Who voted for slots in the House?
By John Cheves – jcheves@herald-leader.com
FRANKFORT — Here is the roll call for today’s Kentucky House vote on House Bill 2, the racetrack slots legislation. The Democratic-controlled House approved it 52-45.
YEAS
Royce Adams, Rocky Adkins, John Arnold, Linda Belcher, Scott Brinkman, Thomas Burch, Larry Clark, Leslie Combs, Will Coursey, Jesse Crenshaw, Mike Denham, Bob DeWeese, Teddy Edmonds, Tim Firkins, Kelly Flood, David Floyd, Jim Glenn, Jim Gooch Jr., Derrick Graham, Jeff Greer, Dennis Horlander, Joni Jenkins, Dennis Keene, Adam Koenig, Mary Lou Marzian, Thomas McKee, Reginald Meeks, Charles Miller, Harry Moberly Jr., Lonnie Napier, Fred Nesler, David Osborne, Sanny Overly, Darryl Owens, Ruth Ann Palumbo, Don Pasley, Rick Rand, Steven Riggs, Carl Rollins, Sal Santoro, Dottie Sims, John Will Stacy, Kent Stevens, Greg Stumbo, Tommy Thompson, John Tilley, David Watkins, Robin Webb, Alicia Webb-Edgington, Ron Weston, Susan Westrom and Brent Yonts.
NAYS
Eddie Ballard, Johnny Bell, Kevin Bratcher, Dwight Butler, John Carney, Mike Cherry, Hubert Collins, James Comer, Tim Couch, Ron Crimm, Jim DeCesare, Myron Dossett, C.B. Embry Jr., Bill Farmer, Joseph Fischer, Danny Ford, W. Keith Hall, Richard Henderson, Melvin Henley, Jimmy Higdon, Charlie Hoffman, Jeff Hoover, Brent Housman, Thomas Kerr, Martha Jane King, Jimmie Lee, Stan Lee, Brad Montell, Tim Moore, Rick Nelson, Tanya Pullin, Marie Rader, Jody Richards, Tom Riner, Charles Siler, Arnold Simpson, Kevin Sinnette, Ancel Smith, Fitz Steele, Jim Stewart, Wilson Stone, Tommy Turner, Ken Upchurch and Addia Kathryn Wuchner.
ABSTAINED
Jim Wayne and Bob Damron.
NOT VOTING
Mike Harmon.
Filed Under: KY General Assembly
About the Author: John Stamper is the accountability editor for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Monticello, Ky., he has been with the Herald-Leader in a variety of roles since graduating from Western Kentucky University in 2000. Reach him at jstamper@herald-leader.com
All the boys at Garrard’s Beer Barn salute Lonnie Napier for making the difference.
It is so disappointing to see so many of our elected officials voting in favor of a bill that will be so damaging to so many citizens and to Kentucky’s economy. Slots do nothing to create new wealth in the Commonwealth. They will simply suck money out of the pockets of the poor in order to further enrich the wealthy.
Kudos to those House members who voted against this terrible legislation. Hopefully the Senate will now do the right thing and kill this bill.
Looks like Republicans made the difference. Way to go Lonnie, your brother appreciates it.
Good vote Royce ADAMS!! But then there’re the Republicans and their fantasy land. Again David Williams and the Republicans prove to be the problem and no part of the solution. We have a budget shortfall, no new revenue, services are deteriorating or disappearing, police are being laid off and few patrols, the Kentucky State Police are using 1 officer to patrol three counties — and slots and gambling offer a solution and will stop the drain of Kentucky dollars to Indiana and Illinois.
David Williams may not lose in Burkesville, but I certainly will work with so many others to defeat the Republican Idiocracy he advocates and hope he’s in the minority soon.
What about Rep. Steven Rudy…he’s not listed on here, yet 52+45+3 abstaining equals 100…what gives?
Lay off Lonnie Napier. He thought he was voting for sluts in trucks and who could be against that.
The new school in Lancaster will be called Howdie Doodie High and all with a C average will get free tuition to EKU. At least that’s what Harry Moberly promised Lonnie.
In response to Mr. Bill Adkins. I believe the fantasy land is yours. Did the lottery do anything to help out the state? (Other than the few who continue to line their pockets). You are a typical Democrat who believes that everyone should pay your way. Wake up, Mr. Adkins, before it’s too late. Stop living in the fantasy that the way to finance government is at someone else’s loss. Let’s create some real jobs. May God have mercy on your soul.
“The first full fiscal year of lottery sales (1990) saw a total of $197.7 million in tickets sold. Slow and steady growth over nearly each of the past 18 years helped the KLC realize $742 million in sales last year, a 275% increase…Of the $10 billion in sales, more than $2.6 billion has been returned to the Commonwealth. Most of the revenue – $1.4 billion – went to the state’s General Fund. A great majority of revenue in the General Fund is spent on education in Kentucky.”
Yes, David Jackson, the lottery did much to help the state — and it certainly isn’t going to Indiana or other states where there is gambling. The fantasy is yours, Mr. Jackson, particularly if you come at this from a primitive religious angle.
I would think there exist a better way to raise funds than by having to allocate over 65% of the cost for administration cost.
We can do better than that, but again, it is not at the gambling table.
Gambling is the number one mental health issue in the United States. THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE.
And, Mr. Adkins, would you please publish, on line, the place where you got your demographics on OUT OF STATE, ETC, ETC.
I believe that is a KEEP number, if not mistaken, Maybe you have the KEEP survey on gambling.
Teddy Edmonds gets on that Christian TV station in Eastern Kentucky and helps them raise money, masquerading as a good Christian man. How will he explain his “yes” vote to his anti-gambling constituency?
This yes vote is shocking to me. I have been defending the rumor that he Ted voted yes. I’m shocked to see that I have been defending a guilty man. Know I have to go apologize for believing that he couldn’t have voted for something I felt he strongly opposed