
C-FAIR 2026 KY Primary Election Endorsements
Louisville Mayor
Craig Greenberg
Shameka Parrish-Wright
Louisville Metro Council – District 3
Kumar Rashad
Louisville Metro Council – District 5
Aprile Hearn
Louisville Metro Council – District 9
Mark England
Louisville Metro Council – District 17
Markus Winkler
Louisville Metro Council – District 21
Betsy Ruhe
Jefferson County Attorney – Democratic Primary
Sarah Martin
Jefferson County Clerk – Democratic Primary
David Yates
Jefferson County Sheriff – Democratic Primary
Steve Healey
Lexington Mayor
Linda Gorton
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council – District 5
Stephenie Hoelscher
Fayette County Judge Executive – Democratic Primary
Mary Diane McCord-Hanna
Fayette County District Court – Division 2
Shannon Brooks
Henderson Board of Commissioners
Cooper Beck
Radcliff City Council
Serenity Johnson
KY Senate – District 6 – Democratic Primary
Christian Furman
KY House – District 30 – Democratic Primary
Cassie Lyles
KY House – District 40 – Democratic Primary
Nima Kulkarni
KY House – District 43 – Democratic Primary
Joi McAtee
KY House – District 44 – Democratic Primary
Beverly Chester-Burton
KY House – District 48 – Democratic Primary
Suhas Kulkarni
KY House – District 73 – Democratic Primary
Chelsea Kirk
KY House – District 76 – Democratic Primary
Anne Gay Donworth
Jamie Palumbo
NOTE TO CANDIDATES SEEKING C-FAIR ENDORSEMENT:
The C-FAIR Endorsement process will begin automatically for candidates in races C-FAIR has selected for consideration. After the candidate filing deadline, all candidates in those races will receive an email with instructions to participate in the C-FAIR Endorsement process. If a candidate does not have a Primary Election opponent, they will not receive an email until after the General Election filing deadline.
To be considered for endorsement, candidates in selected races complete a C-FAIR questionnaire and may be asked to participate in an interview with a team of C-FAIR leaders and volunteers. The interview team meets with each candidate seeking endorsement in a particular race and makes endorsement recommendations. The C-FAIR Board of Directors makes final endorsement decisions.
For more information, you may contact C-FAIR Chair Casey Kimball-Pham at Casey@Fairness.org and Fairness Campaign Executive Director Chris Hartman at Chris@Fairness.org.
C-FAIR Board of Directors
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