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State Representative, 89th 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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Timmy TruettOfficial portrait — Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

Timmy Truett

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; school principal · McKee

The gist

  • Sponsored law creating alternate and modified high school diplomasIn office
  • Sponsored law letting districts build local school accountability systemsIn office
  • Sponsored bill letting teachers remove disruptive students from classIn office

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

More about Timmy
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  1. Sponsored law creating alternate and modified high school diplomas

    HB 562 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to alternative high school diplomas.

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

    “promulgate administrative regulations for an alternate high school diploma and a modified high school diploma”
  2. Sponsored law letting districts build local school accountability systems

    HB 257 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to the education assessment and accountability system.

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

    “permit local school districts to develop and implement a local accountability system”
  3. Sponsored bill letting teachers remove disruptive students from class

    HB 882 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to discipline of students.

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

    “permit a teacher to remove from the classroom a student that violates a school behavior policy and is disruptive to the classroom environment”

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