Judy Stallard

During 2020, Kentuckians voted in large numbers as a result of mail-in absentee voting and early voting. What is your view on modernizing state election laws? Specifically, do you support allowing early voting, mail-in ballots without excuses, same-day voter registration, extended hours at polling locations, offering ballots in multiple languages, and other election reforms?

Kentucky’s tax code is unfairly structured. Folks who make the least money pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes than those who make the most. Recently, legislative leaders have suggested that they intend to make our tax structure even more unfair, unjust, and eventually inadequate. What are your thoughts on our state tax structure-- both income taxes and sales taxes? What would you do to ensure everyone pays their fair share to raise adequate revenue, fight poverty, and invest in Kentucky’s under-resourced communities and the services we all need and deserve?

Many undocumented and mixed immigration status families here in Kentucky do not have access to government aid, stimulus payments, and other resources offered during this pandemic, while they’re simultaneously more likely to be essential workers and are at the highest risk for COVID-19 infection. What would you do to expand support and resources to Kentucky’s immigrant families, undocumented or otherwise, in the time of a global pandemic and beyond?

Right now, our organization is going door-to-door in Hazard, Louisville, and Bowling Green talking with thousands of Kentuckians about the climate crisis. We’re learning that most people, across party, class and race lines, are deeply concerned about the threat of climate change, including fires, floods, severe storms, and more. But many feel powerless, and don’t have faith that political leaders are on their side or willing to take urgent, bold actions to reduce climate pollution. Is addressing the climate crisis a priority for you? What policies do you support to create good jobs and affordable energy while rapidly reducing pollution?

Kentuckians from across the state are coming together to say Black Lives Matter and to demand that all Kentuckians can move through our communities without fearing for our lives or our loved ones. What is the role of the Kentucky legislature in opposing white supremacy, addressing racial inequality and supporting racial justice for Black people, Indigenous people, and all people of color in our state? Please identify at least two policy initiatives you would propose while in office to address racial and systemic inequalities.

Kentucky has the sixth highest incarceration rate in the nation, is second for incarcerating women, and has the second-highest rate of children separated from a parent due to incarceration. In addition, Black Kentuckians face disproportionate arrest, conviction, and incarceration and a heightened risk of police brutality because of systemic racism. If elected, what will you do to make strides toward ending mass incarceration in Kentucky and reinvesting resources into the communities most impacted by this system?

Do you support a statewide Fairness law to protect LGBTQ people (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer) from discrimination in housing, employment, financial transactions, and public accommodations based on sexual orientation and gender identity? Do you support a statewide ban on the practice of LGBTQ conversion therapy, which would protect Kentucky youth from a harmful and medically discredited practice?

Nearly 400,000 low-income Kentuckians qualified for health care – including vision, dental and mental health – for the first time under the Affordable Care Act. But major challenges in affordability and access to care still remain. During a pandemic and beyond, the health of every individual is vital to our overall health as a state. How would you ensure access to quality, affordable healthcare to poor and working class individuals across all Kentucky counties? What are your legislative priorities for the overall health of Black and Indigenous people of color, as it relates to COVID 19, and overall health?