Election law changes? Our legislation tracker’s got you. Check it out!

Deborah Flowers

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
BP-Initials-UPDATED.png
This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.
Deborah Flowers
Democratic Party
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
High school
Boone County High School
Associates
Regents College
Graduate
Indiana Wesleyan University
Personal
Birthplace
Cincinnati, OH
Religion
Unitarian Universalist
Profession
Retired
Contact
Campaign website
Campaign Facebook
Campaign X
Campaign Instagram
Campaign TikTok
Personal LinkedIn

Deborah Flowers (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 60. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Flowers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Deborah Flowers was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She earned a high school diploma from Boone County High School, an associate degree from the Regents College, and a graduate degree from Indiana Wesleyan University.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 60

Incumbent Marianne Proctor defeated Deborah Flowers in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 60 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marianne Proctor
Marianne Proctor (R) Candidate Connection
 
66.5
 
16,017
Image of Deborah Flowers
Deborah Flowers (D) Candidate Connection
 
33.5
 
8,060

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 24,077
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Deborah Flowers advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 60.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 60

Incumbent Marianne Proctor defeated Christopher Pavese in the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 60 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marianne Proctor
Marianne Proctor Candidate Connection
 
76.5
 
3,153
Image of Christopher Pavese
Christopher Pavese Candidate Connection
 
23.5
 
970

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,123
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Flowers in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Candidate Connection

Deborah Flowers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Flowers' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Expand all | Collapse all

I've lived in NKY since I was 4. My parents, grandparents, & great grandparents were all born and raised in EKY. I was the oldest of five siblings. Neither of my parents finished high school. Our family of seven lived in a 2-bedroom apartment with 1 bathroom. I understand what it means to grow up poor, the value of a dollar, and the need for education.

I went to Florence Elementary and I met my husband when we were 10 years old. We both started working young - him at 15, me at 16. We graduated from Boone County High School together and married at 19 years old. We had our first child after four miscarriages, and we had our second child 2 years later. We live in Union - in the house we have been in for 27 years. Our kids both attended public school in Boone County. We have 5 grandchildren. While 2 have graduated, the three younger kids all attend public schools in Boone County.

I've been a nurse for 37 yrs with a master’s degree in nursing education. My husband is a master electrician and has worked at RA Jones in Crescent Springs for 45 ½ years. Both of my adult kids are in healthcare. We love Kentucky, and we are involved in our community, especially through volunteering at our grandchildren’s schools. The Florence Nightingale pledge for nurses (from 1935) has one line that should be instilled in and lived by for every civil servant, … “I will dedicate myself to devoted service for human welfare.” I will stand by this pledge in Frankfort.
  • Healthcare: Current legislators are trying to

    repeal the law that established KYNECT, our affordable healthcare system. For those working families who fall through the cracks, this is their lifeline to healthcare for their families. Over 600,000 people would go without healthcare. I will fight, not only to keep it, but to make it better so it includes dental, vision, and mental healthcare on every

    plan.
  • IVF: Extremists in Frankfort refuse to protect In Vitro Fertilization. almost 700 children in KY are conceived this way every year. We all know at least one couple devastated by infertility issues. Why would we punish them and take away their medical freedom?
  • I learned about responsibility early, as well as the value of community and taking care of each other, including our neighbors. That's how I envision my role as your next State Representative. I am not beholden to big donors or corporate lobbyists or an agenda. I am only beholden to you, the tax payer, my constituent - even if we disagree at times. I want to restore civil discourse, respect, decency, and human kindness to our government while protecting your freedoms.
*Prioritize Affordable Housing
  • Invest in Accessible Public Transportation

via increased bus services

  • Support Strong and Safe Public Schools
  • Expand Affordable and Accessible

Healthcare: incl. Dental, Vision, Mental

  • Improve Infrastructure in House District

60, including sidewalks

  • Deliver Good-Paying Jobs
  • Provide Better Internet
  • Raise Economic Opportunities through

Legalization of Marijuana

  • Advocate for Medical Freedom Ensuring

Bodily Autonomy

  • Protect Pensions for teachers, firefighters,
and police officers
Patch Adams. In the movie, he said, "You treat a disease, you win or lose. But, when you treat a person, you win every time." I believe politics is the same. No matter what the issue is, and no matter what side of the political spectrum a candidate falls into, 60% of the American public falls firmly in the middle, which is why a legislator has to be willing to start from a neutral position then look at what will do the most good for the most people the majority of the time, and then ask, how will this affect the children now and their future. Whether healthcare or politics, both have to be centered on people, not agendas or ideologies or the needs of donors.
Being honest, open-minded, transparent, having a willingness to listen to all points of view before speaking, independent thinking unbeholden to anything or anyone other than the citizens of your district and state, calm in the middle of chaos, capable of civil discourse, being respectful to all regardless of differences, compassion, a desire to protect the greater good for all people - not just a few
My answer here is the exact same as the characteristics and principles I listed above. I believe this is a calling, a desire to serve. I don't believe it was ever intended to be a career as some have turned it into.
I was a server at Dutch Pantry in Florence, KY. I worked there approximately 2 1//2 years, starting in 1974.
1
The Governor and the state legislature should be working together in a partnership to make Kentucky the best it can be for the people who live and visit here. Together, they should strive to create an environment in which all people are given the opportunity to be successful. There can be disagreement in how that is achieved, but it should be discussed in a civil manner and without any other agendas or ideologies getting in the way.
Our economy is going to hit a wall with the current direction extremists have us going in. The current path is still the one that former governor, Matt Bevin, put us on and that landed Kansas in near bankruptcy. We can not eliminate the state income tax and move to a completely consumption-based tax system. It places an undue burden on the middle and lower class and will collapse if we continue. Kentuckians for the Commonwealth (KFTC) has a tax plan called the Kentucky Forward Plan that aims to bring balance to the state's tax structure, raise public funds, and improve transparency and accountability in state government. I find this interesting and would like for the legislature to look at it and other possibilities when it comes to our tax structure and revenue.
Beneficial, sure. Necessary, no. I have worked in the field of hospice as the director of education. I have worked in medical and surgical units in the hospital settings as well as dialysis units and ICUs providing that service. I understand the need for policies, procedures, and processes that guide any type of successful endeavor.
I believe it's absolutely necessary, not just beneficial. As a collective body, whether you are talking about the state house, the state senate, or the legislature as a whole, the group should operate as a team whose job it is to do the best we can to represent the people from the districts we represent. Our #1 goal and only agenda item should be to make things better for people. That can't, doesn't, and hasn't happened in a very long time due to the adversarial attitudes and individual and smaller group agendas currently walking the halls in Frankfort. If you can't have the decency to be calm, kind, and respectful in the endeavors of governing, then you have no business in those halls. If you have a reputation for being disruptive, isolated, and sticking to an agenda at all costs, no one is going to want to work with you or help you and those you represent.

I can and will talk to and work with anyone, anywhere, at anytime on any issue as long as it's done in a good faith effort and environment of mutual respect and desire to do good for the people.
No. While there are definitely those I admire and who have inspired me, I have to stay true to myself and my district.
No. Since 2002, I've thought about running for office and always thought I would get here some day, but I knew I had to make sure my kids were settled in their adult lives and that I retired from nursing before setting on this path.
Yes, but it's not something I would share.
No. Our current legislature has gone way outside the bounds of its purpose with the specific intent of grabbing power. The people elect a governor for specific reasons to do a specific job. Those same people elect legislators to do a very different job, which is not to be more powerful than the administrative branch. The two are supposed to balance each other along with the judiciary. In an emergency situation, there can only be 1 director. We don't have time to wait for the legislature to vote on whether or not that director can act. The entire idea is ludicrous.
I have 41 bills already completely or partially written. It's hard to say which one I would introduce first.
Appropriations and Revenue

Economic Development & Workforce Investment
Education
Families and Children

Health Services
I believe 100% transparency brings automatic government accountability.
It would be GREAT for us! I absolutely despise that our legislature has stripped the people of Kentucky of this right to tell their legislatures about matters of great importance to them. Right now, as things stand, we are all trapped with an agenda-driven legislature that is solely focused on culture wars and stripping people of their individual rights rather than focusing on the needs of the people, and the people have no recourse other than elections which are now always called into question. It's exhausting! I definitely hope to be a part of changing that.

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Deborah Flowers campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Kentucky House of Representatives District 60Lost general$62,409 $0
Grand total$62,409 $0
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

See also

2024 Elections

Ballotpedia Election Coverage Badge.png
What's on the ballot?
U.S. President
U.S. Congress
U.S. Congress special elections
State executives
State legislatures
State courts
Ballot measures
Municipal government
School boards
Election analysis hub

Government

Seal of Kentucky.png
Who represents me?
U.S. Congress
State executives
State legislators
State courts
Ballot measures
Municipal government
School boards

Newsletters

Ballotpedia RSS.jpg
The Daily Brew
The Weekly Brew
The Ballot Bulletin
Checks and Balances
Economy and Society
Hall Pass
Number of the Day
Robe & Gavel


External links

Candidate

Kentucky House of Representatives District 60
  • Website
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
    		•

    Personal

  • LinkedIn
    		•

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 18, 2024


    Current members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
    Leadership
    Speaker of the House:David Osborne
    Minority Leader:Pamela Stevenson
    Representatives
    District 1
    District 2
    District 3
    District 4
    District 5
    Mary Imes (R)
    District 6
    District 7
    District 8
    District 9
    District 10
    District 11
    District 12
    Jim Gooch (R)
    District 13
    District 14
    District 15
    District 16
    District 17
    District 18
    District 19
    District 20
    District 21
    District 22
    District 23
    District 24
    District 25
    District 26
    District 27
    District 28
    District 29
    District 30
    District 31
    District 32
    District 33
    District 34
    District 35
    District 36
    District 37
    District 38
    District 39
    District 40
    District 41
    District 42
    District 43
    District 44
    District 45
    District 46
    District 47
    District 48
    District 49
    District 50
    District 51
    District 52
    District 53
    District 54
    District 55
    Kim King (R)
    District 56
    District 57
    District 58
    District 59
    District 60
    District 61
    District 62
    District 63
    District 64
    District 65
    District 66
    District 67
    District 68
    District 69
    District 70
    District 71
    Josh Bray (R)
    District 72
    District 73
    District 74
    District 75
    District 76
    District 77
    District 78
    Mark Hart (R)
    District 79
    Chad Aull (D)
    District 80
    District 81
    District 82
    District 83
    District 84
    District 85
    District 86
    Tom Smith (R)
    District 87
    District 88
    District 89
    District 90
    District 91
    District 92
    District 93
    District 94
    District 95
    District 96
    District 97
    District 98
    District 99
    District 100
    Republican Party (80)
    Democratic Party (20)


    Flag of Kentucky
    v • e
    State of Kentucky
    Frankfort (capital)
    Elections

    What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2026 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

    Government

    Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy


    Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Deborah_Flowers&oldid=10786576"