Ballotpedia, Gerald Neal

Gerald lives in the Chickasaw neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. He is married to his wife, Kathy, with whom he has two adult children. He holds a bachelor's degree from Kentucky State University and a law degree from the University of Louisville School of Law. He is Baptist. 

Gerald is a practicing attorney. He has experience working as an Assistant Safety Director for the City of Louisville and an attorney for Gerald A. Neal & Associates, Attorneys at Law, Limited Liability Company.

Gerald A. Neal currently serves as a state senator in State Senate District 33. He was elected to this position in 2012 and is serving his third term. He is the current Democratic Floor Leader and a former Senate Democratic Democratic Caucus Leader. He previously served as a state senator in State Senate District 3. He was elected to that position in 2008 and served for 2 terms. 

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Supports business growth and economic development.

- Supports business growth and economic development. 

Economy

Supports policies to reduce incarceration rates, enhance rehabilitation, and ensure justice system fairness, including prohibiting racial profiling.

Supports policies aimed to reduce incarceration rates, enhance rehabilitation programs, and ensure fairness and equality in the justice system, including eliminating racial profiling from law enforcement. 

Believes in reforming juvenile justice and criminal justice systems.

Wants to reform the juvenile justice and criminal justice systems.

Supports removing "involuntary servitude" from the Kentucky Constitution.

Supports removing the words "involuntary servitude" from the Kentucky Constitution.

- Supports policies aimed to reduce incarceration rates, enhance rehabilitation programs, and ensure fairness and equality in the justice system, including eliminating racial profiling from law enforcement. 
- Wants to reform the juvenile justice and criminal justice systems.
- Supports removing the words "involuntary servitude" from the Kentucky Constitution.

Public Safety

Believes everyone deserves quality, affordable healthcare.

Believes "everyone deserves quality, affordable healthcare..."

Supports expanding access to healthcare and mental health initiatives.

- Believes "everyone deserves quality, affordable healthcare..."
- Supports expanding access to healthcare and mental health initiatives.

Healthcare

Supports increasing salaries for teachers and public school staff.

Supports increased investment in education, focusing on teacher recruitment and retention, and curriculum enhancements to prepare students for future challenges.

Supports investing more in both early childhood and higher education, focusing on teacher recruitment and retention efforts, and improving the school curriculum to prepare students for the future. 

As a senator, sponsored legislation requiring Kentucky school districts to provide equal educational opportunities and has secured funding for Kentucky’s two HBCUs: Simmons College of Kentucky and Kentucky State University.

As a senator, sponsored legislation requiring Kentucky school districts to provide equal educational opportunities. 

Supports universal pre-kindergarten programs for four-year-olds.

Supports universal Pre-K education for all 4-year-olds statewide.

- Supports increasing salaries for teachers and public school staff.
- Supports investing more in both early childhood and higher education, focusing on teacher recruitment and retention efforts, and improving the school curriculum to prepare students for the future. 
- As a senator, sponsored legislation requiring Kentucky school districts to provide equal educational opportunities. 
- Supports universal Pre-K education for all 4-year-olds statewide.

Education

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

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Gerald Neal

Gerald Neal lives in the Chickasaw neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife, Kathy. They have two adult children, Brandon and Kristin. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kentucky State University.

Gerald Neal is a practicing attorney and serves as the Democratic Floor Leader in the Kentucky General Assembly, representing the 33rd Senate District. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law.

Senator Gerald A. Neal represents the 33rd Senate District in the Kentucky General Assembly. He serves as the Democratic Floor Leader and has previously served as the Senate Democratic Caucus Leader.

- Supports business growth and economic development.

- Supports policies to reduce incarceration rates, enhance rehabilitation, and ensure justice system fairness, including prohibiting racial profiling.
- Believes in reforming juvenile justice and criminal justice systems.
- Supports removing "involuntary servitude" from the Kentucky Constitution.

- Believes everyone deserves quality, affordable healthcare.
- Supports expanding access to healthcare and mental health initiatives.

- Supports increasing salaries for teachers and public school staff.
- Supports increased investment in education, focusing on teacher recruitment and retention, and curriculum enhancements to prepare students for future challenges.
- As a senator, sponsored legislation requiring Kentucky school districts to provide equal educational opportunities and has secured funding for Kentucky’s two HBCUs: Simmons College of Kentucky and Kentucky State University.
- Supports universal pre-kindergarten programs for four-year-olds.

Supports securing funds for infrastructure improvements, economic development, and job creation.

- Supports securing funds for infrastructure improvements, economic development, and job creation.

- Your state senator represents the interests of your district in the Kentucky State Senate. The State Senate, along with the State House of Representatives, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Kentucky General Assembly. 
- Your state senator can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws after going through the legislative process. 
- There are 38 Kentucky state senators, each representing a single district. Senators must be at least 30 years old and reside in the state for at least six years before their election. 
- State senators are elected to four-year terms, with half of the Senate elected every two years. They only serve part-time.
- In addition to a $203 per day salary, state representatives also receive mileage reimbursements and a daily expense stipend of $182. 

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