Mike Lewis
Republican · KY · Hopkins County Jailer
Mike Lewis has run the Hopkins County jail since he was appointed jailer in July 2017. He joined the jail staff in 2004 and rose from floor deputy to captain, second in command.
Where Mike Lewis stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Got the county jail approved to hold federal immigration (ICE) detainees for long stays. Approval came on April 22, 2025. He said the federal payments help cut what county taxpayers pay to run the jail.
April 22, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: wkyufm.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Asked the county board to extend the jail's six-month drug and alcohol recovery program. The board approved it unanimously. The program is paid from the jail store fund, not taxes.
December 20, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: the-messenger.com
Asked the county board (fiscal court) to raise starting pay for jail deputies from $15 to $17.25 an hour. He said low pay made hiring hard. The board rejected it 4-3.
April 19, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: the-messenger.com
Led a jail safety upgrade paid mostly by a $10,000 state county-association grant. The new system flashes a light and sounds an alarm when there is an emergency in a cell.
January 5, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: the-messenger.com
Track record — General
General · 2 records
A state audit found his jail's store (commissary) report was off by $1,646,861. Inmate money had been mixed in with store money. His written response said the store vendor had netted its commissions on its bills since 2017.
March 18, 2024
Source: auditor.ky.gov
Was appointed Hopkins County Jailer on July 1, 2017. He had worked at the jail since 2004. He was its second in command (captain) from 2007.
July 1, 2017
Source: hopkinscounty.ky.gov
Past race Mike Lewis ran in:
- Hopkins County Jailer · November 3, 2026 · Hopkins County, Kentucky · incumbent