2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Kentucky House District 48

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Ken Fleming

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 48 (since 2021)
Work: Executive director, Kilgore Samaritan Counseling Center; former aerial mapping business owner; state representative

Ken Fleming has served as State Representative for District 48 in the Kentucky General Assembly since 2021, a district that includes all or part of Jefferson and Oldham counties.

Ken Fleming is executive director of the Kilgore Samaritan Counseling Center and previously owned aerial mapping and surveying firms. Ken Fleming served on the Louisville Metro Council from 2002 to 2014 and in the Kentucky House in 2017-2018 and since 2021.

Fleming's committees

Primary and Secondary Education
Health Services
Local Government
BR Sub. on Health & Family Services
Appropriations & Revenue
Interim Joint Committee on Health Services
Interim Joint Committee on BR Sub on Health & Family Services
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations & Revenue
Interim Joint Committee on Education
Public Pension Oversight Board
Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board (Co-Chair)

Sources for Fleming

Ken Fleming: official member information (Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission), Public record)
Kentucky General Assembly: current member roster (Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission), Public record)

Suhas Kulkarni

Democratic

Work: Program director, Kauffman FastTrac entrepreneurship program; adjunct professor, University of Louisville; franchise consultant (FranNet)

Suhas Kulkarni directs the Kauffman Foundation's FastTrac entrepreneurship training program, teaches as an adjunct professor at the University of Louisville and works as a franchise business consultant with FranNet. Suhas Kulkarni holds business degrees from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science and the Xavier School of Management in India; this is his first run for public office.

Sources for Kulkarni

Suhas Kulkarni candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State: 2026 General Election (Kentucky Secretary of State, Public record)

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