2026 General Election ยท Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Kentucky House District 78

1 candidate, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Mark Hart

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 78 (since 2017)
Work
EMS captain and paramedic (Pendleton); retired Lexington firefighter-paramedic; state representative since 2017

Mark Hart has served as State Representative for District 78 in the Kentucky General Assembly since 2017, a district that includes all or part of Boone, Campbell, Kenton and Pendleton counties.

Mark Hart is an EMS captain and paramedic in Pendleton and retired from Lexington Fire & EMS; he served in the Kentucky Army National Guard from 1994 to 2003. Mark Hart has represented House District 78 in the Kentucky House since 2017.

Hart's committees

  • Agriculture
  • BR Sub. on General Government (Vice Chair)
  • Local Government
  • Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection
  • Appropriations & Revenue
  • Interim Joint Committee on Local Government
  • Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection
  • Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture
  • Interim Joint Committee on BR Sub. on Gen. Govt., Finance, Personnel & Public Ret.
  • Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations & Revenue
  • Government Contract Review Committee (Co-Chair)

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