What office is Bret Shultz running for?

Kentucky House District 35 in Kentucky, on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.

Bret Shultz — Kentucky House District 35

Republican · Kentucky general election, November 3, 2026.

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Candidate for State Representative District 35 (Republican).

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Non-incumbent (Republican). Grades rest on Planned Parenthood and iVoterGuide answers.

Life: Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: strongly agrees life should be protected from conception and opposes taxpayer funds for Planned Parenthood, but would allow elective abortion for rape, incest, fetal defects or the mother's life, and disagrees that embryos created through artificial methods should be protected.
Family: Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: supports marriage as one man and one woman; says gender transition of a child is child abuse and should be a felony; opposes males in women's sports and spaces.
Religious liberty: Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: neutral on requiring businesses to provide services that violate their beliefs, while commenting that private owners cannot be told whom to serve.
2nd Amendment: Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: says background checks should be required to buy firearms at gun shows and flea markets.
Limited gov’t: Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: supports downsizing government; agrees with eliminating the U.S. Department of Education.
Fiscal: Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: agrees free enterprise is essential and opposes taxpayer-funded lobbying; supports raising the minimum wage with inflation and expanding gambling.

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