Kentucky's 49th House of Representatives district is one of 100 districts in the Kentucky House of Representatives. It comprises part of Bullitt County. It has been represented by Thomas Huff (R–Shepherdsville) since 2019. As of 2024, the district had a population of 43,826.
Voter registration On January 1, 2026, the district had 35,112 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.
PartyRegistrationVoters%Republican19,88956.64Democratic11,28832.15Independent1,6384.67Libertarian1890.54Green190.05Constitution180.05Reform40.01Socialist Workers20.01 "Other"2,0655.88Total35,112100.00
List of members representing the district Member Party Years Electoral history District location John Harper Republican January 1, 1985 –December 31, 1993 Elected in 1984.Reelected in 1986.Reelected in 1988.Reelected in 1990.Reelected in 1992.Resigned after being electedJudge/Executive of Bullitt County. 1985–1993Bullitt County (part). 1993–1997Bullitt County (part). Allen Maricle Republican January 13, 1994 –January 1, 1999 Elected to finish Harper's term.Reelected in 1994.Reelected in 1996.Lost reelection. 1997–2003 Larry Belcher Democratic January 1, 1999 –January 1, 2003 Elected in 1998.Reelected in 2000.Retired to run for the Kentucky Senate. Mary C. Harper Republican January 1, 2003 –January 1, 2007 Elected in 2002.Reelected in 2004.Lost reelection. 2003–2015 Larry Belcher Democratic January 1, 2007 –October 6, 2008 Elected in 2006.Died. Linda H. Belcher Democratic January 1, 2009 –January 1, 2013 Elected in 2008.Reelected in 2010.Lost reelection. Russell Webber Republican January 1, 2013 –January 1, 2015 Elected in 2012.Redistricted to the 26th district. Linda H. Belcher Democratic January 1, 2015 –January 1, 2017 Elected in 2014.Lost reelection. 2015–2023 Dan Johnson Republican January 1, 2017 –December 13, 2017 Elected in 2016.Died. Linda H. Belcher Democratic February 27, 2018 –January 1, 2019 Elected to finish Johnson's term.Lost reelection. Thomas Huff Republican January 1, 2019 –present Elected in 2018.Reelected in 2020.Reelected in 2022.Reelected in 2024. 2023–present
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