Gex "jay" Williams

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Gex "jay" Williams — State Senator, Dist. 20 (Kentucky General | November 8, 2022) Gex "jay" Williams — State Senator, Dist. 20 (Kentucky Primary | May 17, 2022)
State Senator, Dist. 20 Kentucky General | November 3, 2026
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Verified Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, MS Electrical Engineering, 1976-1977

University of Florida, University of Florida, BS Computer Science, 1972-1975

WORK & MILITARY

US Naval Academy, Midshipmen, 1970-1972

AFFILIATIONS

https://www.christthekingnky.com/, member

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Kentucky House of Represenattives, 1991-1992

Kentucky Senate, 1993-1998

Kentucky Senate, 2022-2026

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

U.S House of Representatives, 1998-1998

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (5)

National Rifle Association NRA-PVF

Kentucky Right to Life KRTL Victory PAC

Freedoms Heritage Forum

Northern Kentucky Right to Life PAC

Make Liberty Win

OTHER (1)

Republican Liberty Caucus of Kentucky

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (6)

Russell Coleman (2023)

Daniel Fister (2022)

Ryan F. Quarles (2022)

Steven Doan (2022)

Matt Bevin (2019)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

OTHER INFORMATION

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?

Only for medical procedures in compliance with KRS 311.723 as amended by 2025RS HB 90 and thus intended to save the life of both the mother and child if possible.

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


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?

The free market is the best determiner of all wages.

I support using taxpayer funds to lobby the state legislature.

Strongly Disagree

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

1. Go after the fraud, waste and abuse that reduces funds available to deserving citizens. 2. Eliminate Certificate of Need and other government regulations raising the cost of healthcare. 3. Restructure the Kentucky Communication Network Authority to get the state out of telecomm operations.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

The institutional separation of civil and ecclesiastical authority, but not to exclude Christian faith from the public square, the halls of government or our legal system whose foundations are explicitly Judeo Christian.

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree


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

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

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?

Yes, It is a secular ally in a contested area of the world and a bulwark against the spread of radical Islam.


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


VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I was raised Presbyterian, am reformed by faith, charismatic by experience and currently attend a Baptist church.

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.

Neutral

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?

Geologic sources (coal, natural gas) are the most reliable today. Clean coal is preeminent in the forthcoming decades, natural gas will likely grow to preeminence over the next couple decades. Nuclear power will likely follow after several decades.

Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Strongly Disagree


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


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?

Punish the wicked - praise the righteous. (1 Peter2:14; Romans 13)

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?

Bar possession for those incarcerated or residents of mental facilities and those on probation for violent felonies or sex crimes.

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