Bill Farmer (politician)

William Farmer Jr. is an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2003 to 2013. Farmer was first elected in 2002 when the 88th district in Harlan County was eliminated and redrawn in Lexington. He did not seek reelection in 2012 and was succeeded by Robert Benvenuti. When Benvenuti retired in 2018, Farmer ran for the seat again, losing to Democrat Cherlynn Stevenson.