Michael Meredith

Republican Party

Candidate, Kentucky House of Representatives District 19

Kentucky House of Representatives District 19

Tenure

2011 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

15

Compensation

Base salary

$203.28/calendar day for legislators elected before December 31, 2024. $221.94/calendar day for legislators elected after January 1, 2025.

Per diem

$195.80/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

West Kentucky University

Personal

Profession

Marketing Officer, Bank of Edmonson County

Contact

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Michael Meredith (Republican Party) is a member of theKentucky House of Representatives, representingDistrict 19. He assumed office in 2011. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Meredith (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theKentucky House of Representatives to representDistrict 19. The Republican primary for this office onMay 19, 2026, was canceled.

Biography

Michael Meredith, as of February 2020, lived inOakland, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor of science in business administration from Western Kentucky University. Meredith’s career experience includes working as a loan officer with the Bank of Edmonson County. He has also been a member of the Edmonson County Lions Club.^[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Meredith was assigned to the following committees:

• House Banking and Insurance Committee,Chair
• Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations Committee
• House Local Government Committee

2023-2024

Meredith was assigned to the following committees:

• House Banking and Insurance Committee,Chair
• Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations Committee
• House Local Government Committee
• Banking and Insurance Committee,Co-Chair
• Local Government Committee

2021-2022

Meredith was assigned to the following committees:

• House Banking and Insurance Committee
• Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations Committee
• House Local Government Committee,Chair

2019-2020

Meredith was assigned to the following committees:

• House Banking and Insurance Committee
• House Local Government Committee,Chair
• Small Business & Information Technology Committee

2017 legislative session

Meredith was removed from his position as chairman of the Local Government Committee in November 2017 due to sexual misconduct allegations. To read more clickhere.

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Meredith served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Meredith served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Meredith served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

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General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19

IncumbentMichael Meredith is running in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Michael Meredith (R)

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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentMichael Meredith advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19.

Endorsements

2024

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19

IncumbentMichael Meredith won election in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Meredith (R)	100.0	18,135

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19

IncumbentMichael Meredith defeatedKelcey Rock in the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Meredith	75.9	3,334
		Kelcey Rock	24.1	1,059

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,393
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Endorsements

2022

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19

IncumbentMichael Meredith won election in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Meredith (R)	100.0	11,852

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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentMichael Meredith advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19.

2020

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19

IncumbentMichael Meredith defeatedDaniel Wayne Johnson in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Meredith (R)	69.4	14,638
		Daniel Wayne Johnson (D)	30.6	6,469

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,107
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Daniel Wayne Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentMichael Meredith advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19.

2018

See also:Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19

IncumbentMichael Meredith defeatedWilliam Fishback in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Meredith (R)	61.5	9,313
	Submit photo	William Fishback (D)	38.5	5,832

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,145 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19

William Fishback defeatedDaniel Wayne Johnson andJacob Moore in the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	William Fishback	51.6	1,228
		Daniel Wayne Johnson	26.6	634
	Submit photo	Jacob Moore	21.8	518

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 2,380
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19

IncumbentMichael Meredith defeatedBrian Kent Strow in the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 19 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Meredith	65.2	2,821
		Brian Kent Strow	34.8	1,508

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 4,329
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2016

See also:Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theKentucky House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 26, 2016.

IncumbentMichael Meredith defeatedJohn Wayne Smith in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 19 general election.^[2][3]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 19, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael MeredithIncumbent	68.93%	12,455
	Democratic	John Wayne Smith	31.07%	5,614
Total Votes				18,069
Source:Kentucky State Board of Elections

John Wayne Smith ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 19 Democratic primary.^[4]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 19, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	John Wayne Smith (unopposed)

IncumbentMichael Meredith ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 19 Republican primary.^[5]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 19, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Michael MeredithIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theKentucky House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 28, 2014.John Wayne Smith ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbentMichael Lee Meredith ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Meredith defeated Smith in the general election.^[6][7][8]

Kentucky House of Representatives, District 19 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Lee MeredithIncumbent	62.4%	8,165
	Democratic	John Wayne Smith	37.6%	4,914
Total Votes				13,079

2012

See also:Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2012

Meredith won re-election in the2012 election forKentucky House of Representatives District 19. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 22, 2012, and was unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.^[9][10]

2010

See also:Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2010

Meredith's opponent in the November 2 general election was Democratic incumbentDottie Sims. According to official results, Meredith defeated Sims by a margin of 8,368 to 6,051.^[11]

Kentucky House of Representatives, District 19 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Michael Meredith (R)		8,368
Dottie Sims (D)		6,051

Meredith defeated challenger Craig Astor by a margin of 3,017 to 958 in the May 18 Republican primary.

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Noteworthy events

Removal as committee chair following sexual harassment settlement (2017)

See also:Sexual assault and harassment in American politics (2017-2018)

In November 2017, it was reported by theCourier-Journal and theLexington Herald-Leader that Meredith, Speaker of the HouseJeffrey Hoover (R), and State Reps.Brian E. Linder (R) andJim DeCesare (R) were involved in a settlement related to sexual harassment. All three representatives were temporarily removed from their positions as committee chairmen and Hoover resigned as house Speaker.^[12]

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