KY-SD19: Meet the Democrat looking to replace Morgan McGarvey in the Kentucky Senate
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Some Jefferson County voters will select a new state senator this February. A special election has been called for Senate District 19, which covers Louisville neighborhoods like the Highlands and Cherokee Park.
The reasoning? Former State Senator Morgan McGarvey vacated the seat to replace retiring Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth in Washington. McGarvey is the only Democrat representing Kentucky in D.C.
Democrat Cassie Chambers Armstrong and Republican Misty Glin have been selected by their respective parties to run for District 19.
Armstrong is currently on the Louisville Metro Council, representing District 8. She’s held the position since 2020.
Armstrong says that experience would help her in Frankfort. “I am someone that has shown during my time on Metro Council that I can be an effective legislator, that I can reach across the aisle, that I can build bipartisan coalitions, and that I can use those coalitions that can pass policies that will benefit people in the 19th Senate District,” Armstrong said.
Armstrong adds that Morgan McGarvey has been a mentor to her, and says his ability to reach across the aisle on issues is something she plans to do as well.
The Democrat would enter the Kentucky Senate facing a Republican supermajority.
“Even when we disagree on other things,” Armstrong said, “it’s also important that we bring different perspectives and I am someone who has lived and experienced rural poverty on the other side of the state and now represents one of the most urban areas in my current Metro Council District. And so I think I have a good diversity of perspective on what the challenges are in Kentucky and good ideas about how we can solve those together.”
As a mother of two, Armstrong says family-related issues, such as daycare access, high-quality public education, affordable health care, are a few areas she plans to focus on in the Senate.
“And really making sure that working families can thrive in our commonwealth,” Armstrong said. “That is how we move Kentucky forward.”
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