Getting Results for a Better Tomorrow

Economy

Reinvesting back into Louisville and its fair share –

Two years ago, I announced with my colleagues that we secured an investment of nearly $1.2 Billion for Louisville and Oldham. This past May we passed a budget that continues our commitment to Louisville and secured more than $1 Billion that includes over $700 million for transportation and infrastructure improvements, $120 in economic development and revitalization efforts, $163 million to support education and workforce training, nearly $38 for health and human services orgranization and about $31 million for arts, culture and tourism.

This is what it means when you have a voice at table.

Putting more money into your pocket

In driving the personal state income down to 0%, we have saved you so far $1,250 per year based on an average of $50,000 wage. These savings reflect a 40% personal income tax rate drop since we started so that you can save, invest or spend your money as you see fit. That really helps in these inflationary times.

As a small business owner, Ken understood that restructuring the business tax structure such as taxes on LLETs and pass-through entities allows businesses to reinvest in hiring employees or buying equipment.

For years Jefferson and Oldham Counties have been assessed an extra gas tax for reformulated gas and as of May 27, 2026, this extra 20 to 30 cents per gallon will be eliminated due to the efforts by Ken, amounting to a yearly savings of up to $200. 

Kentucky’s financial structure and outlook are strong by shifting the Commonwealth’s tax structure from an income base to a consumption tax base while not increasing the sales tax and putting limits on the administration’s spending. This has resulted in one of the nation’s strongest financially sound state government with around $3.5 billion in a rainy day fund.

The results from changing our tax structure and controlling spending have provided investments in Jefferson and Oldham of nearly $2.2 billion over the past three years. Workforce is vital to our economy and through his leadership, Ken will continue to invest in heatlhcare, education and businesses. 

In looking forward, Ken will push to put more money in your pocket, strengthen workforce initiatives, and support businesses through policies so that they can attract and retain employees to help build a better community.

• Continue to phase out state personal income tax for families
• Support adult education programs that will provide a stronger workforce pipeline for businesses
• Help reduce re-employment constraints by strengthening better childcare workplace environments, including expectant mothers and parents of newborns, and eldercare policies for families to return to work
• Support business-friendly policies to increase workforce participation and reduce regulations to allow greater business growth and expansion
• Fight state and federal overreach and inflationary spending

Greater Louisville Inc Statesman

Crime & Public Safety

Ken has taken a tough stand on protecting our children and continuing to crack down on crime. Building on 2024 Safer Kentucky Act (HB 5)  which Ken co-sponsored, he :

• supported stronger human trafficking laws (HB 320);
• supported the classification of intentional ownership to convert handguns to machine guns as a Class C felony (HB 299);
• sponsored to restrict social media access from addictive features that harms our children (HB 227); 
• sponsored training animal control officers to spot child and spouse abuse (HB 246);
• sponsored Keegan’s Law that cracks down on boating under the influence (HB 168); and
• helped protect privacy rights by restricting companies to capture data while you are watching TV (HB 792).

Ken is an experienced leader who knows the community and will continue to support LMPD and Oldham County police. He will continue to prioritize your safety through:

• Fighting crime by working in a collaborative, cooperative way with local government, fully funding police, enforcing stronger policies and supporting programs to deter crimes
• Continuing  to strengthen school safety in the classroom and on the bus
• Strengthening juvenile justice programs  
• Funding stronger wrap around treatment programs for addicts to get them off the streets

Education

Every child should have access to the best education in a safe environment. Ken is keenly aware of the challenges JCPS and OCPS face and these are  a few of the policies he supported to mitigate these challenges: 

HB 500 –  supported the increase to record levels in SEEK (including full day kindergarten), fully funded transportation costs, and fully funded actuarial and statutory requirements for teacher retirement contributions and healthcare cost;  

HB 1 – sponsored the state to op-in to a federal program for individuals to take a federal income tax deduction by contributing to scholarship accounts for Kentucky students in public and private schools that includes items such as books, tutoring, tuition, and supplies;

HB 562 – supported the expansion of students with disabilities to obtain an alternative high school diploma;

SB 1 – worked with the Senate to address the governance of Jefferson County Public Schools;

SB 4 – leveraging off of 2022 HCR 81, Ken was instrumental in reshaping Jefferson County Public School Board to hold them more financially and acadamically accountable for thier actions;

SB 101 – supported putting more emphasis on supporting teachers’ pay and protecting them from violence;   

As we move forward, a pillar of a successful community and state is to have a strong education system that puts our children on a solid foundation. We need to continue our focus in the classrooms to attract more teacher talent, protect our children so they have the opportunity to learn, and ease financial restraints for schools to flourish. 

In addition, I will continue to reshape Jefferson County Public School (JCPS) Board to ensure a strong financial competency among its board members.

• Provide parents the choice for the best educational opportunities for their children
• Push to strengthen financial experience and knowledge is ingrained in the JCPS Board
• Continue to increase K-12 SEEK funding and support teachers with higher pay and by relieving constraints that burden them with paying for resources out of their pocket
• Assist students who need mental health support 
• Provide a safer learning environment 
• Support education workforce programs by training more people to become teachers

Kentucky Students Rights Coalition Advocate

Healthcare

From cracking down on sexual harassment in the workplace and increasing funding for violence against women to helping reduce healthcare costs, Ken’s healthcare experience in the mental health field has fueled his commitment to provide affordability and accessible healthcare. 

Ken was a led on HB 2 – Medicaid Reform Act which tackled a runaway expense that doubled in about five (5) years to over $21 billion. He worked with over 10 statewide organizations that included healthcare providers, insurance companies, individuals, childcare businesses, and human services not-for-profits. He helped exposed the lack of program integrity and over $800 million in fraud. Some of the issues include:

• strengthen elibility requirements to ensure those that need healthcare service qualify for it;
• secured $5 million to support those that are rolling off of the expansion portion of Medicaid receive job related assistance ;
• established a new model for delivering dental services with better reimbursement rates and improving the workforce;
• created a transparent comprehensive dashboard to benchmark, track and measure healthcare outcomes to help reshape funding and policy decisions;
• enhanced better protections for healthcare providers to recoup cost from managed care organizations so that they intensify their focus on delivering services

He recognized the shortage of healthcare providers and passed HB 200 which is now a national model being considered by the US Congress. Ken’s vision has lead to an increase of 32% in enrollment from low-income households seeking a healthcare position and an increase of 31% in enrollment who family members are first generation undergraduates. 

Over the years as a State Representative, Ken has leveraged his background to provide more support for mental health services to children, law enforcement, women (before and after pregnancy) and addicts.  Some of these bills include: 

• passed HB 169 that required insurance companies to cover eating disorders as a mental health condition
• 24-hour mental health access for adolescents; 
• PTSD treatment for law enforcement officers and their families; 
• assisted Outpatient Treatment program to help keep addicts off the streets and out of jail; and
• psychiatry care during and after pregnancy.

Finally, he will continue to work on lowering pharmaceutical costs by allowing patient pharmacy choice, ensure patient pharmacy access, and guarantee fair pharmacy reimbursements.

In looking at the future, Ken will continue to look for opportunities to further reduce the cost of drug prescriptions, strengthen mental health programs, improve transport ambulatory care, and to enhance the doctor-patient relationship. 

• Strengthen mental health and support services to victims of rape/incest
• Support better wrap around services for women’s health
• Enhance funding and strengthen policies to expand mental health wellness services
• Improve healthcare services and accessibility for low-income Kentuckians
• Assist “sandwich generation” while juggling kids and aging parents

Kentucky Hospital Association Champion

Transportation

With an experience in transportation, Ken helped spearhead over $730 million in transportation funding for Jefferson and Oldham Counties. This includes sound walls on I-71, continuing funding the construction of Watterson Expressway and Brownsboro Road interchange, starting the process of installing turn lanes on US 42 between the City of Hills and Dales entrance to Wolf Pen Branch Road intersection and intalling turn lanes on KY 329 at Dovefield Drive.

Future US42 interchange with I-264

District 48, which includes areas of northeast Jefferson and southwest Oldham County, has grown and with this growth comes more traffic. I have allocated tens of millions of dollars and will continue to leverage my business background in mapping to help with transportation projects. 

• Secured continued funding for the construction of US 42/Watterson Expressway interchange
• Continue to fight for sound walls along I-71 and Gene Snyder Expressway between US 42 and I-71 
• Reduce congestion by securing funding for widening I-71
• Secure funding to improve the turning lanes on US 42 near Woodstone Road
• Improve safety by adding a turn lane on KY 329 near Dovefield Drive in Oldham County

Proposed sound wall along I71 at Barbour Manor/Springdale Rd

I-264/Brownsboro Road Interchange Town Hall Meeting