Ryan is a resident of Jessamine County, Kentucky. He grew up in the Lexington/Nicholasville area and attended East Jessamine High School as well as Bluegrass Community and Technical College. He has two children. 

Ryan Stanford works as a commercial exterminator. He previously worked bagging groceries and in car sales.

As of September 14, 2024, Ryan Stanford’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Plans to focus on improving the economy and strengthening the community.

- Plans to focus on improving the economy and strengthening the community.

Economy

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

Public Safety

Believes the legislature needs to stop "talking about problems" and start addressing healthcare issues.

Believes the legislature needs to start addressing systemic healthcare challenges.

- Believes the legislature needs to start addressing systemic healthcare challenges.

Healthcare

Believes vouchers harm public education and wants to improve teacher retention by advocating better treatment and support for educators.

Believes vouchers harm public education and wants to improve teacher retention by advocating for better support for educators.

Believes public schools provide opportunities for all children and supports parental choice in education.

Supports increasing teacher salaries and providing more resources to reduce the need for second jobs.

- Believes vouchers harm public education and wants to improve teacher retention by advocating for better support for educators.
- Believes public schools provide opportunities for all children and supports parental choice in education.
- Supports increasing teacher salaries.

Education

Energy & the Environment

Believes in "increased openness and participation" from the public regarding voting rights and elections.

Advocates for increased transparency from the legislature about the bills under consideration.  

- Advocates for increased transparency from the legislature about the bills under consideration.  

Voting & Elections

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Ryan Stanford

Ryan Stanford is a resident of Jessamine County, Kentucky. He grew up in the Lexington/Nicholasville area and attended Millcreek Elementary, Tates Creek Middle School, and East Jessamine High School before attending Bluegrass Community and Technical College. He has two children. 

As of September 12, 2024, Ryan Stanford’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes in the importance of hard work and perseverance in overcoming economic challenges.

Supports access to healthcare for pregnant women in their third trimester.

Supports addressing the health-care worker shortage in Kentucky.

Believes Kentucky faces an "acute shortage" of healthcare workers, with nearly 13,000 job vacancies in hospitals as of 2022.

Believes Kentucky has an "acute shortage" of healthcare workers.

Believes addressing healthcare workforce shortages is crucial for improving healthcare quality and access.

Supports addressing Kentucky's "acute shortage" of healthcare workers, as reported by the Kentucky Hospital Association, to improve healthcare access and quality.

- Believes the legislature needs to start addressing systemic healthcare challenges.
- Believes Kentucky has an "acute shortage" of healthcare workers.

Believes public teachers lack resources due to a "shaky" state legislature.

Believes public schools should be prioritized and funded to provide opportunities for all, saying "We have some great schools here in Kentucky both public and private."

Believes diverting resources to private K-12 schools while public schools are underfunded and teachers are undervalued is illogical.

Supports funding K-12 public education and providing secondary and preschool educational opportunities.

Believes children need a state that "fights for them" and supports strong leadership in education.

Believes the "parent choice" movement would allow schools to selectively choose which students to accept.

Believes the upcoming "School Choice" ballot initiative will lead to millions in ad support and hopes to see initiatives for universal pre-kindergarten and increased funding for higher and post-secondary education.

Believes the pandemic hindered social and emotional learning in early childhood.

Believes parents already have school choice (public, private, or home school) and supports more than just 2 options for school choice.

Believes in improving early childhood education to ensure more kindergarteners are ready to learn and more fourth graders are proficient at reading.

Believes we must enhance children's lives and stop exploiting them for political purposes.

Believes Kentucky legislators prioritize financial gain over addressing the needs of public schools and teachers.

Supports voting rights and fair elections.

Believes fast-track legislative maneuvers hinder public participation.

Believes in supporting local election officials and ensuring fair voting practices.

Supports allowing students and residents who temporarily reside outside of the county to vote.

Allows voters or spouses of voters who have surgery scheduled that will require hospitalization on Election Day to vote by absentee ballot.

Supports the work of the League of Women Voters of Kentucky in promoting fair voting policies.

Believes there should be no limits on public participation.

Believes lawmakers should slow down and give constituents more time to weigh in on legislation.

Believes in transparent legislative processes, and supports the findings of the League of Women Voters of Kentucky's report criticizing certain legislative procedures.

Believes the legislature needs to start addressing systemic healthcare issues.

- Believes Kentucky has an "acute shortage" of healthcare workers.

Ryan Stanford is a resident of Jessamine County, Kentucky. He grew up in the Lexington/Nicholasville area and attended Millcreek Elementary, Tates Creek Middle School, and East Jessamine High School before attending Bluegrass Community and Technical College. He has two daughters, Emory and Audrey.

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

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- 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. 
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