
Josh Calloway
Republican | Kentucky
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Josh Calloway
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 10
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Eastern KY Universuty, Health and Safety Management
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Hope Through Truth Ministries, Director
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 5 years
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (3)
Freedoms Heritage Forum
Make Liberty Win
Republican Liberty Caucus of Kentucky
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Felicia Rabourn (2024)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (16)
Stephen Meredith (2025)
Bluegrass Committee (2024)
Hal Heiner (2024)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2024)
Nancy Tate (2024)
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
None.
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Separation of church and state means government cannot establish or control a religion, and it cannot restrict the free exercise of faith. It was meant to protect the church from government
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Israel is a key democratic ally in a volatile region and a strong security partner. Americans should come first, but the people of Israel are a Scriptural ally, and strong partnerships strengthen our nation.
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
C. Healthcare works best when driven by competition, transparency, and patient choice, not bureaucratic mandates. Expanding taxpayer-funded healthcare crowds out private options, drives up costs, and reduces quality.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
What is your position on the minimum wage?
I believe wages are best determined by the free market and by agreement between employers and employees — not by government mandate.
I support using taxpayer funds to lobby the state legislature.
Strongly Disagree
I have cosponsored legislation to end taxpayer funded lobbying.
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
1. Zero-Based Budgeting 2. Sunset Reviews on Programs 3. Eliminate Duplicative Agencies & Boards 4. Deregulation 5. Freeze Bureaucratic Growth
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
The goal of the criminal justice system is to protect the innocent, punish the guilty justly, and uphold the rule of law, while offering true rehabilitation to help offenders return as productive members of society.
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
The government should use automated-enforcement cameras to track speeding and criminal activity.
Strongly Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
The Constitution guarantees law-abiding citizens the right to keep and bear arms, and public safety is best protected by enforcing and protecting those constitutional rights.
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian and a follower of Jesus Christ. The Truth found in Scripture shapes my values — including the sanctity of life, the importance of family, personal responsibility, and the protection of religious and constitutional liberty. I strive to serve my community guided by these principles.
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Strongly Disagree
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's upbringing, including their religious, health, and educational well-being.
Strongly Agree
Attempts to transition or encourage a child to transition to the opposite sex constitutes child abuse.
Strongly Agree
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Kentucky’s abundant coal is our most reliable energy source, and when combined with natural gas and oil, it provides affordable, consistent electricity
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Strongly Agree
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