Pamela Stevenson

Not to be confused with Pamela Stephenson or Pam Stephenson.

“We have created an environment of hate and then we look at them like there’s something wrong with them, First you hated Black people, then you hated Jews, now you’re hating everybody. So the question is, when it’s the only people left … will you hate yourself?”

On February 20, 2025, following Senator Mitch McConnell's decision not to seek an eighth term, Stevenson announced her intention to run for United States Senator representing the Commonwealth of Kentucky via a post on X (formerly Twitter).

Personal life

Stevenson is a Christian, and was ordained as a minister in 2023. She serves as an Associate Pastor at the Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church, in Louisville. ^[4]

She is married to Thomas Shannon, a professional photographer. They have two children together. ^{[5] [6]}

Pamela Stevenson
Minority Leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2025

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Booker	1,481	29.5
	Democratic	Pamela Stevenson	1,104	22.0
	Democratic	Phillip "Phil" Baker	929	18.5
	Democratic	Mark D. Mitchell	581	11.6
	Democratic	Kathleen Parks	507	10.1
	Democratic	Jackson Andrews	295	5.9
	Democratic	Dre Dawson	116	2.3
Total votes			5,013	100.0

2020

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pamela D. Stevenson	6,320	74.1
	Democratic	David L. Snardon	2,214	25.9
Total votes			8,534	100.0

2020 Kentucky House of Representatives 43rd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pamela D. Stevenson	Unopposed
Total votes			14,825	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pamela D. Stevenson (incumbent)	2,622	53.8
	Democratic	Robert LeVertis Bell	2,255	46.2
Total votes			4,877	100.0

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 43rd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pamela D. Stevenson (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			9,045	100.0
	Democratic hold

2023

2023 Kentucky Attorney General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russell Coleman	752,692	58.0
	Democratic	Pamela Stevenson	544,748	42.0
Total votes			1,297,440	100.0
	Republican hold

2024

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives 43rd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pamela Stevenson (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			12,088	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Legislator-Profile – Legislative Research Commission – Representative Pamela Stevenson (D)". Kentucky General Assembly . Retrieved 2021-01-22.
2. "Republican Russell Coleman, a former U.S. attorney, is elected KY attorney general". Lexington Herald Leader. November 7, 2023.
3. Shanklin, Sherlene (April 2021). "Kentucky lawmakers have 'beautiful conversation' after emotional speech during debate". WHAS11. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
4. Marling, Sierra (9 February 2023). "Colonel Pamela Stevenson meets prospective voters at Berea's Nightjar". Richmond Register. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
5. "Col. Pamela Stevenson". Emerge Kentucky.
6. Stevenson, Pamela D. (November 1, 2019). "After my military service, I chose to be a catalyst for social change in the community". Courier Journal . Retrieved August 10, 2022.
7. Watkins, Morgan (November 28, 2022). "Louisville Rep. Pamela Stevenson launches 2023 bid for Kentucky attorney general". Courier Journal . Retrieved April 3, 2023.
8. Rhodes, Christopher (March 14, 2023). "Black Kentucky Lawmaker Gives Passionate Speech Against Anti-Trans Bill". Yahoo! News . Retrieved April 3, 2023.
9. Ring, Trudy (March 30, 2023). "Kentucky Passes One of Nation's Worst Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws by Veto Override". The Advocate . Retrieved April 3, 2023.
10. Hedrick, Chad (March 29, 2023). "Protesters escorted from House Chamber as controversial 'anti-trans' bill becomes law". WKYT . Retrieved April 3, 2023.
11. Morava, Maria (2023-04-01). "Lawmaker delivers incredible speech as trans rights protesters storm hearing". PinkNews. Retrieved 2023-10-21.

External links

• Pamela Stevenson for Attorney General campaign website

• Profile at Vote Smart

Party political offices
Preceded by Greg Stumbo	Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Kentucky 2023	Most recent
Kentucky House of Representatives
Preceded by Derrick Graham	Minority Leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives 2025–present	Incumbent