Steven Rudy

Republican Party

Candidate, Kentucky House of Representatives District 1

Kentucky House of Representatives District 1

Tenure

2005 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

21

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

Personal

Religion

Christian: Methodist

Profession

Part Owner, Rudy's Farm Center

Contact

Official website

Campaign website

Personal Facebook

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Steven Rudy (Republican Party) is a member of theKentucky House of Representatives, representingDistrict 1. He assumed office in 2005. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Rudy (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theKentucky House of Representatives to representDistrict 1. The Republican primary for this office onMay 19, 2026, was canceled.

Rudy began serving asHouse Majority Leader in 2022.

Biography

Rudy's professional experience includes working as Owner of Rudy's Farm Center.^[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Rudy was assigned to the following committees:

• House Banking and Insurance Committee
• House Committee On Committees
• House Enrollment Committee (decommissioned)
• House Rules Committee

2023-2024

Rudy was assigned to the following committees:

• House Committee On Committees
• House Enrollment Committee (decommissioned)
• House Rules Committee

2021-2022

Rudy was assigned to the following committees:

• House Committee On Committees
• House Enrollment Committee (decommissioned)
• House Rules Committee

2019-2020

Rudy was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations and Revenue Committee,Chair
• House Agriculture Committee

2017 legislative session

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, Rudy served on the following committees:

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Rudy 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 1

IncumbentSteven Rudy is running in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Steven Rudy (R)

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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentSteven Rudy advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1.

Endorsements

2024

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1

IncumbentSteven Rudy defeatedFredrick Fountain in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Rudy (R)	76.7	16,074
		Fredrick Fountain (D)	23.3	4,881

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,955
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Fredrick Fountain advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentSteven Rudy advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1.

Endorsements

2022

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1

IncumbentSteven Rudy won election in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Rudy (R)	100.0	12,590

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1

IncumbentSteven Rudy defeatedChristopher Tucker in the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Rudy	61.0	2,176
		Christopher Tucker	39.0	1,394

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,570
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2020

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1

IncumbentSteven Rudy won election in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Rudy (R)	100.0	17,836

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1

IncumbentSteven Rudy defeatedCarroll Hubbard in the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Rudy	85.7	3,258
	Submit photo	Carroll Hubbard	14.3	543

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,801
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2018

See also:Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1

IncumbentSteven Rudy defeatedDesiree Owen in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Rudy (R)	67.0	11,050
		Desiree Owen (D)	33.0	5,445

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,495 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1

Desiree Owen advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Desiree Owen

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1

IncumbentSteven Rudy advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 1 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Steven Rudy

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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.

IncumbentSteven Rudy defeatedMichael Murphy in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 1 general election.^[2][3]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 1, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steven RudyIncumbent	70.20%	14,046
	Democratic	Michael Murphy	29.80%	5,963
Total Votes				20,009
Source:Kentucky State Board of Elections

Michael Murphy ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 1 Democratic primary.^[4]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 1, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Michael Murphy (unopposed)

IncumbentSteven Rudy ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 1 Republican primary.^[5]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 1, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Steven RudyIncumbent (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. IncumbentSteven Jack Rudy ran unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.^[6][7][8]

2012

See also:Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2012

Rudy won re-election in the2012 election forKentucky House of Representatives District 1. 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

Rudy's opponent in the November 2 general election was Democratic candidateMike Lawrence. According to official results, Rudy defeated Lawrence by a margin of 2,690 votes.^[11]

Kentucky House of Representatives, District 1 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Steven Rudy (R)		8,494
Mike Lawrence (D)		5,804

2008

See also:Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Rudy was re-elected to the 1st District Seat in theKentucky House of Representatives, defeating Mike Lawrence (D).^[12] Rudy raised $89,649 for his campaign, while Lawrence raised $105,231.^[13]

Kentucky House of Representatives, District 1 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Steven Rudy (R)		9,753	53.4%
Mike Lawrence (D)		8,505	46.6%

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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