State Representative - 75th District
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Lindsey Burke is a native of Lexington, Kentucky, who serves as the Democratic State Representative for Kentucky’s 75th House District and holds the position of Caucus Chair for the House Democrats.
Who is state representative LIndsey Burke?
Education & Early Career
Lindsey holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Florida State University, a Master of Arts in Social Service Administration from University of Chicago, and a Juris Doctor from University of Cincinnati College of Law.
Beginning her professional path as a social worker, she pivoted into law, rounding out her training with legal negotiation and public interest work in law school — during which she was named the first Public Interest Honors Fellow at UC Law and earned the Public Service Award for the Class of 2012. She was recently chosen by the graduates of University of Cincinnati College of Law to receive their 2025 Alumni Achievement Award.
Micah Legal & Advocacy
In 2017, Lindsey founded the nonprofit law firm Micah Legal in Lexington.
Micah Legal’s mission: provide sliding-scale civil legal services for individuals and families of moderate to low incomes — especially those otherwise unable to access affordable legal representation.
Within that work, Lindsey provides representation in guardianship matters, wills and privates, divorces, and other civil legal needs.
Legislative Work & Issues
Since taking office on January 1, 2023, Lindsey has served on key committees including Judiciary, Health Services, Rules, Natural Resources & Energy, and Legislative Oversight & Investigations.
She has been particularly vocal on issues such as:
Access to justice and affordable housing.
Reproductive and maternal-health rights.
Lindsey has filed legislation aimed at repealing the near-total abortion ban in Kentucky, protecting those who leave the state for reproductive care, and expanding support for postpartum mental-health services.
Awards & Community Service
Service
Lindsey was honored by the Kentucky Bar Association Young Lawyers Division for service to the community, and by the Fayette County Bar Association as the Outstanding Young Lawyer in 2023.
She has served on multiple nonprofit boards, including a current leadership position, within the American Bar Association Committee for Legal Assistance to Military Personnel. She holds the honorary title of Kentucky Colonel, and is an Elder at her church.
Personal Life
Lindsey lives in Lexington with her attorney husband Spencer. They welcomed their son, Ewan, in April 2023, an experience Lindsey cites as grounding her legislative and advocacy priorities in the real-life concerns of families across Kentucky. Finn, her baby, is just six months old, but he made their family complete.