Michael Meredith

Michael Lee Meredith (born April 25, 1985) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 19th House district since January 2011. His district is composed of Edmonson County as well as part of Warren County.

Background Meredith was raised on a beef farm in Edmonson County. He graduated from Edmonson County High School, and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in business management from Western Kentucky University.

He has been employed by the Bank of Edmonson County since the age of 16, and currently is employed as a loan officer. He is a member of the Edmonson Lions Club, Edmonson County Leadership Alumni, Mammoth Cave National Park Association, and the Arts of Southern Kentucky Arts Advocacy Committee. He is a past member of the Edmonson County Tourism Commission, Edmonson County Community Education Council, Edmonson County High School Youth Service Center Advisory Board, and LifeSkills Inc. Board of Directors.

Political career

Elections

2010 Meredith won the May 18, 2010 Republican Primary with 3,017 votes (75.9%) and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 8,368 votes (58.0%) against incumbent Democratic Representative Dottie Sims. 2012 Meredith and former Democratic Representative Sims both won their May 22, 2012 primaries, setting up a rematch, but Sims withdrew, leaving Meredith unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 12,770 votes. 2014 Meredith was unopposed in the 2014 Republican primary, and won the 2014 Kentucky House of Representatives election against Democratic candidate John Wayne Smith, winning with 8,165 votes (62.4%). 2016 Meredith was unopposed in the 2016 Republican primary, and won the 2016 Kentucky House of Representatives election against Democratic candidate John Wayne Smith, winning with 12,455 votes (68.9%).