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On the rainy morning of Saturday, Feb. 15, State Representative Adam Moore met with his constituents at Bad Ass Coffee in southern Fayette County. 

Rep. Moore (D-45) was elected to his first term in the 2024 general election. As the representative of the 45th State House District, he represents parts of Fayette and Jessamine counties. 

About 8 people attended the meeting, including some locals from Fayette County and a teacher from Clark County. 

The meeting was an open, free-form conversation. Attendees brought up multiple road issues, housing, education, and bills that Moore has filed or is co-sponsoring.

Although non-state roads are strictly local, Moore said he also brings issues to conversations with council members and commissioners, specifically mentioning Lexington Council Members Whitney Baxter and Dave Sevigny. “The government closest to home is best to govern its community,” he said. 

While attending, Rep. Moore answered questions about three of his proposed bills that the Journal has reported on previously: House Bill (HB) 215 regarding local regulations of wages, HB 236, which would limit EpiPen costs, and HB 237 which would enforce a waiting period on single-family home purchases for businesses that own 50 or more units. On the last bill, Moore said, “It’s the idea that that first-time home buyer and family should have a better shot to get into a home before it’s snatched off the market for a cash offer just to turn into a rental property.” Moore said he got the idea for HB 237 from a Republican Senator in North Carolina. 

These three bills have been referred to committees. HB 215 has been referred to the Local Government Committee, HB 236 to the Banking and Insurance Committee, and HB 237 to the Judiciary Committee. 

“Every bill I put out there, I stand on it, I’m proud of it; I also realize that every bill I put out there isn’t perfect and a lot of that is because I just got elected in November, [I’m a] first time legislator,” Moore said, “I would love for all of them to pass this year, but let’s be real it’s a short session, I have a D next to my name, and I’m a Freshman. I’m planting my flag and hopefully getting the word out there now, and then I hope I can get more stakeholders involved…and make [the bills] more palatable and better overall.”