Friends, this campaign is not just about winning one election. It’s about building a Kentucky where:

• Our kids have strong schools from pre-K through high school.

• Our families have safe hospitals.

• Our freedoms are protected.

• And our communities thrive—not just for the few, but for all.

Together, we can fight for a future that is fair, sustainable, and rooted in the values we share.

Let’s dive into it.

Fund Public Schools & Raise Teacher Pay

Let’s start where it all begins: with our kids’ education.

For too long, Kentucky has shortchanged our classrooms. We must fund our public schools fully and fairly—not through unstable tax hikes, but through a smarter, more sustainable model.

Stabilize Funding

Kentucky divides counties into quadrants, and each quad is taxed to help fund schools. But this system is inconsistent—forcing some communities to pay more while others are left behind. A fairer, balanced approach will ensure every child—no matter their zip code—has access to strong schools without parents worrying about sudden tax spikes.

$50K Minimum for Teachers

We must set a minimum $50,000 starting salary for teachers statewide, as Boone County has already modeled. Why? Because teachers aren’t just employees—they are the foundation of our future workforce.

• Higher pay means we can recruit and retain the best educators.

• It reduces turnover, which means stability for our kids.

• And it prevents Kentucky from losing great teachers to surrounding states that already pay more.

If we want strong schools, we need strong teachers, and that begins with fair compensation.

Addressing the “Covid Slide”

The pandemic left an entire generation of “Covid Kids” with unfinished learning. We cannot just hope this problem goes away—we need real solutions.

• After-School & Enrichment Programs: Partner with community centers, libraries, and nonprofits to create programs focused on academics and enrichment like arts, STEM clubs, and sports. These help kids catch up academically while restoring social and emotional skills.

• Family Engagement Models: Equip parents with tools to support at-home learning—family literacy nights, lending libraries, and parent-led workshops. With more families turning to homeschooling, this approach meets parents halfway and builds trust with schools.

• Career & Technical Education (CTE) Integration: Engage older students who fell behind by connecting academics to real-world skills. Trade and tech programs give teens a reason to re-engage with school while filling Kentucky’s workforce needs.

By combining academics, enrichment, and workforce skills, we give our kids not just a chance to recover—but to thrive.

Universal Pre-K & Early Childhood Investment

If we want to truly close the gaps in education, we must start earlier.

Expanding access to universal pre-K and early literacy programs is one of the smartest investments Kentucky can make.

• Children who attend pre-K enter kindergarten better prepared, with stronger reading, math, and social skills.

• Universal pre-K helps working families by reducing childcare costs, making it easier for parents to stay in the workforce.

• Long-term studies show that early investment reduces the need for costly interventions later, while boosting graduation rates and lifetime earnings.

Universal pre-K is not just an education issue—it’s an economic development issue, a family support issue, and a moral issue. Every child deserves the best start we can give them.

When we invest in both teachers and kids, from pre-K through high school, we build communities that thrive for decades.

Protect Healthcare, Birthing Centers & Rural Hospitals

Healthcare should not depend on your zip code. Yet under Trump’s so-called “Big Ugly Bill,” Kentucky is especially vulnerable. Cuts and corporate-friendly restructuring mean rural hospitals and birthing centers face closure.

Without local birthing centers, families in rural Boone, Gallatin, and Grant Counties could be forced to travel over an hour just to deliver a child. For high-risk pregnancies, that’s not just inconvenient—it’s dangerous.

We must:

• Fund and stabilize rural hospitals, with special attention to maternity care.

• Expand Medicaid protections, which keep many rural hospitals afloat.

• Invest in mobile health units and telemedicine to fill gaps where facilities close.

Healthcare is not a luxury—it’s survival.

Fight Back Against Extremist Overreach

Across the country, extremists are working overtime to roll back rights—whether it’s reproductive freedom, voting rights, or simply the right to live without government interference in your private life. And make no mistake, Southern Boone County is seeing the same creeping extremist takeover.

Our plan to fight back:

• Local organizing—empowering communities to resist bad policies before they take root.

• Legislative safeguards—pushing laws that protect reproductive rights, voting access, and LGBTQ+ families.

• Coalition resistance—partnering with faith leaders, unions, parents, and civil rights groups to ensure extremists don’t drown out the majority.

This is about defending freedom—Kentucky’s real tradition.

Combat the Rising Cost of Living

Inflation and tariffs are part of the story, but the bigger problem is unchecked corporate greed.

• Housing: Out-of-state corporations are buying up homes, mobile home parks, and apartment complexes—not to house families, but to trap us in an endless cycle of rent hikes.

• Utilities: Families see rising energy bills even while using less energy. Why? Because massive corporations, like Amazon with its data centers, are straining our power grid. Instead of paying their fair share, they push the costs onto you.

This is theft disguised as development—and it has to stop.

Ensure Kentucky Benefits from AI & Tech Growth

Kentucky could become a prime location for AI mega-campuses. We have affordable land, access to water, and proximity to major energy grids. But without regulation, these facilities will devastate our communities.

A single AI-scale campus can:

• Use 2.4 million gallons of water every day for cooling.

• Drain electricity equal to 13 million car batteries daily.

• Emit CO2 equivalent to 309,000 gallons of gasoline every single day.

If Kentucky welcomes AI development, it must be on our terms:

• Require corporate accountability for infrastructure upgrades.

• Set environmental limits and require transparency on water and energy use.

• Ensure profits are reinvested into Kentucky schools, hospitals, and communities—not just sent to Silicon Valley.

Technology should lift us up—not drain us dry.