Kentucky House of Representatives
Kentucky House of Representatives | |
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Kentucky General Assembly | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 5, 2017 |
Leadership | |
Speaker pro Tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 100 |
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Political groups |
Majority Minority |
Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | The Legislative Department, Section 29, Kentucky Constitution |
Salary | $186.73/day + per diem |
Elections | |
Last election | November 8, 2016 |
Next election |
November 6, 2018 (100 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislative Control |
Meeting place | |
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House of Representatives Chamber Kentucky State Capitol Frankfort, Kentucky | |
Website | |
Kentucky Legislative Research Commission |
The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form a House district, except when necessary to preserve the principle of equal representation. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. The Kentucky House of Representatives convenes at the State Capitol in Frankfort.
History
The first meeting of the Kentucky House of Representatives was in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1792, shortly after statehood. During the first legislative session, legislators chose Frankfort, Kentucky to be the permanent state capital.
After women gained suffrage in Kentucky, Mary Elliott Flanery was elected as the first female member of the Kentucky House of Representative. She took her seat January 1922 and was the first female legislator elected south of the Mason–Dixon line.[1]
In 2017, the Republican party became the majority party in the House. [2] [3]
Powers and legislative process
Section 47 of the Kentucky Constitution stipulates that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House of Representatives.
Membership
Current composition
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
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Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
End of previous legislature | 47 | 53 | 100 | 0 |
Begin 2017 Session | 64 | 36 | 100 | 0 |
December 13, 2017[4] | 63 | 99 | 1 | |
December 31, 2017[5] | 62 | 98 | 2 | |
February 20, 2018[6] | 37 | 99 | 1 | |
February 27, 2018[7] | 63 | 100 | 0 | |
Latest voting share |
63% |
37% |
Terms and qualifications
According to Section 32 of the Kentucky Constitution, a state representative must: be a citizen of Kentucky, be at least 24 years old at the time of election, have resided in the state at least 2 years and the district at least 1 year prior to election. Per section 30 of the Kentucky Constitution, representatives are elected every two years in the November following a regular session of the General Assembly.
Leadership
The Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives is the chief presiding officer of the Kentucky House. The Speaker's official duties include maintaining order in the House, recognizing members during debate, appointing committee chairs and determining the composition of committees, and determining which committee has jurisdiction over which bill. Traditionally, the Speaker has also served as Chair of the Rules Committee and the Committee on Committees.
When the Speaker is absent from the floor or otherwise unavailable, the Speaker pro tempore fills in as the chief presiding officer of the House.
In addition to the Speaker and Speaker pro tem, each party caucus elects a floor leader, a whip, and caucus chair.
Leaders
Position | Name | Party | Residence | District |
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Speaker of the House | David Osborne | Republican | Prospect | 59 |
Speaker pro tempore | David Osborne | Republican | Prospect | 59 |
Majority Floor Leader | Jonathan Shell | Republican | Lancaster | 71 |
Majority Whip | Kevin Bratcher | Republican | Louisville | 29 |
Majority Caucus Chair | David Meade | Republican | Stanford | 80 |
Minority Floor Leader | Rocky Adkins | Democratic | Sandy Hook | 99 |
Minority Whip | Wilson Stone | Democratic | Scottsville | 22 |
Minority Caucus Chair | Dennis Keene | Democratic | Wilder | 67 |
Current membership
District | Representative | Party | Hometown | County(ies) | Elected | Committee Chair | Vice Chair |
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1 | Steven Rudy | Rep | West Paducah | Ballard, Carlisle, Hickman, Fulton, McCracken | 2005 | Appropriations & Revenue | |
2 | Richard Heath | Rep | Mayfield | Graves, McCracken | 2012 | Agriculture | |
3 | Gerald Watkins | Dem | Paducah | McCracken | 2013 | ||
4 | Lynn Bechler | Rep | Marion | Caldwell, Crittenden, Livingston, McCracken | 2013 | ||
5 | Kenny Imes | Rep | Murray | Calloway, Trigg | 2013 | Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs | State Government |
6 | Will Coursey | Dem | Benton | Lyon, Marshall, McCracken | 2008 | ||
7 | Suzanne Miles† | Rep | Owensboro | Daviess, Henderson, Union | 2013 | ||
8 | Walker Thomas | Rep | Hopkinsville | Christian, Trigg | 2017 | Transportation | |
9 | Myron Dossett | Rep | Pembroke | Christian | 2007 | ||
10 | Ben Waide | Rep | Madisonville | Hopkins | 2011 | ||
11 | Robbie Mills | Rep | Henderson | Henderson | 2017 | Transportation | |
12 | Jim Gooch | Rep | Providence | Daviess, Hopkins, McLean, Webster | 1995 | Natural Resources & Energy | |
13 | DJ Johnson | Rep | Owensboro | Daviess | 2017 | Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs, Local Government | |
14 | Matt Castlen | Rep | Maceo | Daviess, Ohio | 2017 | ||
15 | Melinda Gibbons Prunty | Rep | Belton | Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg | 2017 | Health and Family Services | |
16 | Jason Petrie | Rep | Elkton | Logan, Todd | 2017 | Judiciary | |
17 | Jim DeCesare | Rep | Morgantown | Butler, Grayson, Hardin | 2005 | ||
18 | Dean Schamore | Dem | Hardinsburg | Breckinridge, Hancock, Hardin | 2014 | ||
19 | Michael Meredith | Rep | Brownsville | Edmonson, Hart, LaRue | 2011 | ||
20 | Jody Richards | Dem | Bowling Green | Warren | 1976 | ||
21 | Bart Rowland | Rep | Tompkinsville | Hardin (Part), Hart, Metcalfe,
Monroe |
2012 | Banking & Insurance | |
22 | Wilson Stone | Dem | Scottsville | Allen, Simpson, Warren | 2009 | ||
23 | Steve Riley | Rep | Glasgow | Barren, Warren | 2017 | Education | |
24 | Brandon Reed | Rep | Hodgenville | Larue, Marion, Pulaski | 2016 | ||
25 | Jim DuPlessis | Rep | Elizabethtown | Hardin | 2014 | ||
26 | Tim Moore | Rep | Elizabethtown | Hardin | 2007 | Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection | |
27 | Jeff Greer | Dem | Brandenburg | Bullitt, Meade, Hardin | 2007 | ||
28 | Charles Miller | Dem | Louisville | Jefferson | 1998 | ||
29 | Kevin Bratcher | Rep | Louisville | Jefferson | 1997 | ||
30 | Tom Burch | Dem | Louisville | Jefferson | 1978 (1972–75) | ||
31 | Steve Riggs | Dem | Louisville | Jefferson | 1991 | ||
32 | Phil Moffett | Rep | Louisville | Jefferson | 2015 | ||
33 | Jason Nemes | Rep | Louisville | Jefferson | 2017 | ||
34 | Mary Lou Marzian | Dem | Louisville | Jefferson | 1994 | ||
35 | Jim Wayne | Dem | Louisville | Jefferson | 1991 | ||
36 | Jerry T Miller | Rep | Louisville | Garrard, Madison | 2015 | State Government | |
37 | Jeffery Donohue | Dem | Fairdale | Jefferson | 2013 | ||
38 | McKenzie Cantrell | Dem | Louisville | Jefferson | 2017 | ||
39 | Russell Meyer | Dem | Nicholasville | Jessamine, Fayette | 2014 | ||
40 | Dennis Horlander | Dem | Shively | Jefferson | 1996 | ||
41 | Attica Scott | Dem | Louisville | Jefferson | 2017 | ||
42 | Reginald Meeks | Dem | Louisville | Jefferson | 2001 | ||
43 | Darryl T. Owens | Dem | Louisville | Jefferson | 2005 | ||
44 | Joni Jenkins | Dem | Shively | Jefferson | 1995 | Labor & Industry | |
45 | Stan Lee | Rep | Lexington | Fayette | 2001 | ||
46 | Larry Clark | Dem | Louisville | Jefferson | 1984 | ||
47 | Rick Rand | Dem | Bedford | Carroll, Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 2003 | ||
48 | Ken Fleming | Rep | Louisville | Jefferson, Oldham | 2017 | Appropriations & Revenue | |
49 | Linda Belcher† | Dem | Shepherdsville | Bullitt | 2018 | ||
50 | D. Chad McCoy | Rep | Bardstown | Nelson | 2016 | Licensing, Occupations, and Admin Regs | |
51 | John "Bam" Carney | Rep | Campbellsville | Adair, Taylor | 2009 | Education | |
52 | Ken Upchurch† | Rep | Monticello | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 2013 | Transportation | |
53 | James Tipton | Rep | Tompkinsville | Anderson, Bullitt, Spencer | 2015 | ||
54 | Daniel Elliott† | Rep | Gravel Switch | Boyle, Casey | 2016 | Economic Development & Workforce Investment | |
55 | Kim King | Rep | Harrodsburg | Anderson, Mercer, Spencer | 2011 | ||
56 | James Kay† | Dem | Versailles | Fayette, Franklin, Woodford | 2013 | ||
57 | Derrick Graham | Dem | Frankfort | Franklin | 2003 | ||
58 | Rob Rothenburger | Rep | Shelbyville | Shelby | 2017 | Local Government | |
59 | David Osborne | Rep | Prospect | Jefferson, Oldham | 2005 | ||
60 | Sal Santoro | Rep | Florence | Boone | 2007 | ||
61 | Brian Linder | Rep | Dry Ridge | Gallatin, Grant, Owen | 2012 | ||
62 | Philip Pratt | Rep | Georgetown | Fayette, Owen, Scott | 2017 | Economic Development & Workforce Investment | |
63 | Diane St. Onge | Rep | Lakeside Park | Kenton | 2013 | Small Business & Information Technology | |
64 | Kimberly Poore Moser | Rep | Taylor Mill | Campbell, Kenton | 2017 | ||
65 | Arnold Simpson | Dem | Covington | Kenton | 1994 | ||
66 | Addia Wuchner | Rep | Burlington | Boone | 2005 | Health & Family Services | |
67 | Dennis Keene | Dem | Wilder | Campbell | 2005 | ||
68 | Joseph M. Fischer | Rep | Ft. Thomas | Campbell | 1999 | Judiciary | |
69 | Adam Koenig | Rep | Erlanger | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 2007 | Licensing, Occupations, and Admin Regs | |
70 | John Sims Jr. | Dem | Maysville | Bracken, Fleming, Mason, Robertson | 2017 | ||
71 | Jonathan Shell | Rep | West Liberty | Menifee, Morgan, Rowan, Wolfe | 2013 | Committee on Committees, Rules | |
72 | Sannie Overly | Dem | Paris | Bath, Bourbon, Fayette, Nicholas | 2008 | ||
73 | Donna Mayfield | Rep | Winchester | Clark, Madison | 2011 | Enrollment | Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection |
74 | David Hale | Rep | Jeffersonville | Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 2015 | Tourism & Outdoor Recreation | |
75 | Kelly Flood | Dem | Lexington | Fayette | 2009 | ||
76 | Ruth Ann Palumbo | Dem | Lexington | Fayette | 1991 | ||
77 | George Brown Jr | Dem | Lexington | Fayette | 2015 | ||
78 | Mark Hart | Rep | Cynthiana | Harrison, Pendleton, Scott | 2017 | Agriculture | |
79 | Susan Westrom | Dem | Lexington | Fayette | 1999 | ||
80 | David Meade | Rep | Stanford | Lincoln, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 2013 | ||
81 | C. Wesley Morgan | Rep | Richmond | Madison | 2017 | ||
82 | Regina Huff | Rep | Williamsburg | Laurel, Whitley | 2011 | ||
83 | Jeff Hoover | Rep | Jamestown | Clinton, Pulaski, Russell | 1997 | ||
84 | Chris Fugate | Rep | Chavies | Harlan, Perry | 2017 | Natural Resources & Energy | |
85 | Tommy Turner | Rep | Somerset | Laurel, Pulaski | 1997 | Tourism & Outdoor Recreation | |
86 | Jim Stewart | Rep | Flat Lick | Knox, Laurel | 1997 | ||
87 | Rick G. Nelson | Dem | Middlesboro | Bell, Harlan | 2001 | ||
88 | Robert Benvenuti III | Rep | Lexington | Fayette | 2013 | ||
89 | Robert Goforth† | Rep | 2018 | ||||
90 | Tim Couch | Rep | Hyden | Clay, Harlan, Leslie | 2003 | ||
91 | Toby Herald | Rep | Beattyville | Breathitt, Estill, Lee | 2013 | ||
92 | John Blanton | Rep | Hindman | Knott, Magoffin, Pike | 2017 | ||
93 | Chris Harris | Dem | Belfry | Pike, Martin | 2015 | ||
94 | Angie Hatton | Dem | Whitesburg | Letcher, Pike | 2017 | ||
95 | Larry Brown | Rep | Prestonsburg | Floyd | 2017 | Small Business & Information Technology | |
96 | Jill York | Rep | Grayson | Carter, Lewis | 2009 | ||
97 | Scott Wells | Rep | Wittensville | Floyd, Johnson, Morgan, Wolfe | 2017 | Banking & Insurance | |
98 | Danny Bentley | Rep | Russell | Boyd, Greenup | 2017 | ||
99 | Rocky Adkins | Dem | Sandy Hook | Boyd, Elliott, Lawrence, Rowan | 1987 | ||
100 | Kevin Sinnette | Dem | Ashland | Boyd | 2009 | ||
† Winner of a special election
Past composition of the House of Representatives
See also
References
- ↑ Powers, James C. (1992). John E. Kleber, ed. The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. pp. 323–324. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ↑ Gerth, Joseph (8 November 2015). "Ky. Dems guard against efforts to flip House". Courier-Journal. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ Warren, Michael (30 November 2016). "Democrats Lose a Southern Holdout". The Weekly Standard. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ↑ Republican Dan Johnson (District 49), committed suicide after sexual harassment allegations against him
- ↑ Republican Marie Rader (District 89) resigning effective Dec. 31
- ↑ Democrat Linda H. Belcher was elected to District 49
- ↑ Republican Robert Goforth was elected to District 89.