Steve Meredith
Kentucky State Senator, District 5 since 2016. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 6
- 31 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 8.9%
- Chamber median 7.5%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +59.9
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Health Services · co-chair
- Health Services · chair
- Air Mobility and Aviation Economic Development Task Force
- Education
- Education
- Families and Children
- Families and Children
- Government Contract Review
- Licensing and Occupations
- Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations
- Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board Statutory
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Health And Medical Services · Became law Apr 2026
Advisory Boards, Commissions, And Committees · Became law Apr 2026
Agriculture · Became law Apr 2026
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Meredith sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives
Meredith is closer to the center than 31% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Kim Moser, Bill Wesley, William Lawrence
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Meredith’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Kentucky House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Meredith’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Meredith | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 70–22 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 379: AN ACT relating to postsecondary education. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 80–17 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 142: AN ACT relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 86–11 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 904: AN ACT relating to gaming. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 67–7 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 652: AN ACT relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 81–17 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Meredith was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kentucky State Senate, District 5 | Won | R+59.9 |
| 2020 | Kentucky State Senate, District 5 | Won | R+71.2 |
| 2016 | Kentucky State Senate, District 5 | Won | R+26.7 |
| 1992 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 19 | Lost | D+32.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Meredith has held
- Kentucky State Senate, District 5 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Meredith has run against
- Jamie Skudlarek (D) · 2024 general, won
- John Whipple (D) · 2020 general, won
- Leslie J. Stith (D) · 2016 general, won
- Richard A. Sanders (R) · 1992 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Meredith
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/8915acb8-6089-451f-be08-c79b0be59c40
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET