42 2020 ELECTION GUIDE
Messenger-Inquirer Wednesday, October 14, 2020
KENTUCKY STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 14TH DISTRICT Editor’s note: Scott Lewis is running unopposed for 14th District State Representative. Candidate profiles have been edited only for spelling, grammar and punctuation, and otherwise appear as submitted.
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1961 ADDRESS 200 N. Main St. Beaver Dam, KY 42320 EDUCATION B.S, University of Louisville; MA in education, Western Kentucky University; Rank 1 in school administration OCCUPATION Retired school superintendent POLITICAL PARTY Republican ELECTED OFFICES HELD 14th District State Representative SPOUSE/PARTNER & CHILDREN Tori Warren, Trevor Lewis, and Trey Lewis
SCOTT LEWIS What are three issues that would be your top priorities, if you were elected? I currently serve on the following committees in Frankfort, which align with my priorities: Education; Health and Family Services; Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection; Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs (vice chair). I also am a pro-life candidate. Are prefiled bills overseeing or limiting the governor’s emergency powers effectively usurping the governor’s role during states of emergency? What do you think the legislature’s role is during a state of emergency? I think it is up to the legislature to pass statutes that would better guide the governor regardless of party affiliation during these emergencies. How would you rate the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic? The two biggest issues the people I represent have are unemployment issues and the classification of who are essential workers. There are people who are out of work that still have not received their first check, which is unacceptable. The labeling of liquor stores, big box stores and abortion clinics as essential, but churches and small businesses (as) nonessential, is troubling. The guidelines have been inconsistent from the governor’s office. What would you do to improve delivery of services to people seeking unemployment assistance in the future? People want to talk to someone, not a recorded line that says someone will call back. For a lot of individuals, they are still waiting on those calls. There should be a contact person in each county that can help individuals in their time of need.
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