Maria Sorolis

Maria Sorolis
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 48th district
In office
January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2021
Preceded byKen Fleming
Succeeded byKen Fleming
Personal details
Born (1960-12-06) December 6, 1960 (age 65)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
Children3
EducationDuke University (BA)
University of Georgia (JD)

Maria N. Sorolis (born December 6, 1960) is an American politician who served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021.

Career

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.

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

Electoral record

2016 Democratic primary: Kentucky House of Representatives, District 48
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Checked Maria Sorolis 4,047 75.46%
Democratic Steven Sturdevant 1,316 24.54%
2016 general election: Kentucky House of Representatives, District 48
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Checked Ken Fleming 15,097 57.18%
Democratic Maria Sorolis 11,304 42.82%

In 2018, Sorolis was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

2018 general election: Kentucky House of Representatives, District 48
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Checked Maria Sorolis 11,851 50.7%
Republican Ken Fleming 11,525 49.3%

Personal life

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Maria Sorolis". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Representative Maria Sorolis". Kentucky General Assembly. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Maria Sorolis' Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2 October 2020.