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Katrina Sexton
Democratic Party
Candidate, Kentucky House of Representatives District 55
Burgin Independent School school board At-large
Tenure
Present officeholder
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
May 19, 2026
Education
Associates
St. Catharine College, 2000
Bachelor's
Eastern Kentucky University, 2004
Ph.D
Eastern Kentucky University, 2016
Personal
Birthplace
Danville, KY
Religion
Christian
Profession
Educator
Contact
Campaign website
Campaign Facebook
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Katrina Sexton is an officeholder of the Burgin Independent School school board At-large in Kentucky.

Sexton (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 55. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on May 19, 2026.[source]

Biography

Katrina Sexton was born in Danville, Kentucky. She earned an associate degree from St. Catharine College in 2000, a bachelor's degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 2004, and a Ph.D. from Eastern Kentucky University in 2016. Her career experience includes working as an educator.[1]

Sexton has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]

  • KEA
  • KSBA
  • Golden Key
  • NSHSS
  • KDP
  • Omega Nu Lambda
  • National Association of Professional Women
  • Phi Alpha Theta
  • Phi Theta Kappa

Elections

2026

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

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General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 55

Incumbent Kim King (R) is running in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 55 on November 3, 2026.

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Kim King (R)

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 55

Nathan Saucedo (D) and Katrina Sexton (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 55 on May 19, 2026.

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Nathan Saucedo
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Katrina Sexton

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Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for May 19, 2026, was canceled. Incumbent Kim King (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 55 without appearing on the ballot.

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2024

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 55

Incumbent Kim King defeated Katrina Sexton in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 55 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kim King
Kim King (R)
 
73.4
 
16,382
Image of Katrina Sexton
Katrina Sexton (D) Candidate Connection
 
26.6
 
5,922

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 22,304
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Katrina Sexton advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 55.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kim King advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 55.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sexton in this election.

Pledges

Sexton signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

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2024

Candidate Connection

Katrina Sexton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sexton's responses.

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I am a married 43-year-old mother of two sons. I am a native of Washington County and resident of Mercer County where I have lived most of my life. Over the years, I have worked as a farmhand, social services worker, hospital associate, retail work, manufacturing/factory line, and higher education administration. As a member of the community, I have served as a volunteer on various boards as well as an elected official on the local city council in Burgin, KY. I have experience working with budgets, policies, and local/state laws within the municipal system and a local school district. I hope to bring the people's voice back to the legislature through the district's house seat to serve the people of Washington, Mercer, and (southern) Jessamine Counties.
  • Public tax dollars belong to the public and should serve the public.
  • Healthcare is a right, not a privilege to be dictated by corporations.
  • Poverty is not a life choice and people should not be forced to fight it alone.
Education, healthcare, and poverty
I look up to my grandmothers, my mother, and my mother-in-law. Each of these ladies taught me how to be strong, resilient, and compassionate. They all had their personal struggles in life, but each of them came through the other side, inspiring me to be a mother, a strong woman, and someone who genuinely cares for others regardless of anything else that may have defined who they were or what others thought about them.
Elected officials should be honest and transparent, seeking to serve the full constituency rather than self-interest. Holding an elected office is not a career, but rather a service to the people for who one is elected to represent. Term limits should be applied to the legislature and retirement should not be an option for an elected office.
My life experiences have been varied and some have been extremely hard. I have pushed myself throughout my life, overcoming and striving to do more and to be more, to gain a higher education and to take on jobs or opportunities that helped me to understand the people around me in a more realistic way. I have seen and experienced so many different paths in life. I believe I can truly relate to my fellow Kentuckians. I have a working knowledge of how policies, legislation, budgets, and finance work on a local, state, and federal scale. For anything that I do not understand, I am willing to learn and ask questions while listening to the people who I serve.
Listen to the public, serve the public interest, and work together to achieve the best possible outcomes for the most people possible regardless of political affiliation.
The hope is that I would leave a legacy of cooperation that provided for greater bipartisanship while providing for and improving the lives of so many, many more Kentuckians who have gone for too long feeling left behind or forgotten by the elected leaders.
The fall of the Berlin Wall is the first historical event that I can remember. I believe I was about 10 years old when I saw it on the news.
My first job was working at Walmart. As far as I can remember, I worked for Walmart for about one year.
I'm not sure I have a favorite book. Once I read a book, I don't usually read it again, but there are some that I truly enjoyed for different reasons. Pride and Prejudice because who doesn't like Jane Austen. Wuthering Heights because it was a challenge at the time to understand due to how it was written and the language. I love series novels. The trilogy that really grabbed my affection for reading was The Twilight series. The books that I think left a longer lasting impact go back to when I was in high school and since my years as a teacher which are: Hiroshima [excellent book full of detail], The Great Gatsby [capturing the culture of life], and of course The Federalist Papers [documenting the story of our nation's government coming to fruition].
Perhaps Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, Katniss Everdeen, but probably more likely Jo March.
It's silly, but "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus and I don't really listen to a great deal of music outside of K-Love but that song seems to just into my head for some reason.
Trying to help others while still maintaining balance in my own life has been a constant struggle. All too often I take on more and more in an attempt to help someone else. I have put myself into personal debt trying to improve the lives of people around me and even for complete strangers. I work to improve the plight of others or to bring opportunities to others or to provide for the needs of others, frequently to my own detriment, or to a fault at times.
The state government should be able to work in a bipartisan manner to accomplish the best possible outcome for Kentucky rather than for only certain groups.
Political division as well as economic and environmental barriers.
It does help to have some experience but I do not believe it should be a requirement. It is important that all Kentuckians are represented regardless of experience.
In order for people to work together, we have to understand and know each other at a deeper level rather than just on the surface. A person's character and personal experiences provides insight into their beliefs, ideas, and perspectives on different issues.
Martha Layne Collins
At this time, I have no future aspirations to run for another political office. If the opportunity were to be presented, I would weigh the possibilities and make a decision at that time. I do not know what my future holds.
As someone who has spent nearly my entire adult life as a public servant in one capacity or another, I have heard many personal stories. The continuance theme over the last 40 plus years has been that people feel beaten down, shamed, humiliated, or forgotten by the elected. In addition, I have had some moments of my own where I simply could not understand or fathom how it is that someone can work so hard and still be so crushed in life that the feeling of hopelessness seeps into every aspect of daily life. People should not feel like they are disposable. People matter.
Although the question is vague or not specific enough, the legislature should operate under the authority originally granted to it through the state constitution. If the state constitution does not provide for such oversight, then leave the choice to the people to change it. Too often one political party or the other has too much control and use of power to hinder rather to than to help was not the intent of the founders. Working together toward a common goal and the common good of mankind should be the focus.
Although similar bills have been introduced before, I would like to bring forth a bill to set term limits on the state legislature or a state constitutional amendment for the people to vote on. Statistics show that Kentuckians [Americans at-large] want term limits, but the legislative bodies [state and federal] continue to vote in their own interests rather than the people's interests. In addition, legislation to protection our education system and other state merit-based employment is needed in order to make the commonwealth more competitive with surrounding states rather than driving individuals out of such careers.
Education, oversight, and finance
The government runs for and by the will of the people. Government finances should be fully open to the public to see and in a manner that the general public can understand. Elected leaders who refuse to serve the public or who choose to earmark public tax dollars for private interests should not be serving in office.

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Katrina Sexton campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Kentucky House of Representatives District 55Lost general$4,037 $0
Grand total$4,037 $0
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 4, 2024


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