Michael Lee Meredith
Kentucky State Representative, District 19 since 2010. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 16 yrs
- Since 2010
- Bills became law
- 11
- 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 10.1%
- Chamber median 7.5%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +38.7
- Won 2020
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Banking and Insurance · co-chair
- Banking and Insurance · chair
- Air Mobility and Aviation Economic Development Task Force
- Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations
- Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations
- Local Government
- Local Government
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Actuarial Analysis · Became law Apr 2026
Health Care Professionals · 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 61% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Sarge Pollock, David Osborne, Josh Branscum
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2025 | HB 369: AN ACT relating to police department members. | Not voting | Yes | No | Failed 37–41 |
| Feb 26, 2025 | HB 398: AN ACT relating to occupational safety and health. | No | No | Yes | Failed 47–48 |
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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kentucky House District 19 | Won | — | R+43.5 | — |
| 2024 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2022 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | R+38.7 | — | — |
| 2018 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | R+23.0 | — | — |
| 2016 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | R+32.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | R+24.9 | — | — |
| 2014 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 19 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | R+16.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $75.1K
- Spent
- $49.6K
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:43 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Michael Meredith (GENERAL 11/03/2026) State | Active |
| Michael Meredith (PRIMARY 05/19/2026) State | Active |
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:43 AM ET
Seats Meredith has held
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 19 · since 2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Meredith has run against
- Daniel Wayne Johnson (D) · 2020 election, won
- William Fishback (D) · 2018 election, won
- John Wayne Smith (D) · 2016 election, won
- Dottie J. Sims (D) · 2010 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Meredith
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/f013115a-6bbc-48ac-aab4-7949dd902701
- Wikidata Q16732498
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET