Kentucky Chamber PAC Announces Endorsed Candidates in 2020 General Elections

The Kentucky Chamber Political Action Committee (PAC) has issued endorsements of candidates running in the General Election for the state legislature.

Candidates selected by the Kentucky Chamber PAC for endorsement have demonstrated their support for job growth and economic development, which will lead to a higher quality of life for the citizens of their districts and the Commonwealth.

The PAC’s board, compromised of top business leaders from across Kentucky, base candidate endorsements on several factors including their understanding and support of key business issues, past voting records, and answers to the Kentucky Chamber PAC’s 2020 Legislative Candidate Survey. Only candidates facing opposition in the upcoming election were considered.

Endorsements in State House races include:

• House 2: Rep. Richard Heath (R)
• House 3: Rep. Randy Bridges (R)
• House 5: Mary Beth Imes (R)
• House 6: Rep. Chris Freeland (R)
• House 8: Rep. Walker Thomas (R)
• House 10: Josh Calloway (R)
• House 11: Jonathan Dixon (R)
• House 12: Rep. Jim Gooch (R)
• House 13: DJ Johnson (R)
• House 15: Rep. Melinda Prunty (R)
• House 18: Rep. Samara Heavrin (R)
• House 19: Rep. Michael Meredith (R)
• House 21: Rep. Bart Rowland (R)
• House 22: Rep. Shawn McPherson (R)
• House 23: Rep. Steve Riley (R)
• House 24: Rep. Brandon Reed (R)
• House 26: Rep. Russell Webber (R)
• House 27: Rep. Nancy Tate (R)
• House 29: Rep. Kevin Bratcher (R)
• House 33: Rep. Jason Nemes (R)
• House 36: Rep. Jerry Miller (R)
• House 45: Shirley Mitchell (D)
• House 47: Felicia Rabourn (R)
• House 48: Ken Fleming (R)
• House 49: Rep. Thomas Huff (R)
• House 53: Rep. James Tipton (R)
• House 54: Rep. Dan Elliot (R)
• House 56: Dan Fister (R)
• House 58: Jennifer Decker (R)
• House 62: Rep. Phil Pratt (R)
• House 63: Rep. Kim Banta (R)
• House 64: Rep. Kim Moser (R)
• House 66: Rep. Ed Massey (R)
• House 68: Rep. Joseph Fischer (R)
• House 69: Rep. Adam Koenig (R)
• House 70: William Lawrence (R)
• House 72: Rep. Matt Koch (R)
• House 74: Rep. David Hale (R)
• House 78: Rep. Mark Hart (R)
• House 79: Rep. Susan Westrom (D)
• House 81: Rep. Deanna Frazier (R)
• House 90: Rep. Derek Lewis (R)
• House 91 Bill Wesley
• House 93: Norma McCormick (R)
• House 97: Rep. Bobby McCool (R)
• House 99: Rep. Richard White (R)

Endorsements in State Senate races include:

• Senate 3: Senator Whitney Westerfield (R)
• Senate 5: Senator Stephen Meredith (R)
• Senate 7: Joe Graviss (D)
• Senate 17: Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer (R)
• Senate 23: Senator Chris McDaniel (R)

The Kentucky Chamber PAC is the independent political arm of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, the largest broad-based business organization in Kentucky.