Thank you for joining us on Twitter using hashtags like #VetoSB8, #PoliceFreeSchools, #CounselorsNotCops when you Tweet or retweet @SOS_KY tweets regarding Senate Bill 8. Add your legislators’ handles.
In addition, you can help us gain more traction with decision makers by tweeting those who serve directly in the education committees.
House Education Committee
(BOLD means they voted for Charters and they especially need to be held accountable for that!):
- Rep. Regina Huff (Bunch)[Chair] – @BunchGina
- Rep. Steve Riley [Vice Chair] – not on Twitter
- Rep. Danny Bentley – @drdanbentley
- Rep. Jim DeCesare – @RepJimDeCesare
- Rep. Mark Hart – @staterep78HD
- Rep. John Carney @BamCarney
- Rep. Mary Lou Marzian – @MaryLouMarzian
- Rep. Reginald Meeks – @ReginaldMeeks3
- Rep. Charles Miller (not on Twitter)
- Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser – @5boymom
- Rep. Rick G. Nelson – @RickNel59029302
- Rep. Melinda Gibbons Prunty – @MelindaPrunty
- Rep. Jody Richards – @SpeakerRichards
- Rep. Attica Scott – @atticascott
- Rep. James Tipton – @JamesATipton
- Rep. Gerald Watkins – @RepDavidWatkins
- Rep. Russell Webber – @rep_webber
To save on characters, it’s recommended you target your efforts to those on the committee who voted AGAINST public education in 2017:
.@BamCarney @drdanbentley @RepJimDeCesare @staterep78HD @BunchGina @philmoffett @reptimmoore @5boymom @MelindaPrunty @JamesATipton @rep_webber
Senate Education Committee
(BOLD means they voted for Charters and they especially need to hear from you!):
- Sen. Max Wise [Chair] – @maxwellwise
- Sen. Stephen West [Vice Chair] – @SteveWestKY
- Sen. Julie Raque Adams – @jrajra
- Sen. Danny Carroll – @dannycarrollky
- Sen. David P. Givens – @kydavidgivens
- Sen. Jimmy Higdon – @SenatorJimmy
- Sen. Alice Forgy Kerr – @aliceforgykerr
- Sen. Stephen Meredith – @slmeredithky1
- Sen. Gerald A. Neal – @GeraldNeal33
- Sen. Reginald Thomas – @ReggieThomasKY
- Sen. Johnny Ray Turner – (not on Twitter)
- Sen. Mike Wilson – @mikewilson2018
Handles of those on the committee who voted AGAINST public education in 2017:
.@maxwellwise @SteveWestKY @jrajra @dannycarrollky @kydavidgivens @SenatorJimmy @aliceforgykerr @slmeredithky1 @mikewilson2018
Allies
It’s also worth nothing the following Republicans who voted FOR public education in 2017 (they are our allies, so you can thank them on Twitter for their political courage):
In the House
.@JillYork1
In the Senate:
.@WilSchroder @Smithkysenate
Sen. C. B. ‘C.B.’ Embry Jr. – (not on Twitter)
Sen. Tom Buford – (not on Twitter)
Sen. Wil Schroder – @WilSchroder
Sen. Brandon D. Smith – @Smithkysenate
Knights in Shining Armour
The following House Reps introduced a bill to repeal all of the charter school legislation that was carelessly passed in 2017. Please thank them:
.@atticascott, @repwestrom, @GeorgeBrownKY77, @mckcantrell, @RepJoniJenkins, @ReginaldMeeks @SannieO! #FundPensionsNotCharters #StopChartersInKY
Other Tags
Help us get national attention by tagging the following handles in your tweets:
@valeriestrauss @DianeRavitch @SOS_KY
Retweet Our Existing Tweets
https://twitter.com/SOS_KY
Click below to pull up a search of existing tweets with the same hashtags, add your legislators’ handles, and retweet the ones you like:
Follow and retweet the following allies in this fight on Twitter:
Kentucky Republicans for Public Education
A Few Good Women KY – @AFewGoodWomenKy
Attica’s Women On Watch (Bill Club) – @WOWKentucky
Gay Adelmann – @GayAdelmann
Kentucky Katniss – @lucywaterbury
Tiffany Dunn – @bubenny5
Louisville School Beat – @LouSchoolBeat
Kentucky Strong – @ErinAndando
Download and Tweet our Existing Memes
Support Our Thunderclap
Also, be sure to support our #PensionsMeanBusiness Thunderclap here. Be sure to let small business owners know that you believe The Kentucky Chamber overstepped their bounds when they supported this pension bill.
Compose Your Own
Or, you can also compose your own tweets. Please use #FindFundingFirst and #NoSpecialSession so we’re able to find and retweet each other!