2026 General Election ยท Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Kentucky Senate District 16

1 candidate, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

George Maxwell "Max" Wise

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now
State Senator, District 16 (since 2015)
Work
Professor, Campbellsville University and University of Kentucky; state senator since 2015

George Maxwell "Max" Wise has served as State Senator for District 16 in the Kentucky General Assembly since 2015, a district that includes all or part of Adair, Allen, Metcalfe, Monroe, Taylor and Warren counties.

George Maxwell "Max" Wise teaches at Campbellsville University and the University of Kentucky and was named educator of the year by the Campbellsville/Taylor County Chamber of Commerce. George Maxwell "Max" Wise has represented Senate District 16 in the Kentucky Senate since 2015.

Wise's committees

  • Education
  • Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor
  • Committee on Committees
  • Rules
  • Interim Joint Committee on Tourism, Small Business, and Information Technology
  • Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment
  • Interim Joint Committee on Education
  • Legislative Research Commission

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