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Andrew Monarch
State REPRESENTATIVE
KY HD-58 (Shelby County)
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You can call me Drew.
I'm a 34-year-old working-class father and 8th generation Kentuckian stuck on this idea that leaders should actually serve the public, not their ego and not corporate special interests.
It doesn't take much digging to see that corporate lobbyists, diehard partisanship and wealthy career politicians are leading us into a future people simply can't afford. Whether it's groceries, housing, healthcare or gas - we can't continue to let prices rise. So I'm doing what I think every good Dad does - I'm setting out to build something better and solve the everyday problems we're actually facing.
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It's time y'all
We can do better and make sure the next generation has a ladder to climb.​​​​​​​​​​
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“Andrew is the right candidate at the right time to fight for working families"
"Thank you for standing up for hardworking people across Kentucky!"
"Thank you for your commitment to everyday Kentuckians across the Commonwealth.”
The Actual Haps of Shelby County, Kentucky
Zoning & Planning
We're growing with legislators that make it harder for regular Kentuckians to follow the money, track the decisions, and hold government accountable. In the last 6 years the GOP supermajority passed HB 195 and HB 534 - which moved public notices away from the places people are most likely to see them and deeper into online government-controlled systems. They passed HB 312 that added new hurdles to open record requests and extended response time. HB 520 made it easier for certain agencies to withhold records and HB 775 gives Data Centers 25-50 years worth of tax incentives. Currently they're working on HB 567, which will restrict access to who's even permitted to submit a public records request.
Healthcare
Our local hospital has been operating at a loss of $4 million a year since 2021.
From July to Nov. 2025, has lost more than $3 million - All while the average cost of health insurance sits around 15% of our median household income and rising. Y'all, that's not going to work. Access is trending in the wrong direction only going to shrink and we need to act, now.
Education
We can't grow responsibly as a community if our schools can't handle more students. Not to mention that AI & automation is changing life as we know it. In the 2026 budget, KY kept SEEK funding flat while fuel cost alone tripled. Instead they focused on finding ways to give public money to private schools. We're going to have to fight to ensure every child has access to a quality & free education and prepare our kids for a rapidly changing environment. It's time for resources & curriculum matching today’s economy & operations costs - not yesterday’s talking points.
Cost of Living
The bottom line is we're pricing our kids out of a future and the cost for basic is dramatically outpacing pay raises. Since 2020, Federal Reserve Economic Data shows typical home prices in Shelby County have increased by more than 43% .Grocery prices have risen by roughly 28% and healthcare costs up to 15% of median household income (if you're healthy). Meanwhile - wages are flat with only an increase of 1-2%.