John Blanton
RepublicanIncumbent
State representative; retired Kentucky State Police major · Salyersville
The gist
- Sponsored law easing pension-spiking rules for approved pay raisesIn office
- Sponsored law creating a chip-seal pilot for gravel county roadsIn office
- Sponsored bill raising health subsidies for state and police retireesIn office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Sponsored law easing pension-spiking rules for approved pay raises
HB 220 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to pension spiking in the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority.Government record · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission) · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“retroactively exempt pension spiking adjustments that were due to increases in rates of pay authorized or funded by the legislative or administrative body”
Sponsored law creating a chip-seal pilot for gravel county roads
HB 622 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to roads and declaring an emergency.Government record · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission) · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“evaluate the efficacy of chip seal pavement and RAP on gravel county roads”
Sponsored bill raising health subsidies for state and police retirees
HB 219 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to retiree health provisions of the Kentucky Retirement Systems.Government record · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission) · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“increase the nonhazardous and hazardous duty under age 65 retiree health subsidy to $40 and $50 per month for each year of service”