Maria Sorolis

In 2016, Sorolis ran for election to represent District 48 in the Kentucky House of Representatives, but lost to Republican Ken Fleming. She ran again in 2018 and won. She ran for another term in 2020 and was narrowly defeated by Fleming.^[1]

She was a member of the Louisville Metropolitan Caucus, the Kentucky Nonprofit Caucus, and the Women's Caucus.^[2]

2016 Democratic primary: Kentucky House of Representatives, District 48^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maria Sorolis	4,047	75.46%
	Democratic	Steven Sturdevant	1,316	24.54%

2016 general election: Kentucky House of Representatives, District 48^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Fleming	15,097	57.18%
	Democratic	Maria Sorolis	11,304	42.82%

In 2018, Sorolis was unopposed in the Democratic primary.^[1]

2018 general election: Kentucky House of Representatives, District 48^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maria Sorolis	11,851	50.7%
	Republican	Ken Fleming	11,525	49.3%

Sorolis earned a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from Duke University and a JD from the University of Georgia School of Law. She has three children and lives in Louisville, Kentucky.^[3]