Former Democratic legislative leader seeks U.S. House seat

Former Democratic legislative leader seeks U.S. House seat

Cherlynn Stevenson, the former Kentucky House Democratic caucus chair, announced Tuesday that she plans to seek election to the state’s open U.S. House seat in 2026.

Former KY Democratic legislative leader from Lexington seeks U.S. House seat • Kentucky Lantern

Cherlynn Stevenson speaks during the Mike Miller Memorial Marshall County Bean Dinner, part of the Fancy Farm political festivities, Aug. 2, 2024. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Austin Anthony)MIDWAY — Saying she has flipped a district before and vowing to do it again, Democrat Cherlynn Stevenson of Lexington launched her campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives before a gathering of supporters at a distillery in Woodford County Tuesday. “I kn…