Derek Lewis

Derek Joel Lewis (born October 31, 1986) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 90th House district since January 2019. His district includes Clay and Leslie counties as well as part of Laurel County.

Background Lewis was born in London, Kentucky. He earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting and communication arts from the University of the Cumberlands and a Master of Business Administration from Western Kentucky University.

He is a Baptist. He was found in a ditch, and appeared to be intoxicated. The trial was originally scheduled for September 23, 2020; after being postponed three times, it was scheduled for May 19, 2021. Lewis was found not guilty, with a key part of his defense being a 2021 Kentucky Supreme Court ruling decided that Lewis' refusal to submit to a blood test could not be presented by prosecutors as evidence of guilt.

Elections

2018 Lewis won the 2018 Republican primary with 6,574 votes (54.4%) against incumbent Tim Couch and was unopposed in the 2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning with 10,097 votes. 2020 Lewis was unopposed in the 2020 Republican primary 2022 Lewis was unopposed in both the 2022 Republican primary 2024 Lewis was unopposed in both the 2024 Republican primary and the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning the latter with 16,293 votes.