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State Senator, 24th District

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on Kentucky laws and the state budget in the General Assembly.

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Joshua Baker

Democratic

Hospitality worker; Army veteran · Northern Kentucky

The gist

Proposes state-guaranteed primary health care at no cost.
Proposes legalizing and taxing recreational cannabis to fund care.
Supports unions as a protection for workers.
Proposes capping legislator pay unless teacher raises exceed it.
Opposes data center construction; supports permanent park protections.

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Proposes state-guaranteed primary health care at no cost.
Issues & Priorities — Joshua Baker for Kentucky State Senate - District 24
Campaign website · Joshua Baker for Kentucky State Senate Campaign Committee · baker4kysenate.squarespace.com
“All Kentuckians should have no-cost access to primary healthcare.”
Proposes legalizing and taxing recreational cannabis to fund care.
Issues & Priorities — Joshua Baker for Kentucky State Senate - District 24
Campaign website · Joshua Baker for Kentucky State Senate Campaign Committee · baker4kysenate.squarespace.com
“The estimated tax revenue from a recreational cannabis industry is well over $300 million!”
Supports unions as a protection for workers.
Issues & Priorities — Joshua Baker for Kentucky State Senate - District 24
Campaign website · Joshua Baker for Kentucky State Senate Campaign Committee · baker4kysenate.squarespace.com
“I believe that Unions are a core pillar of our society, a collective voice for workers balancing against corporate fiduciary responsibility.”
Proposes capping legislator pay unless teacher raises exceed it.
Issues & Priorities — Joshua Baker for Kentucky State Senate - District 24
Campaign website · Joshua Baker for Kentucky State Senate Campaign Committee · baker4kysenate.squarespace.com
“State Legislator compensation be capped and any further rate increases must be exceeded by a raise to the salaries of teachers”
Opposes data center construction; supports permanent park protections.
Joshua Baker for Kentucky State Senate - District 24
Campaign website · Joshua Baker for Kentucky State Senate Campaign Committee · baker4kysenate.squarespace.com
“fighting data center construction”
Issues & Priorities — Joshua Baker for Kentucky State Senate - District 24
Campaign website · Joshua Baker for Kentucky State Senate Campaign Committee · baker4kysenate.squarespace.com
“develop legislation that adds permanent protections and additional funding to our WMAs and Parks”

Shelley "Funke" Frommeyer

RepublicanIncumbent

State senator; certified financial planner · Alexandria

The gist

Sponsored resolution creating a Make America Healthy Again task force.
Sponsored bill licensing freestanding birthing centers.In office
Sponsored bill to bar SNAP purchases of candy and soda.In office
Sponsored resolution declaring Kentucky a Food is Medicine state.In office
Sponsored law requiring referral of suspected unemployment fraud.In office

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

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Sponsored resolution creating a Make America Healthy Again task force.
2025 Regular Session SCR 61: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“establish the Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force to integrate the principles of the Make America Healthy Again movement”
Kentucky legislature moves to implement Make America Healthy Again
News coverage · Kentucky Lantern · Feb 25, 2025 · kentuckylantern.com
“the goal is to enhance public health and prevent over medication”
Sponsored bill licensing freestanding birthing centers.
2025 Regular Session SB 17: AN ACT relating to freestanding birthing centers.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to establish licensure standards for freestanding birthing centers”
Sponsored bill to bar SNAP purchases of candy and soda.
2026 Regular Session SB 265: AN ACT relating to nourishment and choice in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“exclude accessory foods such as candy, soft drinks, and specialty coffee drinks from being purchased using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits”
Sponsored resolution declaring Kentucky a Food is Medicine state.
2026 Regular Session SJR 23: A JOINT RESOLUTION declaring Kentucky a Food is Medicine state
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“Declares Kentucky to be a Food is Medicine state; directs state agencies to advance Food is Medicine initiatives”
Sponsored law requiring referral of suspected unemployment fraud.
2025 Regular Session SB 162: AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“require the Education and Labor Cabinet to refer suspected unemployment insurance fraud cases to the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet”

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