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State Senator, 12th District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on Kentucky laws and the state budget in the General Assembly.

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Amanda Mays Bledsoe

RepublicanIncumbent

State senator · Lexington

The gist

  • Sponsored law setting state standards for government AI use.In office
  • Sponsored bill posting local taxing authorities' finances online.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Sponsored law setting state standards for government AI use.

    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

    “require the Commonwealth Office of Technology to establish and implement policy standards for the use of artificial intelligence”
  2. Sponsored bill posting local taxing authorities' finances online.

    2025 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”

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