Wendy Higdon
Wendy Higdon (Libertarian Party) ran in a special election to the Kentucky State Senate to represent District 37. She lost in the special general election on December 16, 2025.
Higdon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Wendy Higdon was born in Anchorage, Alaska. She earned an associate degree from Jefferson Community College in 2020. Her career experience includes working as a healthcare professional, surgical tech of a level 1 trauma pediatric hospital, and member of a neurology emergency call team.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: Kentucky state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
Special general election for Kentucky State Senate District 37
Gary Clemons defeated Calvin Leach and Wendy Higdon in the special general election for Kentucky State Senate District 37 on December 16, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gary Clemons (D) | 72.5 | 3,752 |
 | Calvin Leach (R) | 25.0 | 1,297 | |
 | Wendy Higdon (L)  | 2.3 | 121 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 5,178 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Wendy Higdon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Higdon's responses.
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I am a registered Sr. Surgical Technologist. I most recently specialized in pediatric surgery and worked mainly emergency 3rd shifts. This, however, is not my first time trying to effect change through politics.
In 2009, I was the founder of the Louisville Tea Party. While I was President, we focused on a fiscally responsible government, improving education in Jefferson Co, and making sure voters had as much info as possible before elections. We hosted several candidate forums and made sure to invite all those who had made the ballot no matter their party affiliation.
I then ran for KY State House District 42 in 2012 as a Democrat at the age of 28. I did not win, but I was running against an incumbent who had never been opposed and was proud to at least make my opponent come out to his constituents to earn their votes and discuss issues. Since then I have married Mike, went back to school at Jefferson Community College, and became a foster home.
I entered this race because politics has lost its humanity. We have forgotten that the representatives we elect are supposed to care about their community more than their party lines.- My primary goal in this campaign is to bring some sanity to the public school system in Louisville. JCPS is absolutely not serving our children the way they deserve. Our budget is out of control, the administration is bloated, and we have some of the lowest standards and results for our kids of any district in the country. The district is too large, and the bussing situation continues to be a disaster for our children. I propose to split the district evenly into smaller parts, to ensure children get to and from school in a timely manner, and to ensure that parents have greater control over the school boards. Focusing on the educational well-being of our children today will pay dividends over the next 20 or more years in Kentucky.
- I have always been an advocate for lower taxes, balanced budgets, and smaller government. Our taxes keep rising, but the problems never seem to get solved. The KY state debt is currently at $42.25 Billion and continues to climb. This is in addition to the financial crisis our Federal Government is in. We need balanced budgets and smart cuts that won’t hurt the average KY home. I would like to see Kentucky move away from taxes and fees assessed just for living. This starts by getting rid of property taxes for people in their primary residence and vehicles under $20,000 in value. There should be no sales tax on any food, doctors visit, or prescription medicine. We should not tax people just for being human.
- Partisan politics and the Red/Blue duopoly is out of control. We have lost our humanity and empathy for our neighbors. Elected officials have become little more than pawns in a bigger game where the general public gets left out. As a Libertarian, I am not beholden to any of the party lines or games that are happening in Frankfort. I will be able to vote based on my community, good values, and knowing what it is like to be an average American trying to make ends meet. In order to change the culture in Frankfort, we need an outsider who can bridge the gap. I intend to be that bridge; to bring common sense back to politics, and heart back to government.
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See also
2025 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on November 7, 2025
