2023 KY Governor's race: on Education


Mike Harmon: Sponsored bill for parental notification of sex education

House Bill 434 would require parent approval before students participate in any sex education or receive contraception. The legislation was inspired by parents who felt they were not being properly notified of sex education, said Harmon who sponsored the bill. "I think parents really need to know everything that's being taught to their kids," he said. "Unfortunately, we live in a very hectic society. We wake up one day and find out our kids are being educated on things we don't agree with."
Source: Bowling Green Daily News on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race May 13, 2012

Daniel Cameron: No grants for Critical Race Theory or 1619 Project

Cameron was among 20 state Attorney Generals who signed on to a letter in opposition to a proposal from Biden's U.S. Department of Education's to prioritize federal grant programs that fund the usage of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and "1619 Project" in classrooms.
Source: 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial website CameronForKentucky.com Mar 29, 2023

Kelly Craft: Empower parents to decide about their children's education

Craft made comments pushing for the dismantling of Kentucky's Department of Education and called it a mess. "We have really fantastic people that are in the Kentucky Department of Education that had been silenced because of their belief in conservative values, and their belief, and making certain that we allow, and empower parents to have the right to make decisions about their children's education, and most importantly, that kids have to the right to have their parents engaged," Craft said.
Source: WHAS on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race Mar 2, 2023

Daniel Cameron: Supported unconstitutional plan for funding private schools

Cameron and his running mate GOP state Sen. Robby Mills supported a plan last year that would provide a dollar-for-dollar tax credit to people who donate money for scholarships to cover nonpublic school tuition. The plan was estimated to cost $25 million and Kentucky's Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional. As attorney general, Cameron argued for the constitutionality of the program and tweeted he was "saddened" after it was overturned.
Source: Louisville Public Media on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race Aug 15, 2023

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Candidates and political leaders on Education:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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