Louis Peniston

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Louis Peniston

| image =

| state_senate = Kentucky

| district = 26th

| term_start = January 1, 1982

| term_end = January 1, 1991

| predecessor = John M. Berry

| successor = Rick Rand

| birth_date = {{birth date|1919|03|05}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|01|13|1919|03|05}}

| death_place =

| party = Democratic

}}

Louis T. Peniston (March 5, 1919 – January 13, 2005) was an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky Senate from 1982 to 1991. He was previously an intermittent member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, serving in the sessions of 1946, 1952–1954, 1960–1966, and 1972. Peniston was first elected to the senate in 1981 after incumbent senator John M. Berry retired.{{cite news |date=January 14, 1981 |title=State Sen. Berry won't seek re-election |work=The Lexington Leader |page=A6}} He was defeated for renomination in 1990 by Rick Rand.{{cite news |date=May 30, 1990 |title=Voters oust one-fourth of candidates who supported tax boost |work=The Lexington Herald-Leader |page=A1 |quote=Rick Rand of Bedford, who defeated Sen. Louis Peniston ...}}

He died on January 13, 2005, at age 85.{{cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/louisville/name/louis-peniston-obituary?id=27147557 |title=Louis Peniston Obituary |date=January 15, 2005 |website=Legacy.com |access-date=July 3, 2024}}