Joshua Watkins

Joshua Watkins
Joshua Watkins
Minority Whip of the; Kentucky House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 13, 2025
Preceded by	Lindsey Burke
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives; from the 42nd district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2025
Preceded by	Keturah Herron
Personal details
Born	September 27, 1985 (age 40)
Party	Democratic

Preceded byLindsey Burke

Preceded byKeturah Herron

BornSeptember 27, 1985 (age 40)

PartyDemocratic

Joshua Jedidiah Watkins (born September 27, 1985) is an American politician and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2025. He represents Kentucky's 42nd House district, which comprises part of Jefferson County. He has served as House Minority Whip since November 2025.^[1]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joshua Watkins	2,103	53.0
	Democratic	Jonathan Musselwhite	951	24.0
	Democratic	Jack W. Walker	914	23.0
Total votes			3,968	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joshua Watkins	Unopposed
Total votes			12,350	100.0
	Democratic hold

v t e Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Speaker David W. Osborne (R) Speaker pro tempore David Meade (R) Majority Leader Steven Rudy (R) Minority Leader Pamela Stevenson (D)
▌Steven Rudy (R) ▌Kim Holloway (R) ▌Randy Bridges (R) ▌Wade Williams (R) ▌Mary Beth Imes (R) ▌Chris Freeland (R) ▌Suzanne Miles (R) ▌Walker Thomas (R) ▌Myron Dossett (R) ▌Josh Calloway (R) ▌J. T. Payne (R) ▌Jim Gooch Jr. (R) ▌DJ Johnson (R) ▌Scott Lewis (R) ▌Rebecca Raymer (R) ▌Jason Petrie (R) ▌Robert Duvall (R) ▌Samara Heavrin (R) ▌Michael Meredith (R) ▌Kevin Jackson (R) ▌Amy Neighbors (R) ▌Shawn McPherson (R) ▌Steve Riley (R) ▌Ryan Bivens (R) ▌Steve Bratcher (R) ▌Peyton Griffee (R) ▌Nancy Tate (R) ▌Jared Bauman (R) ▌Chris Lewis (R) ▌Daniel Grossberg (D) ▌Susan Witten (R) ▌Tina Bojanowski (D) ▌Jason Nemes (R) ▌Sarah Stalker (D) ▌Lisa Willner (D) ▌John Hodgson (R) ▌Emily Callaway (R) ▌Rachel Roarx (D) ▌Matt Lockett (R) ▌Nima Kulkarni (D) ▌Mary Lou Marzian (D) ▌Joshua Watkins (D) ▌Pamela Stevenson (D) ▌Beverly Chester-Burton (D) ▌Adam Moore (D) ▌Al Gentry (D) ▌Felicia Rabourn (R) ▌Ken Fleming (R) ▌Thomas Huff (R) ▌Candy Massaroni (R) ▌Michael Pollock (R) ▌Ken Upchurch (R) ▌James Tipton (R) ▌Daniel Elliott (R) ▌Kim King (R) ▌Daniel Fister (R) ▌Erika Hancock (D) ▌Jennifer Decker (R) ▌David W. Osborne (R) ▌Marianne Proctor (R) ▌Savannah Maddox (R) ▌Tony Hampton (R) ▌Kim Banta (R) ▌Kimberly Poore Moser (R) ▌Stephanie Dietz (R) ▌T. J. Roberts (R) ▌Matthew Lehman (D) ▌Mike Clines (R) ▌Steven Doan (R) ▌William Lawrence (R) ▌Josh Bray (R) ▌Matthew Koch (R) ▌Ryan Dotson (R) ▌David Hale (R) ▌Lindsey Burke (D) ▌Anne Gay Donworth (D) ▌George Brown Jr. (D) ▌Mark Hart (R) ▌Chad Aull (D) ▌David Meade (R) ▌Deanna Gordon (R) ▌Nick Wilson (R) ▌Josh Branscum (R) ▌Chris Fugate (R) ▌Shane Baker (R) ▌Tom Smith (R) ▌Adam Bowling (R) ▌Vanessa Grossl (R) ▌Timmy Truett (R) ▌Derek Lewis (R) ▌Bill Wesley (R) ▌John Blanton (R) ▌Adrielle Camuel (D) ▌Mitch Whitaker (R) ▌Ashley Tackett Laferty (D) ▌Patrick Flannery (R) ▌Bobby McCool (R) ▌Aaron Thompson (R) ▌Richard White (R) ▌Scott Sharp (R)
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Joshua Watkins

Electoral history

2024

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Joshua Watkins


Minority Whip of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office November 13, 2025
Preceded by	Lindsey Burke
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 42nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2025
Preceded by	Keturah Herron

Personal details
Born	(1985-09-27) September 27, 1985 (age 40)
Party	Democratic