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State Representative, 98th 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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Aaron ThompsonOfficial portrait — Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

Aaron Thompson

RepublicanIncumbent

Russell

The gist

  • Sponsored law allowing faculty layoffs for financial reasonsIn office
  • Sponsored bill creating county tiers for business incentivesIn office
  • Sponsored bill requiring cameras in special education classroomsIn office

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

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  1. Sponsored law allowing faculty layoffs for financial reasons

    HB 490 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to employment at public postsecondary education institutions and declaring an emergency.

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

    “allow for the removal of faculty members at public postsecondary education institutions for bona fide financial reasons”
  2. Sponsored bill creating county tiers for business incentives

    HB 708 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to economic development.

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

    “establish a tiered county system for eligible companies to receive incentives under the Kentucky Business Investment Program”
  3. Sponsored bill requiring cameras in special education classrooms

    HB 791 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to special education classrooms.

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

    “require a school district to install and maintain a video and audio surveillance system in every self-contained special education classroom”

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