The Gist
Home

State

State Representative, 96th District

Vote for
1
Term
2 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Kentucky laws and the state budget in the Kentucky House of Representatives.

Taxes & budget

  • Pamela LewisDemocratic

    • Supports targeted tax relief for working and middle-class families
  • Patrick FlanneryRepublican

    • Sponsored bill mirroring federal tip, overtime deductions in state taxIn office
    • Sponsored bill exempting small businesses from limited liability entity taxIn office
    • Sponsored law standardizing local occupational tax return formsIn office

Education

Housing

Economy & jobs

  • Pamela LewisDemocratic

    • Opposes right-to-work laws; supports collective bargaining
  • Patrick FlanneryRepublican

    • Sponsored bill requiring American-made iron, steel, aluminum in public worksIn office

Roads & infrastructure

Health & human services

  • Pamela LewisDemocratic

    • Supports protecting rural hospitals and community clinics
  • Patrick FlanneryRepublican

    • Sponsored bill capping drug cost-sharing at the cash priceIn office

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 6 issues covered in this race.