Democrats and Republicans continue to battle to hold on to — or gain — state legislative seats in Louisville’s suburbs ahead of the November election.
Since gaining her seat by just a 376-vote margin two years ago, Democratic Rep. Rachel Roarx says her record in office will carry her through to another win. She’s facing off against Republican Carrie Sanders McKeehan, a Jefferson County Public Schools teacher and a principal at a small Louisville Christian school that promotes a “Christian environment with a biblical worldview.”
District 38’s voter registration numbers still remain staunchly in the Democratic camp, with 55.5% registered with the party and only roughly 33% identifying as Republican. And just a year after Roarx won her seat by a narrow margin, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear won the district with 66% of the vote in a blow out.
Here’s what you need to know about the candidates vying for District 38, stretching from the Iroquois neighborhood down to Fairdale.
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