Kentucky's 19th House of Representatives district is one of 100 districts in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Located in the western part of the state, it comprises the counties of Edmonson and part of Warren. It has been represented by Michael Meredith (R–Oakland) since 2011. As of 2023, the district had a population of 46,382.
Voter registration On January 1, 2025, the district had 36,846 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.
PartyRegistrationVoters%Republican19,86653.92Democratic13,10435.56Independent1,7524.75Libertarian1920.52Green300.08Constitution250.07Socialist Workers80.02Reform50.01 "Other"1,8645.06Total36,846100.00Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections
List of members representing the district Member Party Years Electoral history District location Ronny Layman Republican January 1, 1978 –January 1, 1991 Elected in 1977.Reelected in 1979.Reelected in 1981.Reelected in 1984.Reelected in 1986.Reelected in 1988.Retired. 1974–1985Breckinridge (part), Butler (part), Edmonson,Grayson, and Hart (part) Counties. 1985–1993Edmonson, Grayson, andHardin (part) Counties. Richie Sanders Republican January 1, 1991 –June 1996 Elected in 1990.Reelected in 1992.Reelected in 1994.Resigned after being electedto the Kentucky Senate. 1993–1997Edmonson, Grayson (part), Hardin (part),and Warren (part) Counties. Anthony Mello Republican November 1996 –January 1, 1997 Elected to finish Sanders's term whilesimultaneously losing reelection to a full term. Dottie Sims Democratic January 1, 1997 –January 1, 2005 Elected in 1996.Reelected in 1998.Reelected in 2000.Reelected in 2002.Lost reelection. 1997–2003 2003–2015 Terry Shelton Republican January 1, 2005 –January 1, 2007 Elected in 2004.Lost reelection. Dottie Sims Democratic January 1, 2007 –January 1, 2011 Elected in 2006.Reelected in 2008.Lost reelection. Michael Meredith Republican January 1, 2011 –present Elected in 2010.Reelected in 2012.Reelected in 2014.Reelected in 2016.Reelected in 2018.Reelected in 2020.Reelected in 2022.Reelected in 2024. 2015–2023 2023–present
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