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Elaine Wilson-Reddy

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Elaine Wilson-Reddy
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Berry College, 1984

Graduate

Eastern Kentucky University, 1987

Law

University of Dayton School of Law, 2014

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Elaine Wilson-Reddy (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 54. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Wilson-Reddy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Elaine Wilson-Reddy earned a bachelor's degree from Berry College in 1984, a graduate degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1987, and a law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law in 2014.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 54

Incumbent Daniel Elliott defeated Elaine Wilson-Reddy in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 54 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Daniel Elliott
Daniel Elliott (R)
 
72.4
 
11,109
Image of Elaine Wilson-Reddy
Elaine Wilson-Reddy (D) Candidate Connection
 
27.6
 
4,237

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

Total votes: 15,346
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Elaine Wilson-Reddy advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 54.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Daniel Elliott advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 54.

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2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Elaine Wilson-Reddy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wilson-Reddy's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a professional educator and advocate for public education. In addition to my teaching career, I have worked extensively with not-for-profit organizations and am a law school graduate. My life's work is based on helping others improve their lives, as many people helped me. I believe in everyone's right to privacy and bodily autonomy and know that the government has no place in the decision process of anyone's personal life.
  • Equal access to high-quality public education for ALL Kentucky students. I am dedicated to creating an additional funding stream to level the educational opportunities for ALL Kentucky students.
  • The unemployed require access to vocational retraining and jobs that pay a living wage with benefits. Partnerships with community colleges will open doors for those who need additional skills in order to find gainful employment.
  • Easier and more access to drug rehabilitation for those who seek this service. As the sister of a recovering drug addict, I know first-hand how addiction impacts everyone. Kentucky needs more beds and fewer jail cells for addicts.
I am passionate about easy access to high-quality public education. Students suffer because teachers and administrators are overburdened with pointless mandates handed down from state government. These mandates often come with expenses that local boards of education are expected to fund. We must rid public education of these wasteful attempts at controlling classrooms so teachers can teach and administrators can support teachers and students.

I am 100% against using public funds for charter schools. This is an attempt to create segregated schools through taxpayers monies.

In additional to my platform, I am against the overturning of Roe and the deeper impacts it has already created. ALL people deserve the right to privacy and bodily autonomy. The government has NO authority to place restricts on anyone's personal lives.
I look up to those who aren't afraid to speak truth to power. Too many take the easy route by watching things happen that are wrong, but say nothing. It takes courage to speak against those in control. If we don't ask questions and push back, we lose our right to live as we choose.

I admire former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for forging her own path and being herself against all who wanted her to sit down and stay quiet. I strive to follow her example, to speak out against what I perceive as wrong behavior, policy, acts, and beliefs that hurt vulnerable populations. I have friends who lead with love and grace while pushing back against the status quo. I strive to live by the tenant, Treat others as you would want to be treated. It's a common thread through most cultures.
I was in the fourth grade, 1970-71, when public schools in Macon, Georgia were integrated. I remember hearing my classmates say they were going to boycott school I thought it had something to do with cots.

My dad's workplace was firebombed. He worked for the local John Deere dealership and worked on logging equipment in the woods of central Georgia. I don't why they were targeted. Kids weren't encouraged to ask a lot questions back then.

The Vietnam War was raging, parents were warned to check their children's Halloween candy for needles, razor blades, and drugs. It was a terrifying time to grow up to not understand what was happening, why it was happening, and no one to explain it. That year made a huge impact on my life.
My first job was at Wendy's in Macon, Georgia. I made minimum wage and thought I had all the money in the world! I worked there the summer before I went to college, then every winter and summer break for three years. I was in charge of the salad bar, from early morning prep, to keeping it clean and stocked through the lunch rush. I loved working with the public and doing what I could to help. It made a permanent impact on how I approach work.
Ideally, there is a partnership between the governor and state legislature. The governor puts forth their agenda and works with the legislature to put it into play. The governor won't get everything approved, neither will the legislators, but their mutual responsibility to the people of the state, not special interests and lobbyists.
Fully funded public education is our biggest challenge. A well-educated populace is the key driver of a strong economy. Well-educated means high quality K-12 public education with graduates prepared for life, whatever that looks like for each graduate. Kentucky boasts one of the highest graduation rates in the nation, yet very few make the transition from high school to a meaningful next step, whether that be community college, trade school, direct to work force, the military, or a traditional four-year institution.

We are graduating students in order to meet a false benchmark instead of educating ALL student to graduate life-ready. This issue leaves most of Kentucky out of consideration when corporations and industries look for the educational foundation required for today's technical and digital jobs.
Compromise is necessary to a point. Our country has been (mostly) successful through compromise. I don't think bending or compromising your values is necessary or productive. Our current method of either being for something or being wrong creates division. We need to get the egos, money, and influence out of government and start doing what is best for ALL the people.

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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2022


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