The Kentucky Chamber Political Action Committee (PAC) has announced endorsements of several legislative candidates involved in the general elections to be held Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
Candidates selected by the Kentucky Chamber PAC for endorsement have demonstrated their dedication to making Kentucky more competitive, which will lead to job growth, economic development, and a higher quality of life for the citizens of their districts and the Commonwealth.
Endorsements are based on the candidate’s understanding of business issues, past voting records, and answers to the Kentucky Chamber PAC’s 2022 legislative candidate survey.
The following candidates have received the endorsement of the Kentucky Chamber PAC for the general election on November 8, 2022:
- House District 2: Representative Richard Heath
- House District 5: Representative Mary Beth Imes
- House District 6: Representative Chris Freeland
- House District 7: Representative Suzanne Miles
- House District 11: Representative Jonathan Dixon
- House District 13: Representative DJ Johnson
- House District 22: Representative Shawn McPherson
- House District 28: Jared Bauman
- House District 29: Representative Kevin Bratcher
- House District 33: Representative Jason Nemes
- House District 37: Emily Callaway
- House District 38: Charles Breitenbach
- House District 45: Representative Killian Timoney
- House District 48: Representative Ken Fleming
- House District 49: Representative Thomas Huff
- House District 51: Representative Michael “Sarge” Pollock
- House District 53: Representative James Tipton
- House District 54: Representative Daniel Elliott
- House District 56: Representative Dan Fister
- House District 63: Representative Kim Banta
- House District 68: Mike Clines
- House District 70: Representative William Lawrence
- House District 71: Representative Josh Bray
- House District 72: Representative Matthew Koch
- House District 76: Representative Ruth Ann Palumbo
- House District 81: Representative Deanna Frazier
- House District 83: Representative Josh Branscum
- House District 87: Representative Adam Bowling
- House District 88: Jim Coleman
- House District 93: Kyle Whalen
- House District 96: Representative Patrick Flannery
- House District 99: Representative Richard White
- House District 100: Representative Scott Sharp
- Senate District 10: Matthew Deneen
- Senate District 12: Amanda Mays Bledsoe
- Senate District 16: Senator Max Wise
- Senate District 24: Shelley “Funke” Frommeyer
- Senate District 28: Senator Ralph Alvarado
- Senate District 32: Senator Mike Wilson
These endorsements are in addition to the following candidates endorsed in the primary.
- House District 1: Representative Steven Rudy
- House District 4: Wade Williams
- House District 8: Representative Walker Thomas
- House District 12: Representative Jim Gooch
- House District 18: Representative Samara Heavrin
- House District 20: Kevin Jackson
- House District 21: Amy Neighbors
- House District 24: Representative Brandon Reed
- House District 25: Steve Bratcher
- House District 31: Susan Tyler Witten
- House District 52: Representative Ken Upchurch
- House District 59: House Speaker David Osborne
- House District 62: Representative Phillip Pratt
- House District 64: Representative Kim Moser
- House District 86: Representative Tom O’Dell Smith
- Senate District 4: Senator Robby Mills
- Senate District 22: Senator Donald Douglas
- Senate District 34: Senator Jared Carpenter
Only candidates who submitted answers to the Kentucky Chamber PAC’s legislative candidate survey were considered for endorsement.
The Kentucky Chamber PAC is the independent political arm of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.