Amanda Mays Bledsoe
Candidate for State Senator, 12th District
Background
- Occupation
- State senator
- Lives in
- Lexington
State senator for District 12 (Boyle, Mercer and Woodford counties and part of Fayette County) since 2023 and vice chair of the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee. She served on the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council from 2014 to 2022.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Sponsored bill posting local taxing authorities' finances online.In office
SB 218 (2025) passed the Senate and went no further in the House.
Report2025 Regular Session SB 218: AN ACT relating to reporting by local governments.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“require the Department of Revenue to ensure that taxpayers can access financial information regarding local taxing authorities”
Government & transparency
Sponsored law setting state standards for government AI use.In office
SB 4 (2025) also created an Artificial Intelligence Governance Committee. Signed by the governor March 24, 2025 (Acts Ch. 66).
Report2025 Regular Session SB 4: AN ACT relating to protection of information and declaring an emergency.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“require the Commonwealth Office of Technology to establish and implement policy standards for the use of artificial intelligence”
All sources (12)
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Boyle County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Boyle County Ballot, November 3, 2026 General Election (Boyle County Clerk)
Election filing · Boyle County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Fayette County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Election Sample Ballots, by Precinct
Election filing · Fayette County Clerk · fayettekyclerk.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Mercer County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Mercer County Sample Ballot, November 3, 2026 General Election (Mercer County Clerk)
Election filing · Mercer County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Woodford County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Woodford County Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 2026 (published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Woodford County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Senator Amanda Mays Bledsoe, member page, Kentucky General Assembly
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · legislature.ky.gov
- 2025 Regular Session SB 4: AN ACT relating to protection of information and declaring an emergency.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
- 2025 Regular Session SB 218: AN ACT relating to reporting by local governments.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
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