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from Past and present Governor candidates from Kentucky (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Adam Edelen: Abortion rights are vital to ensuring equality for women. Adam Edelen: Unwavering support of women's right to health care decisions. Andy Beshear: Endorsed by NARAL; will defend women's right to choose. Andy Beshear: I'm pro-choice and I support Roe v. Wade. Daniel Cameron: An advocate for the unborn, defends Kentucky's pro-life laws. Daniel Cameron: Endorsed by Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. Kelly Craft: Abortion is not healthcare, not safe in any circumstance. Matt Bevin: Sued for closing state's only abortion provider. Matt Bevin: I am the most pro-life governor in America. Rocky Adkins: Voted for several anti-abortion bills. Rocky Adkins: Pro-life, but follow the law of the land. Mike Harmon: In legislature was a proud member of the pro-life caucus. Andy Beshear: Veto bill limiting abortion to emergency situations. |
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Budget & Economy Adam Edelen: Kentucky Kick Start: make Main Streets bustling again. Daniel Cameron: Fighting radical ESG movement against fossil fuel industry. Daniel Cameron: Will propose budgets towards eliminating state income tax. |
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Civil Rights Andy Beshear: Government works best with a wide range of voices. Andy Beshear: Marriage equality for whomever you love. Andy Beshear: 60% of AG leadership were women or minorities. Daniel Cameron: Sued over USDA school lunch rule protecting LGBTQ kids. Daniel Cameron: I don't believe this country is systemically racist. Jack Conway: Didn't challenge court ruling that allowed same-sex marriage. Jack Conway: Same-sex marriage ban is last vestige of discrimination. Kelly Craft: Commits to fight criminalization of same-sex relationships. Robert Goforth: Constitution protects LGBTQ rights. Steve Beshear: Will veto a bill that would ban gay marriage in KY. Mike Harmon: Amend anti-bullying bill to allow criticism of homosexuality. |
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Corporations Andy Beshear: No consumption tax on basic needs; but ok on luxury goods. Matt Bevin: Signed $106 million tax cut for banks & other institutions. Robert Goforth: As business owner and pharmacists, he's a proven job creator. Robert Goforth: Don't cater exclusively to corporate interests. |
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Crime Adam Edelen: Police departments should reflect diversity of community. Andy Beshear: Justice for cold cases with backlog of untested rape kits. Daniel Cameron: Can't appease anti-police movement sweeping this nation. Jack Conway: Reduce crime via focus on cybercrime against kids. Matt Bevin: Restore felon voting rights, but only through legislature. Matt Bevin: Overturn voting rights to ex-felons who completed sentences. Robert Goforth: Incarceration comes at a high cost. Steve Beshear: Restore right to vote to most nonviolent felons. Steve Beshear: Grant voting rights to ex-felons who completed sentences. Kelly Craft: Will crack down on crime and never defund the police. Mike Harmon: Put violation of drug distribution laws on par with murder. |
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Drugs Adam Edelen: More beds in Kentucky to treat the scourge of addition. Andy Beshear: Sue opioid manufacturers & distributors who flood market. Andy Beshear: Funding for prevention; focus on opioid disposal & treatment. Andy Beshear: Legalize medical marijuana; maybe it'll replace opioids. Jack Conway: Fight prescription drug abuse; set up treatment centers. Robert Goforth: Project DARIS: combat drugs by educating students. Daniel Cameron: Reached settlement with drug companies over opioid crisis. Kelly Craft: Not one family hasn't felt pain of someone with addiction. Mike Harmon: Focus on increasing faith based treatments for addiction. |
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Education Adam Edelen: Don't make schools profit centers for charter corporations. Adam Edelen: Make college affordable to the children of working families. Adam Edelen: Support teachers with pensions and more in classroom. Andy Beshear: Committed to a world-class public education. Andy Beshear: Don't change teacher pensions to 401(k)-style plan. Andy Beshear: Only legislature can implement charters, not Governor. Andy Beshear: Only legislature can cut state college budget, not Governor. Jack Conway: Enforce consumer protection laws at for-profit schools. Matt Bevin: End education monopoly with school choice and vouchers. Matt Bevin: Proposed school cuts of $128M; legislature restored them. Matt Bevin: Legislature should decide teacher pensions, not judges. Matt Bevin: 2% budget cut to state colleges and universities. Mike Harmon: Sponsored bill for parental notification of sex education. Robert Goforth: My strong public education overcame childhood poverty. Rocky Adkins: Protect public education from private, for-profit schools. Steve Beshear: High national rankings shows that education is good in KY. Daniel Cameron: No grants for Critical Race Theory or 1619 Project . Kelly Craft: Empower parents to decide about their children's education. Daniel Cameron: Supported unconstitutional plan for funding private schools. |
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Energy & Oil Adam Edelen: Climate change is real; renewables key to tomorrow's jobs. Adam Edelen: Install solar panels on reclaimed surface mines. Adam Edelen: Jobs for out-of-work coal miners in renewable energy. Andy Beshear: Focus on "all-of-the-above" and low utility bills. Andy Beshear: Climate change is real; develop renewables. Daniel Cameron: Opposes Biden elevating "green" priorities, attacking coal. Jack Conway: Maintain low energy rates by protecting coal economy. Kelly Craft: Climate change: "I respect both sides of the science". Matt Bevin: Fight against EPA's relentless attacks on the coal industry. Matt Bevin: Don't subsidize renewables; we didn't cause climate change. Robert Goforth: Opposes raising electric costs. Daniel Cameron: Reducing fossil fuel production would cause state to suffer. Kelly Craft: I will not allow the premature closure of coal plants. Mike Harmon: Reducing fossil fuel production would cause state to suffer. |
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Environment Andy Beshear: Clean air and clean water underlie everybody's success. Jack Conway: Fight the EPA's burdensome regulations. Steve Beshear: Secures Clean Water Act funding to clean up pollution. |
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Families & Children Andy Beshear: Prosecute 31 active human trafficking cases in Kentucky. Andy Beshear: Use A.G. office to rescue victims of human trafficking. Matt Bevin: Teachers ignore their kids when they protest for pensions. |
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Foreign Policy Andy Beshear: Now is the time for patriotism, united against Russia. Daniel Cameron: Take a tougher stance with China and Mexico on fentanyl. Daniel Cameron: Apply pressure on China to stop fentanyl related exports. |
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Free Trade Kelly Craft: Worked on replacing NAFTA with new trade deal. Matt Bevin: 21st century reality means re-negotiating with China. |
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Government Reform Adam Edelen: Zero Tolerance: put crooked politicians behind bars. Adam Edelen: Restore Kentucky Commission on Women; 50% women in Cabinet. Alison Grimes: Presidential Commission on Election Integrity is a sham. Andy Beshear: State government operates in secret: push for transparency. Andy Beshear: Fight for every Kentuckian's right to vote. Kelly Craft: Government shouldn't get in the way of our success. Robert Goforth: Restore Felon Voting Rights. Mike Harmon: Some key controls taken off in 2020 election. Daniel Cameron: Opposed bill expanding voting rights protections. |
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Gun Control Andy Beshear: Signed law requiring school police officers to carry guns. Jack Conway: Believes in right to bear arms and self-protection. Matt Bevin: School shootings caused by "culture of death" in media. Matt Bevin: Culture of violence, like zombie shows, cause mass shootings. Mitch McConnell: Congress cannot fix school shootings; must act locally. Mike Harmon: Allow concealed guns on campus, in cars on school property. |
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Health Care Adam Edelen: Protect ObamaCare and expanded Medicaid. Andy Beshear: Protect ObamaCare: lives hang in the balance. Andy Beshear: Protections for pre-existing conditions; stop lifetime caps. Jack Conway: Recovered $600M by suing providers for Medicaid fraud. Matt Bevin: Disband KYNECT immediately; transition to federal system. Matt Bevin: Parents should be free to vaccinate their children or not. Robert Goforth: Expand coverage to help fellow Kentuckians. Rocky Adkins: Survived cancer at age 35, with chemo & surgery. Rocky Adkins: No one should ever have to delay care to pay bills. Mike Harmon: Opposes mandatory Human papillomavirus vaccines for girls. |
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Homeland Security Jack Conway: Protect veterans and active servicemembers from fraud. Andy Beshear: Expand the Military Family Assistance Trust Fund. Daniel Cameron: Religious right for airmen to be exempt from COVID vaccine. Daniel Cameron: Joined bipartisan suit to protect veterans' benefits. |
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Immigration Adam Edelen: Think about human impact of anti-immigrant laws. Andy Beshear: Intimidation and fear of deportation comes out of DC. Daniel Cameron: Ending border restriction will surge illegal immigration. Kelly Craft: Beshear and Biden have turned Kentucky into a border state. Mike Harmon: We must publicly compel the President to control our borders. |
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Jobs Adam Edelen: Ensure that Kentucky workers are paid a living wage. Andy Beshear: Grow our economy with skill training, not CEO giveaways. Andy Beshear: Wrong that women make significantly less than men. Andy Beshear: Support prevailing wage law; oppose Right-To-Work laws. Andy Beshear: Repay miners who remain unpaid due to mine bankruptcy. Jack Conway: Right to organize is pathway to middle class. Matt Bevin: Minimum wage stifles job creation; reduce to $7.25. Matt Bevin: Replace prevailing wage requirements with Right-to-Work. Rocky Adkins: Focus on fair wages for 21st century jobs. Steve Beshear: Raise state worker minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10. |
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Principles & Values Alison Grimes: Father indicted for illegal campaign contributions to Alison. Andy Beshear: Kickback investigation resulted in deputy's resignation. Daniel Cameron: Endorsed by Trump; pledges to put Kentuckians FIRST. Daniel Cameron: Advocate for unborn through church pregnancy centers. Kelly Craft: More wisdom next door than declarations from a politician. Kelly Craft: Former ambassador to Canada and the United Nations. Kelly Craft: A Christian with deep faith in God, prays EVERY day. Matt Bevin: Led public Pledge of Allegiance, & speeches about patriotism. Matt Bevin: Don't celebrate partisanship; call for unity instead. Mike Harmon: No legacy except I served my Lord, family, & country well. Robert Goforth: Self-description: Christian; father; veteran; conservative. Andy Beshear: Learned the values of family, faith, and public service. Kelly Craft: Put American first by demanding transparency from UN. Mike Harmon: I seek His guidance both personally and politically. |
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Social Security Adam Edelen: Fully fund government pensions; reform state system. Andy Beshear: State gaming will cover $43B unfunded state pension plan. Andy Beshear: No cuts to government pensions; find other revenue. Jack Conway: Sue banks to recover Great Recession public pension losses. Matt Bevin: Replace public pension system with 401(k) for new employees. Matt Bevin: More state contribution to $43B unfunded state pension plan. Robert Goforth: Fulfill state pensions--they're inviolable contracts. Rocky Adkins: No new burdens on people who've paid into pensions. |
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Tax Reform Adam Edelen: No increased tax burden on poor and working Kentuckians. Andy Beshear: Add new revenue sources like casino gambling. Daniel Cameron: Sued to allow federal aid to be used for state tax reduction. Matt Bevin: Reduce tax revenue: not simple revenue neutrality. Robert Goforth: Numbers don't add up to switch income tax to sales tax. Rocky Adkins: Consumption taxes are unfair to lower income people. |
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Technology Adam Edelen: Modernize to new economy including rural broadband internet. Mike Harmon: Kentucky taxpayers misled on statewide internet costs. Rocky Adkins: Improve our roads, bridges, water systems, and Internet. |
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War & Peace Steve Beshear: Gratitude for troops who fight terror & keep America free. Andy Beshear: Criticized Ukraine invasion; sanctioned by Russia. |
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Welfare & Poverty Matt Bevin: Random drug testing for welfare recipients. Robert Goforth: We cannot ignore the plight of people who need our help. |
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