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THE WINS.2025—2026 EDITION
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+ President Trump’s agenda. Local impact.

Big wins.
For
Kentucky.

New investment. Help for working families.
Safer cities and support after disasters.

$2BFord investment to expand
Louisville Assembly Plant4,700Jobs secured by GE Appliances’
Louisville investment38%Drop in violent crime
in Frankfort in 2025

THE BIG PICTURE

What it means
for Kentucky.

Five big stories.
The numbers behind them.
Why they matter close to home.

01 / Tax relief

Keep more of
what you earn.

President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts protected jobs, preserved wages, and put more money back in Kentuckians’ pockets.

Jobs protected74,000
Rural healthcare$213M
Avg. tax refund$3,363

See every tax benefit

02 / Jobs & investment

Big names.
New opportunities.

President Trump has sparked a Kentucky investment boom — from trucks and appliances in Louisville to the Camry and RAV4 in Georgetown.

4,700jobs secured by GE Appliances’ $1 billion laundry investment

Explore the investments

03 / Public safety

Safer communities.
Real results.

President Trump is making Kentucky safe again, with crime down statewide and in Frankfort, Louisville, and Lexington.

KentuckyTotal Group-A Offenses, 2025↓ 8%

FrankfortViolent crime, 2025 vs. 2024↓ 38%

LexingtonHomicide by gun, 1H 2026 vs. 1H 2025↓ 83%

Every city. Every category.

04 / Disaster relief

Standing with Kentucky
after disasters.

President Trump is supporting Kentucky after numerous natural disasters — from severe storms and flooding to winter storms.

3disaster approvals since February 2025

See the timeline

05 / Immigration enforcement

The worst of the worst.
Removed.

President Trump is removing the Worst of the Worst criminal illegal aliens from Kentucky communities — from Nicholasville to Bowling Green.

5cases across six Kentucky communities

See the five cases

WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS

Significant upside.
For Kentucky.

President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts have delivered for Kentucky workers, families, and seniors.

74,000Kentucky jobs protected

$13Bin Kentucky economic activity preserved

$6Bin wages preserved for Kentucky workers

$3,363average Kentucky tax refund in 2026

JOBS & WAGES

Protecting paychecks.

The WFTC protected 74,000 Kentucky jobs, preserved $13 billion in Kentucky economic activity, and preserved $6 billion in wages for Kentucky workers.

NAM tax wins report

RURAL HEALTHCARE

$213M

Care closer to home.

The WFTC delivered $213 million in rural healthcare funding to Kentucky.

CMS rural health awards

SENIORS & REFUNDS

800,000 seniors.
Bigger refunds.

The WFTC secured No Tax on Social Security for Kentucky’s 800,000 seniors.

The WFTC delivered Kentuckians an average tax refund of $3,363 in 2026.

White House: KY savings

Average tax refunds by state

BUILT FOR WHAT’S NEXT

They’re betting big
on Kentucky.

President Trump has sparked a Kentucky investment boom.
8 company announcements.

Ford

Louisville

A new state-of-the-art paint shop at its Louisville Truck PlantAnnounced September 2026

$1B

GE Appliances

Louisville

Expanding high-output production of laundry productsSecuring 4,700 jobs · Announced September 2026

$1B

ADM

Boone County

Expanding its Boone County facilityMore than 40 jobs · Announced July 2026

$16M

Space Tango

Lexington

Expanding its Lexington headquarters25 jobs · Announced June 2026

$7.4M

Toyota

Georgetown

Increasing production capacity for the Camry sedan and RAV4 crossoverAnnounced March 2026

$800M

Midwest Equipment Manufacturing

Maysville

Expanding its Maysville factory66 jobs · Announced December 2025

$15M

Ford

Louisville

Expanding its Louisville Assembly PlantSecuring 2,200 jobs · Announced August 2025

$2B

GE Appliances

Louisville

Its most advanced clothes washers manufacturing plant, at its global headquarters and largest manufacturing siteAnnounced June 2025

$490M

B = billion. M = million. Figures reflect announced investments; planned spending and hiring may span multiple years.

PUBLIC SAFETY · THE FULL BREAKDOWN

Crime is down.
Here are the numbers.

Each figure shows a decrease compared with an earlier period, plus the results of a federal violent crime initiative in Louisville.

Kentucky2025↓ 8% Total Group-A Offenses

Total Group-A Offenses↓ 8%

Homicide offenses↓ 16%

Burglary / breaking and entering↓ 17%

Arson↓ 24%

Drug / narcotic offenses↓ 11%

Larceny / theft offenses↓ 7%

Motor vehicle theft↓ 6%

Robbery↓ 24%

Kentucky State Police: Crime in Kentucky 2025

Frankfort2025 vs. 2024↓ 38% violent crime

Violent crime↓ 38%

Rape↓ 50%

Robbery↓ 50%

Aggravated assault↓ 33%

Frankfort Police Department

LouisvilleHomicides, robberies, and aggravated assault↓ 25% robbery

Homicides↓ 11%

Robbery↓ 25%

Aggravated assault↓ 8%

MCCA 2026 midyear report

LexingtonFirst half of 2026 vs. same period in 2025↓ 83% homicides by gun

Homicide by gun↓ 83%

Nonfatal shooting victims↓ 42%

Homicide by gun (victims age 10–29)↓ 83%

Nonfatal shooting victims (age 10–29)↓ 48%

ONE Lexington July 2026 report

Louisville violent crime initiativeSummer 2026 · ATF, DEA, US Marshals & local partners43 federal indictments

Federal indictments43

State indictments10

ArrestsNearly 50

Prior felony convictions among those arrested200+

Firearms seized160

Machine-gun conversion devices42

Illegal drugs seized10 kg

Over the summer in 2026, the ATF, DEA, US Marshals, and local partners in Kentucky took part in a violent crime reduction initiative in Louisville. Those arrested collectively have had well over 200 prior felony convictions, including prior homicide convictions. The drugs seized were primarily fentanyl and methamphetamine.

U.S. Attorney’s Office, WDKY

NATURAL DISASTER RELIEF

Supporting Kentucky
after numerous natural disasters.

President Trump is supporting Kentucky after numerous natural disasters.

September 2026

Relief after June storms.

President Trump approved federal disaster assistance for Kentucky after June 2026 storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides.

FEMA announcement

May 2026

Relief after winter storms.

President Trump approved federal disaster assistance for Kentucky after severe winter storms in January 2026.

FEMA announcement

February 2025

A Major Disaster Declaration.

President Trump granted a Major Disaster Declaration for Kentucky following severe storms and flooding.

White House

IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

Removing the Worst of the Worst
from Kentucky.

Criminal illegal aliens convicted of serious crimes in Kentucky communities.

01 / NICHOLASVILLE

Gerson Lopez-Portillo

From Honduras

Convicted of: Assault and aggravated assault of police officer with strongarm.

DHS record

02 / HOPKINSVILLE

Tanisha Dhaliwal

From Canada

Convicted of: Homicide — negligent manslaughter, selling amphetamine, and receiving stolen property.

DHS record

03 / MANCHESTER AND LEXINGTON

Rosendo Rodriguez-Fuentes

From Mexico

Convicted of: Homicide — negligent manslaughter, illegal re-entry, and crimes against person.

DHS record

04 / BOWLING GREEN

George Santos-Pena

From the Dominican Republic

Convicted of: Domestic violence.

DHS record

05 / CAMPBELLSVILLE

Saad Jamal Dayib

From Somalia

Convicted of: Stolen vehicle, identity theft, receiving stolen property, robbery, and synthetic narcotic possession.

DHS record

A CLOSER LOOK

Big numbers.
Clear sources.

Every figure on this page links back to where it came from.

Tax relief · 4 sources

NAM tax wins reportnam.org CMS rural health awardscms.gov White House: KY savingswhitehouse.gov Average tax refunds by stateupgradedpoints.com

Jobs & investment · 7 sources

Fordfromtheroad.ford.com GE Appliancespressroom.geappliances.com ADMbe-nky.com Space Tangoplantservices.com Toyotacnbc.com Midwest Equipment Manufacturingplantservices.com GE Appliancespressroom.geappliances.com

Public safety · 5 sources

Kentucky State Police: Crime in Kentucky 2025wp.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov Frankfort Police Departmentfacebook.com MCCA 2026 midyear reportmajorcitieschiefs.com ONE Lexington July 2026 reportcontent.lexingtonky.gov U.S. Attorney’s Office, WDKYjustice.gov

Disaster relief · 3 sources

FEMA announcementfema.gov FEMA announcementfema.gov White Housewhitehouse.gov

Immigration enforcement · 5 sources

Gerson Lopez-Portillodhs.gov Tanisha Dhaliwaldhs.gov Rosendo Rodriguez-Fuentesdhs.gov George Santos-Penadhs.gov Saad Jamal Dayibdhs.gov

Big wins.
For
Kentucky.

What it means
for Kentucky.

Keep more of
what you earn.

Big names.
New opportunities.

Safer communities.
Real results.

Standing with Kentucky
after disasters.

The worst of the worst.
Removed.

Significant upside.
For Kentucky.

Protecting paychecks.

Care closer to home.

800,000 seniors.
Bigger refunds.

They’re betting big
on Kentucky.

Ford

GE Appliances

ADM

Space Tango

Toyota

Midwest Equipment Manufacturing

Ford

GE Appliances

Crime is down.
Here are the numbers.

Supporting Kentucky
after numerous natural disasters.

Relief after June storms.

Relief after winter storms.

A Major Disaster Declaration.

Removing the Worst of the Worst
from Kentucky.

Gerson Lopez-Portillo

Tanisha Dhaliwal

Rosendo Rodriguez-Fuentes

George Santos-Pena

Saad Jamal Dayib

Big numbers.
Clear sources.

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Big wins.ForKentucky.

What it meansfor Kentucky.

Keep more of what you earn.

Big names. New opportunities.

Safer communities. Real results.

Standing with Kentucky after disasters.

The worst of the worst. Removed.

Significant upside.For Kentucky.

Protecting paychecks.

Care closer to home.

800,000 seniors. Bigger refunds.

They’re betting bigon Kentucky.

Ford

GE Appliances

ADM

Space Tango

Toyota

Midwest Equipment Manufacturing

Ford

GE Appliances

Crime is down.Here are the numbers.

Supporting Kentuckyafter numerous natural disasters.

Relief after June storms.

Relief after winter storms.

A Major Disaster Declaration.

Removing the Worst of the Worstfrom Kentucky.

Gerson Lopez-Portillo

Tanisha Dhaliwal

Rosendo Rodriguez-Fuentes

George Santos-Pena

Saad Jamal Dayib

Big numbers.Clear sources.

Big wins.
For
Kentucky.

What it means
for Kentucky.

Keep more of
what you earn.

Big names.
New opportunities.

Safer communities.
Real results.

Standing with Kentucky
after disasters.

The worst of the worst.
Removed.

Significant upside.
For Kentucky.

800,000 seniors.
Bigger refunds.

They’re betting big
on Kentucky.

Crime is down.
Here are the numbers.

Supporting Kentucky
after numerous natural disasters.

Removing the Worst of the Worst
from Kentucky.

Big numbers.
Clear sources.