Ballotpedia: Sarah Stalker

Sarah is originally from St. Matthews, Kentucky. She earned her bachelor's degree in fine arts from Stephens College for Women. She lives with her husband, Javan, in Louisville. They serve as foster parents. 

Sarah recently worked as the director of community engagement and membership for the Center for Nonprofit Excellence. She is a former early childhood teacher and, she also started a small business focused on providing a natural teething rattle for babies and toddlers.

Sarah Stalker is a state representative in State House District 34. She was first elected in 2022 and is serving her first term. 

As of August 20, 2024, Sarah Stalker’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Economy

Supports building more affordable housing and reducing evictions to combat homelessness.

- Supports building more affordable housing and reducing evictions to combat homelessness.

Public Safety

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Advocates for addressing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and reducing unnecessary psychotropic medication use in children. Supports strengthening partnerships between healthcare providers and the Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) to improve mental health outcomes for kids through stable placements.

Supports strengthening partnerships between healthcare providers and the Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) to improve mental health outcomes for children.

Advocates for improved healthcare accessibility, support systems, and cultural competency in foster care.

- Supports strengthening partnerships between healthcare providers and the Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) to improve mental health outcomes for children.
- Advocates for improved healthcare accessibility, support systems, and cultural competency in foster care.

Healthcare

Supports building an equitable school system and improving access to mental health care.

Supports building a more equitable school system.

Opposes the "Save Women’s Sports Act," saying it is "harmful legislation in search of a problem" and that "neither being trans, nor medical care for trans youth confer any advantage to trans student athletes."

- Supports building a more equitable school system.
- Opposes the "Save Women’s Sports Act," saying it is "harmful legislation in search of a problem" and that "neither being trans, nor medical care for trans youth confer any advantage to trans student athletes."

Education

Energy & the Environment

Believes voters should choose their representatives, not a political party choosing their voters.

Supports implementing an independent redistricting commission to combat gerrymandering.

- Supports implementing an independent redistricting commission to combat gerrymandering.

Voting & Elections

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Sarah Stalker

Sarah Stalker currently serves as the state representative for Kentucky State House District 34. She was first elected in 2022 and is serving her first term. 

Started a small business making natural teething rattles for babies and toddlers, which was sold in Whole Foods Market, but closed when financial challenges arose.

Believes in addressing the intersection of trauma and education to improve outcomes for children in foster care.

Believes district maps must be contiguous and compact, and comply with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Sarah Stalker was born in Louisville, KY, and raised in St. Matthews. Both of her parents grew up in the Highlands. She is a foster parent.

Sarah Stalker is a former early childhood teacher and a foster parent. She also started a small business focused on providing a natural teething rattle for babies and toddlers.

As of September 4, 2024, Sarah Stalker’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Kentucky State House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Kentucky General Assembly.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. 
- There are 100 members of the Kentucky House of Representatives, each representing a single district. Representatives must be at least 24 years old and reside in the state for at least two years before their election. 
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms. They only serve in the role part-time. 
- In addition to a $203 per day salary, state representatives also receive mileage reimbursements and a daily expense stipend of $182. 