Register & Vote

The deadline to register to vote is October 6. Election Day is November 4. 

Step Up for Kids Day

Every Child Matters organized a non-partisan event, "Step Up for Kids Day," to draw public attention to issues affecting America's children, joining cities in all 50 states and Washington, DC to raise awareness.

Statistics on Children

• There are 980,160 children under 18 in Kentucky
• Children Living in Poverty (2007) - 234,959
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time (2007) - 82,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2007) - 367,000
• Children Reported Abused (2005) - 47,960
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 12,258 (21.9%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 154
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 64,223 (58.7%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 32

Voter Info

Governor
Steve Beshear (Next Election - 2011)
2008 State of the State Address

Lt. Governor
Daniel Mongiardo

Attorney General
Jack Conway

Department of Education

Cabinet for Health Services

State Legislature
Click Here to Find Your State Rep
Click Here to Find Your State Senator

U.S. Senate
Mitch McConnell (2008)
Jim Bunning (2010)

U.S. House of Representatives
District #1 - Ed Whitfield
District #2 - Ron Lewis
District #3 - John Yarmuth
District #4 - Geoff Davis
District #5 - Harold Rogers
District #6 - Ben Chandler