Owensboro elections · State
State House, District 14
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Who is running
2 candidates on the ballot, from Kentucky Secretary of State sample ballot. Photos come from each candidate's own campaign site.
Wes Pate
Republican Party · Incumbent
Pate served eight years on the Lewisport City Council and has worked in health care in Owensboro for 16 years, according to a candidate biography.
Source: The Ballot Brief
3 sourced statements · Campaign site
Photo: Donna Haynes campaign Donna Haynes
Democratic Party
Haynes is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky House District 14. She has lived in Daviess County for more than 45 years and held leadership roles with the Kentucky AFL-CIO Executive Board and the Owensboro Central Labor Council, according to her candidate biography.
Source: The Ballot Brief
3 sourced statements · Campaign site
Where the candidates stand
Every candidate for State House, District 14 on each issue any of them has spoken on, in their own words or a close paraphrase, with the source linked. Checked . We do not score, rank or recommend anyone.
Where do the State House, District 14 candidates in Owensboro stand on health care and retirement?
Wes Pate (Republican Party, incumbent)
He supports lowering healthcare costs, expanding access, and improving care for families. (Wes Pate campaign)
Donna Haynes (Democratic Party)
Her campaign platform lists affordable health care and affordable child care as priorities. (Donna Haynes for Kentucky House of Representative District 14)
Where do the State House, District 14 candidates in Owensboro stand on schools and education?
Wes Pate (Republican Party, incumbent)
He says he supports Kentucky public schools, students, and teachers, as well as homeschooling families. (Wes Pate campaign)
Donna Haynes (Democratic Party)
Her campaign platform lists quality public education and strengthening Medicare and Social Security as priorities. (Donna Haynes for Kentucky House of Representative District 14)
Where do the State House, District 14 candidates in Owensboro stand on jobs and the economy?
Wes Pate (Republican Party, incumbent)
He supports local jobs and skilled trades and says he is committed to local opportunity in Ohio, Hancock, and Daviess Counties. (Wes Pate campaign)
Donna Haynes (Democratic Party)
Her campaign platform lists jobs and livable wages, affordable health care and child care, stronger protections for children, quality public education, and strengthening Medicare and Social Security. (Donna Haynes for Kentucky House of Representative District 14)
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