Kenny Imes

Republican | Kentucky

Candidate Profile

Leans Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Kenny Imes


Party

Republican


Election Year

2016


Election

General


Race

State Rep., Dist. 5


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Kenny Imes websites
FacebookYouTube

EDUCATION

Murray State University, Murray

WORK & MILITARY

Funeral Director, Owner, 46

Farmer, Owner, 55

Business Develoment, Owner/State Regional Mgr, 44

Rental Property, Owner, 30

AFFILIATIONS

Hardin Baptist Church, Member, Life House

Volunteer, Murray Rotary Club, Member

NRA, Member, Calloway County Republican Party

Member, Kentucky Right to Life, Volunteer

Murray-Calloway Co. EDC, Member, Murray-Calloway Co Chamber of Commerce

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Ky 5th District State Representative, 11

Cabinet Dep. Sec'y & Commissioner, 5

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

(Candidate did not provide)

Race

Previous Races

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (3)

Commonwealth Policy Center

Freedoms Heritage Forum State/Federal PAC

National Rifle Association

OTHER (1)

Kentucky Chamber of Commerce

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)

Kemtucky Chamber of Commerce

State Senator Stan Humphries

As State Representative - NRA

As State Representative - Ky Right to Life

As State Representative - Commonwealth Policy Cent

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (12)

Daniel B. Elliott

Diane St. Onge

James R. Comer Jr.

Kevin D. Bratcher

Kim King

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (12)

Bluegrass Committee

Brad Montell

Damon Thayer

Diane St. Onge

GOPAC


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)

Fitz Steele

Jody Richards

Steve Beshear

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

Strongly Agree

Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.

Neutral

More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.

Strongly Disagree

Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.

Strongly Agree

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.

Strongly Agree

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Strongly Agree

Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.

Strongly Agree

There should be a strict constitutional spending limit for state and local governments that would tie the rate of spending to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation.

Strongly Agree

Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.

Disagree

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree

The founders established pure democracy in the Constitution because they believed that it is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.

Strongly Agree

Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.

Strongly Agree

Where minor children are involved, divorce laws should be reformed to include mutual consent of both parents and an increased waiting period, unless there is fault or abuse.

Agree

The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.

Strongly Disagree

Business owners should be required by law to bake cakes, provide flower arrangements, etc., for same-sex weddings, even when these activities would infringe on their sincerely-held religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.

Strongly Disagree

Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.

Strongly Disagree

The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.

Strongly Agree

Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.

Strongly Disagree

Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.

Strongly Agree

It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.

Strongly Disagree

Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.

Strongly Agree

What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?

God give right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.

God, Constitution, Voters, Courts, Industry - the rest matter little

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

Under no circumstance.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Holy Soverign God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?

Conservative

Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.

Voting record & social media posts. Totally support the entire Constitution and extra attention to 1st, 2nd & 10th Amendments.

E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.

kenny@imes.us 270-753-3113

Additional comment from candidate:

Same as 29

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