LOUISVILLE--  Representative Attica Scott (D- 41) has only been a lawmaker in Kentucky for two years, and in that time she has earned a reputation.

Dr. Billie Castle, lives in Louisville and says she has long been aware of Scott. "I think Representative Scott is a great person and a great advocate and legislator, especially for marginalized communities and people of color," Castle said.

Since a Teen Vogue article about Scott was published in October, the first term democrat is getting to be well-known nationwide. Beaming, Scott said, "The response has been amazing to the point where there are people saying things like, 'I'll drop out of school and I'll quit my job to work on your campaign' and I'm like, I appreciate that entheusasium, and I'm glad that I can inspire that enthusesiam, but keep your job, stay in school, lets find other ways for you to volunteer should I decide to run."

While Scott hasn't decided if she is going to run, she says Kentucky can benefit from a female in power- by working to end the partisan bickering. She explained, "That's part of the difference in a woman's leadership is that we tend to govern to govern. We tend to take care of people irrespective of political parties. And so on metro Council, I was able to get bipartisan legislation passed, unanimous legislation passed, because I took the time to have those conversations with my colleagues."    

Kentucky has had just one female governor, Martha Layne Collins, who held the Commonwealth's highest office from 1983 to 1987. 

Scott is also the first female African American to be elected to the Kentucky House in decades. She says, whether she runs or not, she's excited to be somebody little girls can look up to. "My daughter is one of those little girls, and so in her lifetime she hadn't seen someone who looks like her serving in state office. That was huge. / I'll have folks from across the district who will come and visit- their kids will take pictures of my name place on the house floor and they're excited," she said. 

Scott hasn't had a lot of wins in the statehouse, where her bills don't often make it out of committee. She explained that, saying, "It's unfortunate that we are in a time where, really for the most part, people are playing political games with folks lives, and I'm not interested in playing games with people's lives. I bring a different prospective as a woman and the mother of a daughter, so I know that bills like the Pink Tax are important and providing free feminine hygiene products in college campuses across Kentucky are important. And that should be important to men who are fathers, who are in the Republican party in the legislature. You should care about your daughters and wives and nieces having access to real necessary health opportunities, but instead it's about partisan politics." Scott added, "quite frankly, in this 2018 legislative session, none of the African-American legislators who are in the House had their bills heard."

The Teen Vogue article came after a Bardstown freelancer heard Scott was considering a gubernatorial run. However, it isn’t just teen girls who are paying attention.

Cornelius Butler, who lives in Louisville, says Scott is on his radar, and he wants to see where she goes next. He said, "Don't personally know her, but just heard of her through reputation and the work that she's done in the city."

According to Kentucky regulations, Scott has until January 29 to decide if she wants to run for higher office. She says she is going to take that time to think about if the decision to run is a good one for her and her family.