In the 2008 session of the Kentucky General Assembly, Rudy introduced legislation that would allow for nuclear plants to be built in Kentucky without having a permanent waste disposal facility, in an attempt to end the state's moratorium on nuclear power plants. The legislation did not pass.[4]
In the 2009 regular session of the Kentucky General Assembly, Rudy refiled legislation to lift the moratorium on nuclear power plants. The General Assembly adjournedsine die that year without the matter passing the house,[5] but the moratorium was later lifted during the 2017 regular session with the passage of the Robert J. Lepper Act. Rudy voted in favor of the bill's passage.[6]
2006 Rudy was unopposed in the 2006 Republican primary[9] and won the 2006 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 8,226 votes (57.7%) against Democratic candidate Thomas French.[10]
2008 Rudy was unopposed in the 2008 Republican primary[11] and won the 2008 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 9,753 votes (53.4%) against McCracken CountyCircuit Clerk and Democratic candidate Mike Lawrence.[12]
2010 Rudy was unopposed in the 2010 Republican primary,[13] and won the 2010 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 8,494 votes (59.4%) against Democratic candidate Mike Lawrence.[14]
2012 Rudy was unopposed in the 2012 Republican primary[15] and 2012 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning the latter with 14,080 votes.[16]
2014 Rudy was unopposed in the 2014 Republican primary[15] and 2014 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning the latter with 13,017 votes.[17]
