Here are the e-mails of the Appropriations and Revenue Committee members that voted NO on House Bill 2. Just in case somebody wants to cut and paste them to an e-mail header, and do the following:
If you live in Kentucky, write them and tell them that because of their vote, you will not vote for them at re-election time, and you will actively campaign against them at re-election in their district through your friends, etc. Tell them that because of this vote, you will donate campaign contributions, not to them, but to their opposition candidate.
If you don't live in state, you can explain to them how they have damaged Kentucky racing, how incredibly stupid the alternate proposal (that won't pass) of taxing out of state gambling on Kentucky tracks is (why should you pay more), and how although you can't vote them out of office at re-election time, you will happily send money to support any candidate that opposes them.
A&R Committee
Charlie Borders - R, Chairman - NO
Robert (Bob) Leeper - I (caucases w/R) Vice Chairman - NO
Ernie Harris - R - NO
Dan Kelly - R - NO
Alice Forgy Kerr - R - NO (Lexington)
Vernie McGaha - R - NO
Brandon Smith - R - NO
Robert Stivers - R - NO
Gary Tapp - R - NO
Elizabeth Tori - R - NO
Jack Westwood - R (Westwood is traveling out of the country and will not be present to vote) - Absent
RJ Palmer - D - Abstain
Charlie.Borders@lrc.ky.gov,
Bob.Leeper@lrc.ky.gov,
Ernie.Harris@lrc.ky.gov,
Dan.Kelly@lrc.ky.gov,
Alice.Kerr@lrc.ky.gov,
Vernie.McGaha@lrc.ky.gov,
Brandon.smith@lrc.ky.gov,
Robert.Stivers@lrc.ky.gov,
Gary.Tapp@lrc.ky.gov,
Elizabeth.Tori@lrc.ky.gov,
Jack.Westwood@lrc.ky.gov,
RJ.Palmer@lrc.ky.gov
And you can ask Damon Thayer, the self-professed government voice of the horse industry, why he didn't strongly come out in favor of this
Damon.Thayer@lrc.ky.gov
The following people can be thanked for their support of Kentucky horse racing:
David Boswell - D - YES
Tom Buford - R - YES
Denise Harper Angel - D - YES (Churchill District, father retired trainer)
Joey Pendleton - D - YES
Tim Shaughnessy - D - YES
Denise.HarperAngel@lrc.ky.gov,
Joey.Pendleton@lrc.ky.gov,
Tim.Shaughnessy@lrc.ky.gov,
David.Boswell@lrc.ky.gov,
Tom.Buford@lrc.ky.gov,