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Steve Jones (Kentucky)

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Steve Jones
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Iowa State University, 1985

Graduate

The University of Memphis, 1989

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Birthplace
Des Moines, Iowa
Religion
Non-Denominational
Profession
Advocate development specialist
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Steve Jones (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 23. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Jones completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Steve Jones was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He earned a bachelor's degree in speech communication from Iowa State University in 1985. He earned a master's degree in theatrical design and technology from the University of Memphis in 1989. Jones' career experience includes working as an advocate development specialist and as a tenured professor.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 23

Incumbent Steve Riley defeated Steve Jones and Timothy Filback Sr. in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 23 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Steve Riley (R)
 
77.1
 
15,398
Image of Steve Jones
Steve Jones (D) Candidate Connection
 
21.2
 
4,226
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Timothy Filback Sr. (L)
 
1.8
 
354

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

Total votes: 19,978
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Steve Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 23.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Steve Riley advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 23.

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Steve Jones completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jones' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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A resident of Glasgow, KY for the past 18 years, I have seen our community go through much growth and change. I grew up in Iowa, the son of a union power company technician and a registered nurse. I am a proud product of public education, having attended Iowa State University where I earned a Bachelor's degree in Speech Communication and then The University of Memphis where I earned a Master of Fine Arts in Theatrical Design & Technology. I served as a tenured professor at Middle Tennessee State University for 12 years, before meeting my wife, a family practice physician and a native of Glasgow. After marrying, we decided to locate to Glasgow so she could build her practice here. I have three wonderful children, all products of the Barren County School System. My oldest lives in Franklin, TN and she is a Barge Logistics Coordinator for Ingram, my middle child lives in Murfreesboro, TN and is a pilot for GoJet Airlines, and my youngest is a Junior at Barren County High School. I have been active in politics for several years, becoming heavily involved with the local Democratic Party after the election of Donald Trump. I currently serve on the Barren County Democratic Party Executive Committee as a voting member as well as Secretary and former Treasurer. I became especially active in politics as in the past 4 years I have watched the rights of the middle class and the poor be eroded away under a Republican-dominated House of Representatives here in KY.
  • We need to support the middle class bye brining good paying jobs to our community and overturning right-to-work laws that are an attack on labor.
  • We need to bring affordable healthcare to all citizens in the Commonwealth. No one should have to choose between insulin and food.
  • We need to bring equality to everyone in the state and end all discrimiation. This is includes all faiths, all genders, all races - everyone!
It's not so much a "public policy" as it is a basic tenet of government and leadership - and that is honesty and transparency. We currently have a Republican-dominated state legislature that holds closed-door meetings, has banned the public from the Statehouse, tried to hide and ram through a pension reform bill, written by just Republicans without allowing Democratic input, inside a sewage bill. Our former AG (and now governor) had to sue the former Governor multiple times to stop his blatantly illegal actions. We need to return full transparency and accountability to the legislature here in KY. Even recently, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Republicans in the legislature have tried to play politics and hamstring relief to our ailing pension system by tying it up in the budget hearings t with "conditional" legislation that is simply a poorly veiled threat instead of setting aside partisanship and working wholly on relief for this pandemic.

We need to restore faith in our government and its leaders and elected representatives. We need to stop our attack on the middle class. We need to realize that saying we have the lowest jobless rate in decades is ridiculous when it is due to the fact that people are having to hold 2 to 3 jobs just to make ends meet. We have people who are taking their insulin every other day because they can't afford it. Healthcare is a right - not just a privilege for those that can afford it. We need to level the playing field for all.
Right now, the person I look up to is probable my wife, Sherry. She is a dedicated family practice physician serving the underserved in Kentucky. From her, I have learned more about patience, compassion, and dedication than I have from anyone else in my life. Especially as I watch her deal with this pandemic bravely and compassionately, as I watch her mourn the loss of some of her nursing home patients she has had for over a decade. She is truly a hero to me and all her patients.
Simple - honesty, transparency, and the ability to truly listen to his/her constituents and serve and represent them the best he/she can.
Honesty, directness, dedication.
I just want to be remembered as a good person, husband, and father.
July 20, 1969 - Neil Armstrong landing and walking on the moon. I was only 6 years old, but I remember the entire family being at my Uncle's house, riveted to a B&W TV screen. I didn't realize the incredible significance of it at the time, but I remember being enthralled watch an astronaut walk on the moon.
My very first job was working on a detasseling crew at 14 years old. I have been employed ever since. I was also so eager to work that even though it was a requirement that you be 15 you work this job, my mother signed a waiver for me to work. For those not familiar with detasseling, it is an agricultural job where you ride equipment through a cornfield manually pulling the tassel off the top of a corn stalk to control hybrid fertilization. It was 10 hour per day, 5 days per week, in a cornfield with no shade in 80 degree and higher weather. I enjoyed it so much that in following summers I "contract" detasseled with a friend where you sign a contract directly with a producer (such as Pioneer) for a specific number of acres. While doing this, when I turned 16 I started working a the local McDonald's, which I continued to do for 7 years through high school and part of college. I worked 40 hours a week while in high school, still attending school with a 3.6 GPA, participating in extracurricular activities, graduating in the top 10% of my class, being offered membership in the National Honor Society, and being a National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist.
Dune (and all the sequels) by Frank Herbert and then by his son when he died. They are epic science fiction sagas that explore all aspects of society - government, industry, religion, trade, climate change, war, and more. Very compelling and strong characters and stories.
King Arthur. I love reading about his legends as a kid and I think he stood for honor, truth, and integrity.
I don't really get songs stuck in my head.
Dealing with the death of my mother. She was killed back in Iowa unexpectedly in a car accident. Struggling with finding closure at the time as there was no chance of saying "goodbye" and telling her the things I wished I had told her. And trying to help my father deal with his grief and aftermath from 600+ miles away.
The House of Representatives in Kentucky seems to be more representative of all citizens of the Commonwealth based on its make-up, whereas the Senate seems to reflect the more wealthy. But this is just personal observation.
I think it's important that a legislator has a passion for working for people and has a background of being active in political activities. I don't think background as a "politician" is necessary - and in some cases should be avoided. We need more people in politics who want to serve and aren't interested in it becoming a career.
The pension crisis, rampant drug abuse and its effects on society, Kentucky having the highest rate of child abuse in the nation, creating decent-paying jobs and restoring workers' rights, and of course now recovery of the economic damage caused by the pandemic. Also returning honesty and transparency to the government, which has been sorely lacking these past 4 years under the dishonest Republican Governor, Matt Bevin and a Republican-dominated legislature.
They should be a partnership. The legislature should bring the will of the people to the governor and not play politics, as it tends to do now.
Of course. A bill doesn't pass on just your own vote. You have to work with other legislators to get bills passed into law. You also need to learn about other parts of the state and their needs through their representatives as well as share with them information about your district. After all, while we each represent a district, bills that we pass affect the entire state.
- Appropriations & Revenue (sub Health & Family Services & sub Primary & Secondary Education & Worksforce Development)

- Education

- Health & Family Services

- Small Business & Information Technology

- Tourism & Outdoor Recreation

Not applicable as I am not currently elected to office.
No.
Not at present.
While never sharing names or personal identifying information, my wife (a family practice physician) will share with me stories of the hardships our current, broken medical system causes on her patients. How they can't afford the medication they need, how they can't afford a referral to a specialist or the hospital, etc. How the medication they are supposed to take daily they take every other day to keep the cost down.

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