Fayette County Board of Education chair Tyler Murphy on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in Franklin Circuit Court challenging the constitutionality of the new 2026 Kentucky law that prohibits him from serving because he works for another public school district.
Murphy is suing the state of Kentucky and members of the Fayette County Board of Elections, which include Fayette County Clerk Susan Lamb, Fayette County Sheriff Kathy Witt, and members Deborah Alexander and Monteia Mundy.
The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4, passed earlier this year by the Kentucky General Assembly. The law went into effect immediately. The wording of the law effectively makes Murphy ineligible to run for reelection — it says anyone working more than 100 days per year for another school district cannot serve on the school board in Kentucky’s large districts. Murphy’s seat is up for grabs in November this year…