2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Kentucky Senate District 12

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Amanda Mays Bledsoe

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now
State Senator, District 12 (since 2023)
Work
State senator since 2023; former Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council member

Amanda Mays Bledsoe has served as State Senator for District 12 in the Kentucky General Assembly since 2023, a district that includes all or part of Boyle, Fayette, Mercer and Woodford counties.

Amanda Mays Bledsoe served on the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council from 2014 to 2022 and has represented Senate District 12 in the Kentucky Senate since 2023. Amanda Mays Bledsoe holds degrees from Hillsdale College and the University of Kentucky.

Bledsoe's committees

  • BR Sub. on Education (ex officio)
  • BR Sub. on Gen. Govt., Finance & Public Protection (ex officio)
  • BR Sub. on Transportation (ex officio)
  • Licensing & Occupations
  • State & Local Government
  • Appropriations & Revenue (Vice Chair)
  • BR Sub. on Econ Dev. & Tourism, Nat. Res. & Envir. Prot. (ex officio)
  • BR Sub. on Health & Family Services (ex officio)
  • BR Sub. on Justice & Judiciary (ex officio)
  • Families & Children (Vice Chair)
  • Interim Joint Committee on BR Sub. on Transportation (ex officio)
  • Interim Joint Committee on BR Sub on Health & Family Services (ex officio)
  • Interim Joint Committee on Local Government
  • Interim Joint Committee on BR Sub. on Econ. Devel., Tourism, & Envir. Prot. (ex officio)
  • Interim Joint Committee on BR Sub. on Justice & Judiciary (ex officio)
  • Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children
  • Interim Joint Committee on BR Sub. on Gen. Govt., Finance, Personnel & Public Ret. (ex officio)
  • Interim Joint Committee on BR Sub. on Education (ex officio)
  • Interim Joint Committee on Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations
  • Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations & Revenue
  • Interim Joint Committee on State Government
  • 2026 - 2028 Budget Preparation & Submission
  • Commission on Race & Access to Opportunity (Co-Chair)
  • Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board

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Tyler K. Dean

Democratic

Work
Senior director of sales and marketing, WV Great Barrel Company; founder, Vagabond Consulting Co.

Tyler K. Dean is senior director of sales and marketing at WV Great Barrel Company and founded Vagabond Consulting Co. (KYBaked, LLC); he was previously director of sales and distribution at Congo Brands. Tyler K. Dean holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky.

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