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State Senator, 38th 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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Mike NemesKentucky Legislative Research Commission

Mike Nemes

RepublicanIncumbent

State senator · Shepherdsville

The gist

  • Proposed freezing home assessments for homeowners 65 and older.In office
  • Sponsored law trimming an unemployment insurance surcharge on employers.In office

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

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  1. Proposed freezing home assessments for homeowners 65 and older.

    2026 Regular Session SB 51: AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.

    Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov

    “exempt homeowners who are 65 years of age or older from any increase in the valuation of their permanent residence”
  2. Sponsored law trimming an unemployment insurance surcharge on employers.

    2026 Regular Session SB 129: AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.

    Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov

    “change the employer's contribution rate to the service capacity upgrade fund”

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