The Kentucky League of Cities Board of Directors named 20 legislators as 2023 “Friend of Kentucky Cities” award winners. The League recognizes legislators who advocate for issues and secure the passage of legislation important to cities. This year’s award recipients were instrumental in KLC passing 13 initiatives. Legislators enacted 176 bills in the 2023 Regular Session ‒ 68% of KLC-supported measures.

This year’s “Friend of Kentucky Cities” include the following:

Representative Jonathan Dixon (R-Corydon)

Representative Samara Heavrin (R-Leitchfield)

Representative Michael Meredith (R-Oakland)

Representative Kim Moser (R-Taylor Mill)

Representative Walker Thomas (R-Hopkinsville)

Representative Russell Webber (R-Shepherdsville)

House Majority Floor Leader Steven Rudy (R-Paducah)

Representative Chris Freeland (R-Benton)

Representative Jennifer Decker (R-Waddy)

Representative Brandon Reed (R-Hodgenville)

Representative Sarge Pollock (R-Campbellsville)

Representative Wade Williams (R-Earlington)

Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer (R-Georgetown)

Senator Amanda Mays-Bledsoe (R-Lexington)

Senator Robby Mills (R-Henderson)

Senator Jimmy Higdon (R-Lebanon)

Senator Chris McDaniel (R-Ryland Heights)

Senate President Pro Tempore David Givens (R-Greensburg)

Senator John Schickel (R-Union)

Senate Majority Caucus Chair Julie Raque Adams (R-Louisville)

You can see a complete list of bills legislators passed in the 2023 session that impacted cities in the 2023 KLC Legislative Update.