Jamie Palumbo is from Lexington, Kentucky. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky. He is a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He has two dogs, Kennedy and Madison.

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Jamie Palumbo is from Lexington, Kentucky. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky. He is a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

Jamie is a high school dive coach. He also works for his family's businesses, Palumbo Lumber and Palumbo Properties. 

Jamie previously ran for Kentucky State Representative in 2024 but did not win. He is currently running for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 76.

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Supports a living wage for families, fair wages, and access to affordable healthcare and retirement benefits for workers in Kentucky.

Supports fair and living wages, and access to affordable healthcare and retirement benefits for workers.

- Supports fair and living wages, and access to affordable healthcare and retirement benefits for workers.

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Supports focusing on rehabilitation over incarceration and addressing the root causes of crime.

Believes incarceration for people experiencing substance abuse is not a viable solution, instead supporting more funding for rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse recovery services.

- Believes incarceration for people experiencing substance abuse is not a viable solution, instead supporting more funding for rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse recovery services.

Public Safety

Supports the Trans community and opposes government involvement in parents' and doctors' decisions regarding children's healthcare.

Supports the transgender community and opposes government involvement in parents' and doctors' healthcare decisions.

Supports access to affordable healthcare for the elderly community.

- Supports the transgender community and opposes government involvement in parents' and doctors' healthcare decisions.
- Supports access to affordable healthcare for the elderly community.

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Opposes charter schools and any funding mechanisms that divert public dollars from public schools to private or charter schools.

Opposes any funding that moves public dollars from public schools to private or charter schools.

Supports increasing pay for teachers and school staff to reflect their important role in nurturing children and guiding their futures.

Supports increasing teacher and staff wages.

Supports universal Pre-K and full-day Kindergarten as essential investments in children's education.

Supports universal public pre-kindergarten and full-day kindergarten.

Supports the development of guidance for integrating restorative justice practices in schools while ensuring the safety of students and staff through enforcement of existing laws.

Supports restorative justice practices in schools and enforcement of school safety measures.

- Opposes any funding that moves public dollars from public schools to private or charter schools.
- Supports increasing teacher and staff wages.
- Supports universal public pre-kindergarten and full-day kindergarten.
- Supports restorative justice practices in schools and enforcement of school safety measures.

Education

As of March 10, 2026, Jamie Palumbo’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports putting more resources into rehabilitation, mental health, and recovery instead of incarcerating individuals struggling with addiction.

Supports putting more resources rehabilitation, mental health, and recovery instead of incarcerating individuals struggling with addiction.

Opposes the abuse of teacher time and encourages compensation for additional work required to meet state mandates.

Supports teacher compensation for additional hours worked to meet state requirements.

Believes incarceration for people experiencing substance abuse is not a viable solution. Supports more funding for rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse recovery services.

- Believes incarceration for people experiencing substance abuse is not a viable solution. Supports more funding for rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse recovery services.

Supports the Trans community and opposes government involvement in parents' and doctors' healthcare decisions.

- Supports the Trans community and opposes government involvement in parents' and doctors' healthcare decisions.
- Supports access to affordable healthcare for the elderly community.

Supports universal public Pre-K and full-day Kindergarten.

- Opposes any funding that moves public dollars from public schools to private or charter schools.
- Supports increasing teacher and staff wages.
- Supports universal public Pre-K and full-day Kindergarten.
- Supports restorative justice practices in schools and enforcement of school safety measures.

Jamie Palumbo is from Lexington, Kentucky. He has a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Kentucky. He is a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He has two dogs, Kennedy and Madison.

Jamie is a high school dive coach. He also owns Palumbo Lumber and Palumbo Properties.

Jamie previously ran for Kentucky State Representative in 2024 but did not win. 

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Supports a living wage, affordable healthcare, and retirement benefits for workers.

Supports gun control, saying "It’s way too easy for anyone to get a firearm. Gun violence is an epidemic in the United States, and we have to take the necessary steps to prevent these senseless tragedies from occurring."

Supports gun safety measures, including safe storage legislation.

Supports legislation banning the sale of firearms used in crimes.

Supports legislation banning assault weapons for the general public.

Supports red flag laws, including the "CARR" (Community Access and Resilience Act) which was introduced this session.

Supports increasing funding for community outreach and involvement.

Supports providing resources for survivors of gun violence.

Said, "All of the elderly community should have access to the best healthcare possible without it being too expensive for them."

Plans to address the stigma surrounding mental health issues and work to increase available resources.

Supports prioritizing rehabilitation, mental health, and recovery over incarceration for individuals struggling with addiction.

Supports funding paid apprenticeships and "Grow Your Own" programs to address the teacher shortage.

Supports universal pre-kindergarten and full-day kindergarten.

Opposes charter schools and the use of public funds for private or charter schools.

Supports the repeal of SB 150, which prohibits certain discussions of gender and sexuality in schools.

Supports compensating teachers for additional work required to meet state mandates.

Supports legislation to eliminate racial and economic bias.

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- 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. 
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