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Ryan Quarles’ Bold Idea To Address Mental Health

“It’s time to take what we have learned by our ‘Raising Hope’ campaign and develop a national model about how to treat and help those suffering from mental stresses, illness, and unfortunately, those with thoughts of violence both to themselves and others.”

Ryan Quarles’ Bold Plan for Education

“I hope that we create an education experience where all Kentuckians have an opportunity to become anything they want in life and that starts with creating a world class education system that competes not just at the national level, but internationally as well.”

Ryan Quarles’ Bold Plan For Bringing Back Customer Service To Kentucky Government

“I want to bring a ‘customer service’ environment to all of state government just like we have done at the Department of Agriculture. Together, we can get government out of the way and unleash the American spirit.”

Ryan Quarles’ Bold, Adventurous Plan For Eastern Kentucky

“I’m committed to making Eastern Kentucky an international destination for outdoor adventurers. We don’t need to be like Gatlinburg to bring in tourists, we only need to highlight the gifts that God bestowed on our beautiful region.”

Quarles’ Bold Plan for Foster Care and Adoption

“With more than 8,000 kids currently in foster care, we need to do more to help these kids find their way to their forever families. I’ve got a Kentucky Commonsense Plan to do this

Quarles’ Bold Tax Plan

“Kentucky is one of only six states that still has an inheritance tax. Coal severance tax receipts are declining because of the Obama-Biden war on coal. And income tax rates undermine Kentucky’s competitiveness. I’ve got a Kentucky Commonsense Plan to fix all of this.”

Quarles Campaign Shares Ambitious Bold Ideas For Louisville

Louisville’s economic growth and quality of life and being tough on crime will be a priority with me as your next governor. Smart investments in Louisville will benefit all of Kentucky. Reversing Andy Beshear’s disastrous moves in public safety, infrastructure, and education will make Louisville a more attractive place to live, raise a family, and grow a business. You can count on me to be a strong advocate for Louisville’s interests.

Quarles Pledges Medical Marijuana Legalization in First Year as Governor

In this race for Governor, trust a farmer to build a medical marijuana program that benefits patients and farmers, not big government As your Agriculture Commissioner for the last seven years, I’ve overseen the growth of Kentucky’s hemp licensing program into what is widely recognized as one of the best-designed and best-run hemp programs in the nation. Next to addressing food insecurity, it’s one of the achievements of which I’m most proud. To be clear, I didn’t do it all by myself. Kentucky’s hemp program has been a team effort.

[Fox News] Red state Democrat doesn't 'lift a finger' against Biden policies ravaging his citizens

"Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner and former state legislator Ryan Quarles isn't holding back on how he thinks Beshear has failed the state's citizens, especially on the issues he says can be linked to the Biden administration's "porous" border policy and the governor's "unwillingness" to address it."

[Fox News] Vulnerable Dem governor skewered by challengers for rejecting records request on COVID closures

"As a former educator myself, I know that our children suffered due to excessive COVID lockdowns that we now know caused lower test scores around the Commonwealth. To be clear, the lockdowns have caused irreparable harm to students which will be felt for decades to come," [Quarles] told Fox.