VOTING INFORMATION
Kentucky General Election
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
INFO ON HOUSE AND SENATE
Saturday
Thursday
Judicial Candidates - Metro Council Candidates - School Board Candidates / Jefferson County, KY
Not sure who to choose in those non-partisan positions
November 6?
check back regularly for updates and additions
check back regularly for updates and additions
Here is some guidance from several local organizations.
Judiciary
Annie O’Connell – Circuit Court District 30, Division 2 -- WINNER
Lori Goodwin – Circuit Family Court District 30, Division 4
Derwin L. Webb – Circuit Family Court District 30, Division 10 -- WINNER
Tracy Davis – District Court District 30, Division 3
Julie Kaelin – District Court District 30, Division 4 -- WINNER
Sean Delahanty – District Court District 30, Division 6
Tanisha Ann Hickerson – District Court District 30, Division 9 -- WINNER
To be considered for endorsement, candidates in selected races must complete a C-FAIR questionnaire and participate in a brief interview, either in-person or by phone, with a team of C-FAIR Board Members and volunteers, who interview each candidate seeking endorsement in that race. Interview teams make an endorsement recommendation to the C-FAIR Board of Directors, which makes final endorsement decisions.
Louisville Metro Council
Jessica Green – District 1 -- WINNER
Paula McCraney – District 7 --- WINNER
Bill Hollander – District 9 -- WINNER
Trent Ashcraft – District 11 -- 47% of the vote
Markus Winkler – District 17 -- WINNER
Nicole George – District 21 -- WINNER
Jefferson County Public School Board
Diane Porter – District 1
James Craig – District 3 - WINNER
Corrie Shull – District 6 - WINNER
Jefferson County Commissioner
District 3
James Craig --WINNER
District 6
Corrie Shull -- WINNER
(does NOT recommend Waymen Eddings)
Additional Judicial Information
Citizens for Better Judges - link
Louisville Bar Association - link
Friday
"Save Our Schools" Rally- October 18th
“Save Our Schools” Rally- Thursday October 18th
Come hear from national education activists and organizers
Diane Ravitch, Jitu Brown and Sue Legg about the threats facing urban and rural
public schools across the country and in right here in our own back yard.
Central High School
1130 W Chestnut St
Louisville, KY 40203
The Free part of the event begins at 3:30 in the Courtyard of Central High School.
Enjoy food trucks, entertainment, vendors, sponsor tables,
candidates, spoken word artists, open mic and more. (Hannah Drake, emcee).
Gather at Central High Schools Courtyard and Practice Field and connect with
family and friends, grab a bite to eat, and learn about the ways various
organizations, candidates and vendors support public education before heading
into the auditorium to hear these amazing speakers.
About the Featured Guest Speakers
“Diane Ravitch is the former assistant secretary of
education under Lamar Alexander (1991-1993) and was a staunch proponent of
today’s most popular ideas for restructuring schools, including privatization,
standardized testing, punitive accountability, and the feckless multiplication
of charter schools. In a stunning about-face in 2010, she published The
Death and Life of the Great American School System - How Testing and Choice Are
Undermining Education, followed by Reign of Error - The Hoax of the
Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools in 2013.
That same year, she co-founded Network for Public Education, which fights to
save our public schools.
Jitu Brown is a Chicago native, former public school
teacher, and community organizer who serves as national director of the Journey
for Justice, an alliance of grassroots groups fighting against privatization
and for sustainable community schools in 30 cities. Brown has been an education
activist for the past 26 years. In 2015, he led a successful 34-day hunger
strike to prevent the closing of Dyett High School in Chicago’s south side.
Sue Legg is the former education chair for the League of Women Voters in Florida. She writes the education blog for the League of Women Voters of Florida, which is followed by members of other Leagues and non-members, as well. A one-time public school teacher, Dr. Legg later directed the Office of Instructional Resources at the University of Florida. While there, she managed several statewide K-12 and college assessment programs for Florida’s Department of Education. Dr. Legg served two terms as chair of the College Board National Advisory Committee. She also directed the Partnership in Global Learning, a consortium of universities in Brazil, Mexico and Florida to collaborate on instructional design for online learning.”
For more information, visit SaveOurSchoolsKY.org or call
502-565-8397.
Event Sponsored by Dear JCPS, Digital Promotions, Save Our Schools KY, Jefferson County Teachers Association (JCTA), and Network for Public Education-NPE. And co-sponsored by Indivisible KY, League of Women Voters of Louisville, Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Louisville, 16th District PTA- Lexington, KY, 15thDistrict PTA, Alliance to Reclaim our Schools, Badass Teachers Association, Indivisible NKY District 4, Forward Radio, Pastors for Kentucky Children, Heine Bros Digital Promotion and others.
Candidate Spotlight: Nima Kulkarni - Democratic Candidate for State Representative District 40
Candidate Spotlight
Nima Kulkarni
Democratic Candidate for State Representative District 40
About Nima:
"My family and I moved to Louisville from India when I was six years old. We moved here primarily because of the DePaul School, where my brother could receive the special education that was not available to him in India. My parents chose to leave a comfortable life there so that my brother and I would have every opportunity, regardless of my brother’s learning disability or my gender. We learned firsthand that you can be what you want to be, through hard work and belief in yourself. My childhood embodied the American Dream.
But we also learned the importance of compassion and community. Not able to find a job back then, my parents began operating a small corner grocery store named 8 To 8 in the heart of Germantown. I don’t remember being scared or feeling different. I do remember how welcoming our neighbors were, how they nicknamed my parents Sam and Sue when they were unable to pronounce my parents’ full names and giving my brother and I a nickel or a quarter when we delivered groceries to their homes.
I also remember my father saying later about this time in our lives, that no matter how scary or unpredictable things got, he always found that whenever we needed help the most, someone would be there to step up. This instilled in me the vital importance of community support, kindness, and paying it forward. My family remembers the support of our neighbors in the beginning, and we have always found ways to give back.
In May, I won a difficult primary election against a 20-year incumbent and two other challengers. I am honored to have earned the trust of so many voters in my district, and am committed to bringing an informed, progressive voice to our state legislature. Elected office is a public service, for the people. Over the years, I have seen how much our city has changed and progressed. I am here to represent that change and ensure that the people in my community have the strong voice that they need in our government."
Q: Why are you running?
I am running for State Representative so that the citizens in my district and throughout Kentucky have a strong voice in Frankfort that will represent their voices and concerns. In May, I won a difficult primary election against a 20-year incumbent by going door-to-door and speaking with voters in my district. Knowing that I was there to listen to them and answer their questions was why they voted for me, and it is the reason I will work hard to honor their trust in me as their State Representative.
Q: With everything that has been going on locally and in our nation, how would you encourage people, especially in your district, to stay positive and to not give up?
Despite the current political climate in our country, I am encouraged by the renewed engagement, commitment, and solidarity that we are seeing with regard to the political process, especially among younger voters. I think people had forgotten just how important their votes are, and it certainly inspires me and gives me hope that no matter what obstacles and drawbacks we experience, we can work to move Kentucky and our country forward if we make our voices heard in the voting booth.
Q: What goals to you hope to accomplish either if you are elected?
My top priorities as State Representative will be protecting public education, ensuring living wage jobs for our citizens, supporting organized labor, and establishing new revenue streams so that vital public services are not eliminated in the name of cost-cutting. Our legislators repeatedly enact policies that reward corporations and the wealthiest Kentuckians, mainly by passing that burden on to our working families. We need policies in Frankfort that help our children, working families and communities thrive, and that will be my goal as State Representative.
If you would like to know more about Nima or help with her campaign, please visit her website or Facebook page.
Tuesday
Candidate Spotlight: Maria Sorolis - Democratic Candidate for State Representative District 48
Candidate Spotlight
Maria Sorolis
Democratic Candidate for State Representative District 48
About Maria:
Maria has lived in the 48th since 2004 and raised three
children in the district, each of whom graduated from JCPS schools.
After 22 years as a practicing attorney focused on
employment law, Maria answered a calling to teach. While maintaining her law
practice, Maria has worked part-time with recovery students at Kammerer Middle
School, helping them develop the confidence, discipline and skills they need
for success.
Maria has served as a PTA president, an officer of the
Kentucky PTA, and as a member of the Site Based Decision Making Council.
She is a graduate of Emerge Kentucky. She’s donated her time to Restorative Justice Louisville,
Legal Aid and to the Kentucky, Florida, Georgia and District of Columbia Bar
Associations, and has served as a Girl Scout leader, among other volunteer
work.
A graduate of Duke University and the University of Georgia
School of Law, Maria is working toward her Master's Degree in Public
Administration at the University of Louisville.
Q: What is the most important topic/issue to you
personally?
The starting point for me is increased governmental
transparency. This is our government and too many of our elected
representatives seem to have forgotten for whom they work and to whom they need
to report - and its not their big money donors, lobbyists and
cronies. We need expanded public records and public meeting laws with
stronger teeth.
Q: What goals to you hope to accomplish either if you are elected?
We need increased focus and funding on genuine public
education with smaller classes, less testing and comprehensive Pre-K. A
highly educated and creative workforce will attract jobs that pay living wages
to our wonderful Commonwealth. We must modernize our tax code to
encourage entrepreneurship and small business and explore alternatives to
generate increased revenue. Our infrastructure has been neglected for far too
long and, especially in the 48th we see the way unmanaged growth can impact our
quality of life.
Q: Why should Kentuckians vote for your over your
opponent?
I am an independent thinker with an interest in being an
activist for a better Kentucky - not a rubber stamp for my party. One of
my opponent's first actions was to support legislation that would
disenfranchise his constituents by filing a bill that would take away the right
of Jefferson County residents to conduct a special election in the event the
position of mayor was vacated midterm. He was the primary speaker in
favor of the tax bill passed in the 2018 the created a tax on services,
lowered taxes on the top wage earners but raised taxes on middle class
Kentuckians.
Q: With everything that has been going on locally and in our
nation, how would you encourage people, especially in your district, to stay
positive and to not give up?
We need to remember that no matter our differences most of
us are more alike than different. We need to get out of our
"silos" and make an effort to meet and talk civilly with people
who may view the world slightly differently than we do. We will not move
forward when we allow a spirit of fear, division and
"otherness" to dominate our interactions.
If you would like to know more about Maria or help with her campaign, please visit her website or Facebook page.
If you would like to know more about Maria or help with her campaign, please visit her website or Facebook page.
Thursday
Candidate Spotlight: Lisa Willner - Democratic Candidate for State Representative District 35
Candidate Spotlight
Lisa Willner
Democratic Candidate for State Representative District 35
About Lisa:
Lisa Willner is a graduate of Yale University and received her PhD in Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology.
Lisa and her husband John Scruton have lived in the 35th House District for 24 years where together they have raised their two children, Ben and Eliza. They are members of First Unitarian Church, where Lisa formerly served as Director of Religious Education.
Lisa is a strong advocate for mental health issues and serves as the Executive Director of the Kentucky Psychology Association. Lisa is also a long-time faculty member in the Psychology Department at Bellarmine University.
In 2014, Lisa was elected to the Jefferson County School Board where she has been praised by educators, mental health professionals and her constituents for advocating for our public schools, and for her focus on mental health issues, advancing Fairness efforts, standing up for student voice and for greater labor/management collaboration. She was elected Vice Chair of the School Board and is known for her hard work, listening to all voices, and bringing board members together.
Lisa has been recognized by the Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression for her work for racial justice, and has received awards from both the American Psychological Association and the Kentucky Psychological Association for her advocacy on behalf of psychology and mental health. She remains committed to standing up for all people.
Lisa was honored to win her primary election in May to become the Democratic nominee for Kentucky House District 35. Lisa is passionate about children’s rights, labor rights, human rights, environmental rights, women’s rights, Fairness, economic justice, and standing up for those who need a voice.
Lisa is committed to expanding economic opportunities and delivering positive change for the working people of the 35th District.
Q: With everything that has been going on locally and in our
nation, how would you encourage people, especially in your district, to stay
positive and to not give up?
These are anxious times for our nation and our state. There
has never been a more important time for strong and steady progressive
Democratic leadership. We need to stay focused on turning out the vote
this November, and to elect people who represent the values and the needs of
the people they represent. Here in the 35th district, we had the highest
primary voter turnout in the county. We need to continue to build on that
grassroots movement in order to help increase Democratic performance up and
down the ticket, not just this year, but in the years to come.
Q: Why should Kentuckians vote for your over your opponent?
I have a record of public service in the district, having
represented the 6th school board district since 2015. In that role, I have
championed our public schools and public school teachers, have stood firm
against attacks on public education from a right wing governor and his administration,
and have been an effective advocate on behalf of our most under-served
students. With 35th district State Rep Jim Wayne -- a licensed clinical
social worker -- retiring, I would be the only licensed mental health
professional in the entire Kentucky Legislature, and would bring an important
perspective on policies affecting our most vulnerable Kentuckians.
Q: In what areas do you think Kentucky has succeeded in the past, and where has it fallen short or failed? How can we do better?
In 2013, 640,000 Kentuckians had no health care insurance
coverage. As the only southern state to adopt Medicaid expansion, that
number dropped sharply and quickly as 505,000 Medicaid expansion members were
insured, many of them for the very first time. Kentucky was recognized
nationally for the profound difference our progressive Medicaid policy made in
the lives of so many hard working families. The Bevin administration's
rollback of Medicaid expansion, and its efforts to put in place illegal work requirements
for Medicaid recipients had an immediate and devastating effect on many, many
families. As a state with a notoriously poor public health record, we need to
strenuously oppose the Governor's Medicaid waiver, and to accept federal
Medicaid dollars in order to provide coverage to more of our hardworking
families. We need to submit public comments, apply pressure on the current
administration, and elect a progressive Democratic Governor in
2019.
For more information on Lisa Willner and how to help her
campaign, please visit her website or Facebook page.
Wednesday
Candidate Spotlight: Sheri Donahue - Democratic Candidate for State Senate District 36
Candidate Spotlight
Sheri Donahue
Democratic Candidate for State Senate District 36
About Sheri:
Sheri is an engineer and received her BS in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University in 1990. She currently serves on the Purdue Engineering Alumni Association Board of Directors. She has been an invited speaker for industry and technology groups on many topics as well as for undergraduate and graduate students on creative career planning.
She was most recently the Cyber Security Strategic Partnerships Director for Humana’s Enterprise Information
Protection Department where she engaged with external partners and
internal customers to improve Humana’s cyber security posture through accessing threat information and best practices from
partners in many sectors besides just healthcare.
Prior to Humana, she was Program Manager for Security & Intelligence
at Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division where she managed a $60M
portfolio of Intelligence and Intelligence-related projects for Navy, DoD and other
Intelligence agencies of the US Government fusing science and technology with Intelligence to provide
knowledge solutions for the warfighter.
Currently, Sheri is pursuing her life-long dream of running
for KY State Senate District 36, a
position where she hopes to bring her engineering skills and
experience to bear in solving
problems for the people of Kentucky.
Q: Why are you running?
My life motto is “change the world”. I have spent
my life working to help others and to make the world a better
place. For over 19 years, I worked as a civilian engineer for the
U.S. Navy on gun systems, ship-building programs and in
intelligence. I never forgot that my “customer” was each and every
sailor aboard ship. Additionally, I volunteered for a national
non-profit for 12 years helping ensure the safety of our local, state and
national critical infrastructures. I believe that with the current
situation our country and state are facing, it is now my duty to bring my
experience, knowledge and talent to the table to help make the world a better
place here in our Commonwealth.
Q: What is the most important topic/issue to you personally?
Broadly, my interest is in making life better for all
Kentuckians. To me, that means: providing a living wage; ensuring
unions are able to protect workers’ rights; providing quality education in our
public schools while ensuring our children are protected from gun violence;
keeping our promises to our state employees and retirees by paying them the
pensions they earned and were promised; helping our veterans, elderly and
disabled by legalizing medical marijuana; ensuring access to affordable
healthcare; and, providing comprehensive opioid treatment programs.
Q: What goals do you hope to accomplish either if you are elected?
My goals as a senator are to legalize medical marijuana,
legalize gaming, ensure pensions are protected, stop the state takeover of
JCPS, repeal the “right to work” law, and reinstate prevailing wage.
Q: Why should Kentuckians vote for you over your opponent?
My loyalty lies with the people of Kentucky. I am
not beholden to any outside political influence or party kingpin like my
opponent is.
For more information on Sheri Donahue, visit her website: https://donahueforky.com/
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