Josie is originally from Louisville. She earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Columbia University. She lives with her husband, Adam, and their 3 kids in the Klondike neighborhood of Louisville. 

Josie has worked as a middle school teacher, a nonprofit director focused on first-generation college students, and a success coach for struggling students at the University of Louisville.

Josie Raymond is a state representative for Kentucky House of Representatives District 41. She was first elected in 2018 representing District 31 and is serving her 3rd term. 

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Supports legislation to expand access and affordability of healthcare, including preventive care.

Supported legislation to expand access and affordability of healthcare, including preventive care.

Supports efforts to reduce drug costs, such as insulin, and expand mental healthcare access.

Supports local initiatives to address public health issues, such as lead contamination, when state government fails.

Supported efforts to mitigate lead poisoning as state representative.

Plans to continue helping constituents with public services issues like unemployment insurance and Medicaid eligibility.

- Supported legislation to expand access and affordability of healthcare, including preventive care.
- Supports efforts to reduce drug costs, such as insulin, and expand mental healthcare access.
- Supported efforts to mitigate lead poisoning as state representative.
- Plans to continue helping constituents with public services issues like unemployment insurance and Medicaid eligibility.

Public Services

Believes abortion rights are "a moral imperative and an issue of economic and racial justice."

- Supports allowing ballot initiatives.
- Supports abortion access.

Public Safety

Supports the expansion of green tech jobs.

Supported the expansion of green tech jobs and climate change action as a state representative.

Supports paid parental leave for state workers.

Drafted bill as state representative that provided paid parental leave.

Proposes legislation to allow cities to set their own minimum wage and gun safety regulations.

- Supported the expansion of green tech jobs and climate change action as a state representative.
- Drafted bill as state representative that provided paid parental leave.
- Proposes legislation to allow cities to set their own minimum wage and gun safety regulations.

Economy

Opposes efforts to privatize public education, militarize schools, and ban teaching about racism.

Believes in creating educational opportunities for people in poverty.

Supports universal pre-kindergarten programs.

Supports efforts to end racial and class inequities in school policing.

- Opposes efforts to privatize public education, militarize schools, and ban teaching about racism.
- Believes in creating educational opportunities for people in poverty.
- Supports universal pre-kindergarten programs.
- Supports efforts to end racial and class inequities in school policing.

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Josie Raymond

Josie Raymond currently serves as a state representative for Kentucky House of Representatives District 41. She was first elected in 2018 to the Kentucky House representing district 31, and is serving her 3rd term in the Kentucky House. 

Supports the presence of community assets such as the Louisville Zoo, Louisville Nature Center, Germantown Little League, Louisville Metro Animal Services, and the Southeast YMCA.

Supports medical aid in dying and believes in providing comprehensive end-of-life care options for patients.

Supports local businesses and diverse dining options.

Supports comprehensive Medicaid coverage and has successfully advocated for additional public services such as full-day kindergarten.

Believes District 10 has great public services, including parks and restaurants.

Believes in improving public services by reversing harmful policies and cutting state revenue.

Believes childcare workers should be given the same priority as teachers for COVID-19 vaccines.

Believes Louisville must address gun violence and homelessness without immediate state aid.

Believes in empowering local government and voters through ballot initiatives and collaboration.

Supports local gun legislation, saying "Louisville to Be Able to Pass Gun Laws in Wake of Bus Stop Shooting."

Supports raising the minimum wage, allowing local wage setting, establishing higher wages for essential workers during crises, and expanding benefits like paid leave.

Supports a diverse range of educational institutions, including public schools like Klondike Elementary and Newcomer Academy, as well as private and religious schools such as St. Xavier and St. Stephen Martyr.

Believes her experience as a parent of JCPS students will provide a unique perspective on council.

Believes parents were neglected during remote learning.

Believes struggling college students need support and resources to succeed.

Josie Raymond lives in the Klondike neighborhood of Louisville with her husband, Adam, and their three kids. She grew up in the district she represents and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Columbia University.

Josie Raymond is a state representative in the Kentucky General Assembly. She has previously worked as a middle school teacher, a nonprofit director focused on first-generation college students, and a success coach for struggling students at the University of Louisville.

Josie Raymond was elected to the Kentucky General Assembly in 2018.

- Urban county council members make up the legislative body of the Lexington-Fayette County government and are responsible for the public's health, safety, and welfare. Its legislative duties include enacting ordinances, levying taxes, and adopting a budget. 
- The city council has the authority to investigate all activities of the city government and its employees. 
- The urban county council has 12 district council members and three at-large council members. 
- Council members voted to represent a single district serve two-year terms and those voted at-large serve four-year terms. Elections take place in even-numbered years. 