Mary Lou Marzian

Mary Lou Marzian

Democratic Party

Kentucky House of Representatives District 41

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

0

Predecessor

Josie Raymond

Prior offices

Kentucky House of Representatives District 34

Successor: Sarah Stalker

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Associate

University of Louisville, 1974

Bachelor's

University of Louisville, 1979

Personal

Religion

Christian: Catholic

Profession

Nurse

Contact

Campaign website

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Mary Lou Marzian (Democratic Party) is a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 41. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Marzian (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 41. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Marzian's professional experience includes working as a registered nurse/transplant coordinator at the University of Louisville, in dialysis home training, and as a registered nurse at the Jewish Hospital in Louisville. Marzian has been a member of the Kentucky Nurses Association and the American Civil Liberties Union.

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Marzian was assigned to the following committees:

• Health and Family Services Committee
• House Local Government Committee
• House Natural Resources and Energy Committee

2019-2020

Marzian was assigned to the following committees:

• Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
• House Education Committee
• Health and Family Services Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Kentucky committee assignments, 2017
• Education
• Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs
• Health and Family Services

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Marzian served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Marzian served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Marzian served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Marzian served on the following committees:

Kentucky committee assignments, 2009
• Elections, Const. Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs
• Health and Welfare
• Judiciary
• Labor and Industry

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 41

Mary Lou Marzian defeated Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 41 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Lou Marzian (D)	74.0	18,485
		Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell (R)	26.0	6,511

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,996
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 41

Mary Lou Marzian defeated William Adams in the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 41 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Lou Marzian	70.9	4,946
	Submit photo	William Adams	29.1	2,034

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,980
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 41.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Marzian in this election.

2022

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 41

Incumbent Josie Raymond defeated Carrie Sanders McKeehan in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 41 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Josie Raymond (D)	73.5	16,014
		Carrie Sanders McKeehan (R)	26.5	5,782

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,796
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 41

Incumbent Josie Raymond defeated Darryl Young Jr. in the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 41 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Josie Raymond	77.5	3,753
	Submit photo	Darryl Young Jr.	22.5	1,088

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,841
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mary Lou Marzian (D)
• Joshua Alexander Crowder (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 41

Carrie Sanders McKeehan defeated Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell and Bryan Shepherd in the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 41 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carrie Sanders McKeehan	44.4	848
		Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell	33.0	630
	Submit photo	Bryan Shepherd	22.5	430

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,908
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2020

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 34

Incumbent Mary Lou Marzian won election in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 34 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Lou Marzian (D)	100.0	21,263

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,263
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mary Lou Marzian advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 34.

2018

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 34

Incumbent Mary Lou Marzian defeated Robert James Douglas in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 34 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Lou Marzian (D)	74.9	17,049
	Submit photo	Robert James Douglas (R)	25.1	5,714

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,763
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 34

Incumbent Mary Lou Marzian advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 34 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Mary Lou Marzian

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 34

Robert James Douglas advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 34 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Robert James Douglas

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2016

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 26, 2016.

Incumbent Mary Lou Marzian ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 34 general election.

Kentucky House of Representatives District 34, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mary Lou Marzian Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	19,596
Total Votes				19,596
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

Incumbent Mary Lou Marzian ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 34 Democratic primary.

Kentucky House of Representatives District 34, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Mary Lou Marzian Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 28, 2014. Incumbent Mary Lou Marzian ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Michael McNair ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Marzian defeated McNair in the general election.

Kentucky House of Representatives, District 34 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mary Lou Marzian Incumbent	69.2%	13,830
	Republican	Michael McNair	30.8%	6,160
Total Votes				19,990

2012

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2012

Marzian won re-election in the 2012 election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 34. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 22, 2012, and was unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.

2010

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2010

Marzian won re-election to the 34 district seat in the November 2 general election. She was unopposed and received 14,559 votes. Marzian ran unopposed in the May 18 Democratic primary election.

2008

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Marzian was re-elected to the 34th District Seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives, defeating Michael L. Pitzer (R). Marzian raised $63,006 for her campaign, while Pitzer raised $0.

Kentucky House of Representatives, District 34 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Mary Lou Marzian (D)		16,920	69.8%
Michael L. Pitzer (R)		7,310	30.2%

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

Mary Lou Marzian did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Mary Lou Marzian did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Mary Lou Marzian campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Kentucky House of Representatives District 41	Won general	$105,240	$0
2020	Kentucky House of Representatives District 34	Won general	$45,192	N/A**
2018	Kentucky House of Representatives District 34	Won general	$34,436	N/A**
2016	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 34	Won	$49,244	N/A**
2014	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 34	Won	$52,183	N/A**
2012	Kentucky State House, District 34	Won	$51,882	N/A**
2010	Kentucky State House, District 34	Won	$46,652	N/A**
2008	Kentucky State House, District 34	Won	$63,006	N/A**
2006	Kentucky State House, District 34	Won	$5,560	N/A**
2004	Kentucky State House, District 34	Won	$43,118	N/A**
2002	Kentucky State House, District 34	Won	$34,583	N/A**
2000	Kentucky State House, District 34	Won	$43,157	N/A**
1998	Kentucky State House, District 34	Won	$60,321	N/A**
1996	Kentucky State House, District 34	Won	$27,023	N/A**
1994	Kentucky State House, District 34	Won	$56,656	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Josie Raymond (D)	Kentucky House of Representatives District 41 2025-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Kentucky House of Representatives District 34 1995-2023	Succeeded by Sarah Stalker (D)

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Current members of the Kentucky House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:David Osborne

Representatives

District 1

Steven Rudy (R)

District 2

Kimberly Holloway (R)

District 3

Randy Bridges (R)

District 4

D. Wade Williams (R)

District 5

Mary Imes (R)

District 6

Chris Freeland (R)

District 7

Suzanne Miles (R)

District 8

Walker Thomas (R)

District 9

Myron Dossett (R)

District 10

Josh Calloway (R)

District 11

J.T. Payne (R)

District 12

Jim Gooch (R)

District 13

D.J. Johnson (R)

District 14

Scott Lewis (R)

District 15

Rebecca Raymer (R)

District 16

Jason Petrie (R)

District 17

Robert Duvall (R)

District 18

Samara Heavrin (R)

District 19

Michael Meredith (R)

District 20

Kevin Jackson (R)

District 21

Amy Neighbors (R)

District 22

Shawn McPherson (R)

District 23

Steve Riley (R)

District 24

Ryan Bivens (R)

District 25

Steve Bratcher (R)

District 26

Peyton Griffee (R)

District 27

Nancy Tate (R)

District 28

Jared Bauman (R)

District 29

Chris Lewis (R)

District 30

Daniel Grossberg (D)

District 31

Susan Tyler Witten (R)

District 32

Tina Bojanowski (D)

District 33

Jason Nemes (R)

District 34

Sarah Stalker (D)

District 35

Lisa Willner (D)

District 36

John Hodgson (R)

District 37

Emily Callaway (R)

District 38

Rachel Roarx (D)

District 39

Matt Lockett (R)

District 40

Nima Kulkarni (D)

District 41

Mary Marzian (D)

District 42

Joshua Watkins (D)

District 43

Pamela Stevenson (D)

District 44

Beverly Chester-Burton (D)

District 45

Adam Moore (D)

District 46

Alan Gentry (D)

District 47

Felicia Rabourn (R)

District 48

Ken Fleming (R)

District 49

Thomas Huff (R)

District 50

Candy Massaroni (R)

District 51

Michael Pollock (R)

District 52

Ken Upchurch (R)

District 53

James Tipton (R)

District 54

Daniel Elliott (R)

District 55

Kim King (R)

District 56

Daniel Fister (R)

District 57

Erika Hancock (D)

District 58

Jennifer Decker (R)

District 59

David Osborne (R)

District 60

Marianne Proctor (R)

District 61

Savannah Maddox (R)

District 62

Tony Hampton (R)

District 63

Kimberly Banta (R)

District 64

Kimberly Moser (R)

District 65

Stephanie Dietz (R)

District 66

T.J. Roberts (R)

District 67

Matthew Lehman (D)

District 68

Mike Clines (R)

District 69

Steven Doan (R)

District 70

William Lawrence (R)

District 71

Josh Bray (R)

District 72

Matthew Koch (R)

District 73

Ryan Dotson (R)

District 74

David Hale (R)

District 75

Lindsey Burke (D)

District 76

Anne Donworth (D)

District 77

George Brown (D)

District 78

Mark Hart (R)

District 79

Chad Aull (D)

District 80

David Meade (R)

District 81

Deanna Frazier Gordon (R)

District 82

Nick Wilson (R)

District 83

Joshua Branscum (R)

District 84

Chris Fugate (R)

District 85

Shane Baker (R)

District 86

Tom Smith (R)

District 87

Adam Bowling (R)

District 88

Vanessa Grossl (R)

District 89

Timmy Truett (R)

District 90

Derek Lewis (R)

District 91

Billy Wesley (R)

District 92

John Blanton (R)

District 93

Adrielle Camuel (D)

District 94

Mitchum Whitaker (R)

District 95

Ashley Laferty (D)

District 96

Patrick Flannery (R)

District 97

Bobby McCool (R)

District 98

Aaron Thompson (R)

District 99

Richard White (R)

District 100

Scott Sharp (R)

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Democratic Party (20)