold each respective office”
  3. Sponsored bill requiring family impact statements for every bill

    HB 51 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to family impact statements.

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

    “require the Legislative Research Commission to prepare a family impact statement for every bill or resolution introduced”

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