This year, The Family Foundation created a special legislative award for state legislators who have served multiple legislative sessions and have consistently supported and voted for policies that strengthen Kentucky families and the Biblical values that make them strong.
The Steadfast Leadership Award is engraved with 1 Corinthians 15:58 and recognizes Kentucky’s legislators who have been steadfast in supporting public policy that seeks to honor God by supporting and defending the Foundation’s core issues of family, life, religious freedom, human sexuality, and human dignity.
“We appreciate each legislator’s principled, pro-family leadership,” said David Walls, executive director of The Family Foundation. “Each legislator has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to protecting children, defending life, supporting religious freedom and rights of conscience, while upholding the God-honoring values that sustain healthy families across our Commonwealth.”
Since late September, The Family Foundation has been able to present the award to all 25 recipients.
2025 Steadfast Leadership Award Recipients:
State Senator Gary Boswell (R – Owensboro)
State Senator Donald Douglas (R – Nicholasville)
State Senator Shelley Funke Frommeyer (R – Alexandria)
State Senator Rick Girdler (R – Somerset)
State Senator Robby Mills (R – Henderson)
State Senator Steve Rawlings (R – Burlington)
State Senator Lindsey Tichenor (R – Smithfield)
State Senator Gex Williams (R – Verona)
State Senator Mike Wilson (R – Bowling Green)
State Senator Max Wise (R – Campbellsville)
State Representative Shane Baker (R – Somerset)
State Representative Emily Callaway (R – Louisville)
State Representative Josh Calloway (R – Irvington)
State Representative Jennifer Decker (R – Waddy)
State Representative Ryan Dotson (R – Winchester)
State Representative David Hale (R – Wellington)
State Representative John Hodgson (R – Fisherville)
State Representative Mary Beth Imes (R – Murray)
State Representative Matt Lockett (R – Nicholasville)
State Representative Savannah Maddox (R – Dry Ridge)
State Representative Candy Massaroni (R – Bardstown)
State Representative Marianne Proctor (R – Union)
State Representative Nancy Tate (R – Brandenburg)
State Representative Walker Thomas (R – Hopkinsville)
State Representative Bill Wesley (R – Ravenna)
For more information on The Family Foundation, including its legislative priorities and legislative scorecard, visit www.kentuckyfamily.org.