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Joshua Watkins
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Joshua Watkins | |
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| Minority Whip of the Kentucky House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office November 13, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Lindsey Burke |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 42nd district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Keturah Herron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 27, 1985 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Residence | Louisville |
Joshua Jedidiah Watkins (born September 27, 1985) is an American politician and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2025. He represents Kentucky's 42nd House district, which comprises part of Jefferson County. He has served as House Minority Whip since November 2025.[1]
Political career
[edit]Watkins was elected unopposed in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election following the retirement of incumbent representative Keturah Herron to run for the Kentucky Senate. He defeated two other candidates in the May primary election.
In November 2025, Minority Caucus Chair Al Gentry stepped down from his leadership position.[2] Incumbent Minority Whip Lindsey Burke was selected to succeed Gentry as caucus chair, and Watkins was selected to succeed Burke as whip.[1]
Electoral history
[edit]2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joshua Watkins | 2,103 | 53.0 | |
| Democratic | Jonathan Musselwhite | 951 | 24.0 | |
| Democratic | Jack W. Walker | 914 | 23.0 | |
| Total votes | 3,968 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joshua Watkins | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 12,350 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Horn, Austin (November 14, 2025). "Kentucky House Democrats tap Louisville legislator as new third-ranking leader". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "Louisville Democrat steps away from House leadership to work on 'adaptive golf' project • Kentucky Lantern". Kentucky Lantern. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
- ^ "Official 2024 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ "Official 2024 General Election Results" (PDF). elect.ky.gov. Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 2, 2024.