State Senator, 14th District · Kentucky 2026 General Election

Ben Mudd

Republican

Pharmacist; executive director, Kentucky Pharmacists Association · Marion County

The gist

Supports expanding rural health care access with local control.
Opposes abortion, describing himself as unapologetically pro-life.
Supports protecting Second Amendment rights.
Supports lower taxes and less red tape for small businesses.
Supports public schools plus vocational training and career pathways.
Supports investing in rural roads and broadband.

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Supports expanding rural health care access with local control.
Issues | Vote Ben Mudd
Campaign website · Mudd for State Senate · votemudd.com
“He’ll fight to expand access to care and promote local control of healthcare decisions.”
Opposes abortion, describing himself as unapologetically pro-life.
Issues | Vote Ben Mudd
Campaign website · Mudd for State Senate · votemudd.com
“Ben is unapologetically pro-life and pro-family.”
Supports protecting Second Amendment rights.
Issues | Vote Ben Mudd
Campaign website · Mudd for State Senate · votemudd.com
“safeguard our constitutional rights — including the Second Amendment”
Supports lower taxes and less red tape for small businesses.
Issues | Vote Ben Mudd
Campaign website · Mudd for State Senate · votemudd.com
“Less red tape. Lower taxes. More freedom to grow.”
Supports public schools plus vocational training and career pathways.
Issues | Vote Ben Mudd
Campaign website · Mudd for State Senate · votemudd.com
“Ben supports strong public schools, vocational training, and real-world career pathways that prepare the next generation for success.”
Supports investing in rural roads and broadband.
Issues | Vote Ben Mudd
Campaign website · Mudd for State Senate · votemudd.com
“we need better roads, faster internet, and reliable infrastructure”

Carrie Gribbins Truitt

Democratic

Nonprofit professional; Marion County Board of Education chair · Marion County

The gist

Supports less emphasis on standardized testing, more trust in teachers.
Supports more affordable housing trust fund money and faster permitting.
Supports stronger insurance rules and health care price transparency.
Supports the right to organize and wages matching living costs.
Supports expanding child care assistance funding.
Supports helping family farms pass to the next generation.

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Supports less emphasis on standardized testing, more trust in teachers.
Trusting Educators, Investing in Results
Campaign website · Carrie Gribbins Truitt for State Senate · votetruittforsenate.com
“we've placed too much emphasis at the state level on standardized testing and not enough on trusting the educators who know our kids best”
Supports more affordable housing trust fund money and faster permitting.
Making the Dream of Home Ownership Real Again
Campaign website · Carrie Gribbins Truitt for State Senate · votetruittforsenate.com
“increasing investment in the Affordable Housing Trust Fund administered by the Kentucky Housing Corporation”
Supports stronger insurance rules and health care price transparency.
Putting Patients Before Paperwork
Campaign website · Carrie Gribbins Truitt for State Senate · votetruittforsenate.com
“Carrie will work to strengthen insurance regulations so coverage decisions reflect what's actually best for patients.”
Supports the right to organize and wages matching living costs.
On the Side of Labor
Campaign website · Carrie Gribbins Truitt for State Senate · votetruittforsenate.com
“protecting the right to organize and negotiate, supporting fair wages that keep pace with the cost of living”
Supports expanding child care assistance funding.
Real Support for Working Parents
Campaign website · Carrie Gribbins Truitt for State Senate · votetruittforsenate.com
“She will work to expand funding for childcare assistance programs so more families qualify for help”
Supports helping family farms pass to the next generation.
Supporting Kentucky's Farming Families
Campaign website · Carrie Gribbins Truitt for State Senate · votetruittforsenate.com
“policies that make it easier to pass land down to the next generation, expand access to agricultural loans and grants”