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State Senator, 6th District

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Election
Nov 3, 2026

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

Christian Furman

Democratic

Physician; Prospect City Council member · Oldham County

The gist

  • Supports lowering living costs for working families.
  • Supports health care for kids, parents and seniors.
  • Supports effective public safety solutions that protect families.
  • Supports strong public schools and qualified educators.
  • Pledges to protect Kentucky's outdoors and farmland.
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  1. Supports lowering living costs for working families.

    Christian Furman for Kentucky State Senate

    Campaign website · Christian Furman for Kentucky State Senate · christianforky.com

    “shouldn't have to choose between keeping the lights on and putting food on the table”
  2. Supports health care for kids, parents and seniors.

    Christian Furman for Kentucky State Senate

    Campaign website · Christian Furman for Kentucky State Senate · christianforky.com

    “putting families first starts with healthy kids, parents, and seniors”
  3. Supports effective public safety solutions that protect families.

    Christian Furman for Kentucky State Senate

    Campaign website · Christian Furman for Kentucky State Senate · christianforky.com

    “delivering effective public safety solutions that protect families and respect our values”
  4. Supports strong public schools and qualified educators.

    Christian Furman for Kentucky State Senate

    Campaign website · Christian Furman for Kentucky State Senate · christianforky.com

    “Our students, parents, and families deserve strong public schools, caring and qualified educators, and safe classrooms.”
  5. Pledges to protect Kentucky's outdoors and farmland.

    Christian Furman for Kentucky State Senate

    Campaign website · Christian Furman for Kentucky State Senate · christianforky.com

    “will work to protect what makes our Commonwealth beautiful for future generations”
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Lindsey TichenorKentucky Legislative Research Commission

Lindsey Tichenor

RepublicanIncumbent

State senator; Realtor · Smithfield

The gist

  • Proposes limiting elementary digital instruction to 45 minutes daily.
  • Supports school choice and parents' primacy in education.
  • Pledges to address the property tax burden on homeowners.
  • Sponsored law requiring traceable school-student electronic communication.In office
  • Sponsored bill requiring decommissioning plans for farmland data centers.In office

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

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  1. Proposes limiting elementary digital instruction to 45 minutes daily.

    Tichenor for Kentucky | Kentucky State Senator Lindsey Tichenor

    Campaign website · Tichenor for State Senate · tichenorforkentucky.com

    “working towards reducing screen time instruction in the classroom”
    2026 Regular Session SB 318: AN ACT relating to digital instruction.

    Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov

    “restrict digital instruction time for students in kindergarten to grade 5 to 45 minutes per student per day”
  2. Supports school choice and parents' primacy in education.

    Tichenor for Kentucky | Kentucky State Senator Lindsey Tichenor

    Campaign website · Tichenor for State Senate · tichenorforkentucky.com

    “Also a vocal advocate for school choice, Lindsey believes parents should be respected as the primary guide in their children's education”
  3. Pledges to address the property tax burden on homeowners.

    Tichenor for Kentucky | Kentucky State Senator Lindsey Tichenor

    Campaign website · Tichenor for State Senate · tichenorforkentucky.com

    “Addressing the heavy tax burden on KY property owners is another significant task ahead.”
  4. Sponsored law requiring traceable school-student electronic communication.

    2025 Regular Session SB 181: AN ACT relating to children.

    Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov

    “directs each local board of education to designate one or more programs or applications as a traceable communication system”
  5. Sponsored bill requiring decommissioning plans for farmland data centers.

    2026 Regular Session SB 319: AN ACT relating to data centers.

    Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov

    “require a data center owner to file a decommissioning plan with the Energy and Environment Cabinet prior to operating the data center”

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