Katrina Sexton

Katrina Sexton is the Democratic candidate for Kentucky House of Representatives District 55 in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing incumbent Republican Kim King.[1] An educator and former Burgin Independent school board member, she won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary and also ran for the seat in 2024.[1][2]

Katrina Sexton was born in Danville, Kentucky, and 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.[1] Her career experience includes working as an educator.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, she said she has worked as a farmhand, social services worker, hospital associate, retail worker, factory line worker, and educator in public K-12 schools and in higher education, and that she was twice elected to a city council and twice elected to the school board in Burgin, Kentucky.[2]

In 2024, Sexton ran in the general election for Kentucky House District 55 and received 26.6% of the vote to incumbent Kim King's 73.4%.[1] She defeated Nathan Saucedo in the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary, 57.6% to 42.4%.[1] In the Ballotpedia survey, she named protecting public education, affordable and accessible healthcare, and protecting individual, worker, and citizen rights as her policy priorities.[2]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.