MEET ANDREW

Andrew is a husband, father, business leader, and local civic leader who believes public service should stay grounded in the lives of the people it represents.

He has been happily married to his wife Stacey for ten years, is the proud father of a daughter, and is the oldest of three siblings. Family remains at the center of his life and a big part of what drives him to care about the future of the community his daughter is growing up in.

Andrew earned his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Louisville in 2013, but built a career well outside of politics. He has spent years in leadership roles across Kentucky agriculture and Aerospace manufacturing, working with businesses, customers, and teams across the Bluegrass and around the world. Today, he serves as the U.S. Director for a manufacturer of Aerospace Cargo Loading Devices and earns his paycheck by reducing jet fuel costs, making flights safer, and helping airlines adopt next generation innovative products.

Public service also has a place in Drew’s family history. in 2002 his grandfather, Thomas Bevin Monarch, put his own name on the ballot as a Democratic candidate for Kentucky State Senate in a district that included Shelby County. Twenty-four years later, Drew is proud to follow that example of stepping up, while bringing his own career and record of community leadership. Unfortunately Tom is no longer with us but Andrew still hopes to make him proud.

Between his private-sector experience, and his family (who have all built their own careers spanning from healthcare, education, to running Shelby County's only local brewery) they have shaped much how Drew approaches public service. He feels you need to listen to the people closest to a problem, understand the consequences and work together to keep the next issue from arising. In short - Andrew is proactive and recognizes no one person has all the answers. As he puts it "It takes a village".

In 2025, Andrew was elected chair of the local Democratic Party, where he began working to build a stronger local organization and push for a different kind of representation in Frankfort. He believes too many elected officials have become disconnected from the people they serve and too dependent on lobbyists and political insiders for direction.

Now, Drew is running for State Representative to bring practical leadership, real-world experience, and a stronger voice for working families to Frankfort.

Common Sense Commitments

We intend to represent ALL of Shelby County and welcome your feedback. It's not a legislators job to determine they know best, it's their job to represent their constituents and I'm ready to work for Shelby county. Please don't hesitate to reach me personally Andrew.Monarch@ShelbyKYDems.com.

Our campaign is people powered and people focused -which means we DO NOT accept corporate PAC money

and we never will.

I proudly stand with our labor organizations dedicated to securing a dignified life for everyday Kentuckians.

I support Public Education and will fight for the educators dedicated to our Children's future

I believe a full time job should be able to support a family and we all deserve affordable food, housing and utilities.

I'll protect Medicaid and fight for rural access while lowering the costs of treatment.

I stand against the industrialization of our Agricultural sector and believe in locally driven supply.

Fully Support Term limits

Reducing money in our elections and keeping partisan politics out of our courts and nonpartisan elections.

How We Get it Done

Lower everyday costs: In the short term - we use the state’s tax and regulatory authority to reduce costs Kentucky actually controls. Protect Kentucky’s existing grocery sales-tax exemption under KRS 139.485, provide targeted motor-fuel tax relief during major price spikes, strengthen residential ratepayer protections through KRS Chapter 278, and put more resources into LIHEAP and the Weatherization Assistance Program, which directly reduce household energy costs.

Long term - we need to invest in local food supply chains and reduce agriculture input costs. We need to incentivize renewable energy programs with non-profit utility co-ops and we need to cap rent while providing local governments with the necessary resources to work housing development into their comprehensive plans.

Good-paying jobs: We increase the corporate tax rate and only provide Kentucky’s economic-development dollars when there's fair wages and permanent jobs, not just investment & revenue totals. The Kentucky Business Investment Program (KBI) already ties incentives to job and wage targets, while the Bluegrass State Skills Corporation (BSSC) pays for worker training. I’d strengthen those standards, focus incentives on employers creating family-supporting jobs, and expand support through the Kentucky Small Business Loan Program and Small Business Tax Credit instead of treating every large corporation as an economic-development victor. I would also push for a restoration of Patton's innovation act. Surrounding states outpace KY 3:1 when it comes into supporting startups created from their state university graduates and focus on innovations in post harvest crop processing turning corn into biofuel and utilizing our three major research universities for the medical industry.

Affordable healthcare: Fully fund Medicaid, cut enrollment barriers and protect local providers. Kentucky can also regulate insurers and PBMs operating under state law. I'd require drug rebates to be passed through to patients and prevent insured patients from paying more than a drug's cash price. I'll put more pressure on insurance premiums. Kentucky's Department of Insurance already reviews proposed health-insurance rates. The legislature can strengthen that review, transparency requirements, and consumer protections. Kentucky could also explore an ACA Section 1332 waiver, such as a state reinsurance program, which other states use to reduce individual-market premiums while receiving federal pass-through funding.

Education: The current budget sets the guarantee budget per pupil at $4,626 for FY 2027 and $4,792 for FY 2028. That flatly doesn't keep up with inflation, at all. I'll fully fund our public schools by increasing SEEK with the actual cost of educating a child, restore support for rising transportation costs, and put recurring state dollars behind better pay and working conditions for educators.