Herald-Leader endorsement: In the purple 45th District, common sense must win the day

After Rep. Killian Timoney, R-Nicholasville, lost his Republican primary to newcomer Thomas Jefferson in May, he suggested he may not have worked hard enough in the campaign.

Certainly Jefferson has knocked on hundreds of doors and spoken to hundreds of voters since the primary. We salute him for his hard work and for his willingness to sit down with us in a frank and polite discussion of his very conservative views.

But we think Adam Moore is a better fit for this purple Fayette/Jessamine district.

First of all, Moore has the viewpoint of a veteran who has served in trouble spots around the world, like Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa. One of the first things he’d like to do if elected is form a veterans’ caucus that could focus on the many issues veterans face when their service is over.

Moore was a Republican, but became disenchanted with a party held hostage by the NRA and anti-abortion forces that seem to fly in the face of traditional Republicans’ small government philosophy. He favors common sense gun laws, such as better background checks.

“The Second Amendment is very important to me,” he said. “But we have to have responsible gun ownership.”

He would vote in favor of exceptions to Kentucky’s abortion laws for rape, incest and the life of the mother.

“No matter how I feel about the issue, politicians should not tell women what to do with their bodies,” he said.

As the owner of a personal fitness business, Moore would like to see the incentives the state gives to big businesses (like Toyota) shared with small businesses as well.

And while his son attends private school, he supports public education and opposes Amendment 2, which would rewrite Kentucky’s Constitution to allow public school funding to be give to private schools.

“We already have school choice,” he said. “If we need help with private school, we can apply for scholarships, but it should not cost taxpayers anything.”

Moore isn’t interested in the culture wars that currently fuel Frankfort and its ruling party’s obsessions with gender ideology, pornography and school libraries. The General Assembly, he said, should be working on more important issues, such as better education, better jobs, better health and better lives.

We agree with him and think Moore will make an excellent choice for the 45th District.

This story was originally published October 22, 2024 at 12:22 PM.