Kentucky House of Representatives

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Kentucky House of Representatives
Kentucky General Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type Lower house
Term limits None
History
New session started January 4, 2011
Leadership
Speaker of the House Sannie Overly, (D)
Since January 16, 2013
Speaker pro Tempore Larry Clark, (D)
Since January 4, 1993
Majority Leader Rocky Adkins, (D)
Since January 4, 2005
Minority Leader Jeffrey Hoover, (R)
Since January 2, 2001
Structure
Seats 100
Political groups Democratic Party (59)
Republican Party (41)
Length of term 2 years
Authority The Legislative Department, Section 29, Kentucky Constitution
Salary $186.73/day + per diem
Elections
Last election November 6, 2012
(100 members)
Next election November 4, 2014
(100 members)
Redistricting Legislative Control
Meeting place
Kentucky House of Representatives chamber.jpg
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.

Section 47 of the Kentucky Constitution stipulates that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House of Representatives.

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History[edit]

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]

Powers and legislative process[edit]

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Membership[edit]

See also: Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives and List of current members of the Kentucky House of Representatives

Terms and qualifications[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Position Name Party Residence District
Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo Democratic Prestonsburg 95
Speaker pro tempore Larry Clark Democratic Louisville 46
Majority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins Democratic Sandy Hook 99
Majority Whip John Will Stacy Democratic West Liberty 71
Majority Caucus Chair Robert Damron Democratic Nicholasville 39
Minority Floor Leader Jeffrey Hoover Republican Jamestown 83
Minority Whip David Floyd Republican Bardstown 50
Minority Caucus Chair Bob M. DeWeese Republican Louisville 48

Current Composition[edit]

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature 65 35 100 0
Begin 58 42 100 0
April 22, 2011[2] 59 41
October 26, 2011[3] 40 99 1
December 20, 2011[4] 41 100 0
January 1, 2012[5] 40 99 1
February 7, 2012, 2011[6] 41 100 0
Latest voting share 59% 41%

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ Wade Hurt (District 37) switched parties from Republican to Democratic.
  3. ^ Republican DeWayne Bunch (District 82) resigned after failing to recover sufficiently from head injuries sustained in April. [1]
  4. ^ Republican Regina Bunch elected to succeed her husband
  5. ^ Republican James Comer (District 53) resigned after being elected Commissioner of Agriculture in the 2011 elections. [2]
  6. ^ Republican Bart Rowland elected to succeed Comer

External links[edit]

Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
   
  1.    Steven Rudy (R)
  2.    Fred Nesler (D)
  3.    Brent Housman (R)
  4.    Michael Cherry (D)
  5.    Melvin Henley (D)
  6.    Will Coursey (D)
  7.    John Arnold, Jr. (D)
  8.    John Tilley (D)
  9.    Myron Dossett (R)
  10.    Ben Waide (R)
  11.    David Watkins (D)
  12.    Jim Gooch (D)
  13.    James Glenn, Jr. (D)
  14.    Tommy Thompson (D)
  15.    Brent Yonts (D)
  16.    Martha King (D)
  17.    C.B. Embry (R)
  18.    Dwight Butler (R)
  19.    Michael Meredith (R)
  20.    Jody Richards (D)
  21.    Jim DeCesare (R)
  22.    Wilson Stone (D)
  23.    Johnny Bell (D)
  24.    Terry Mills (D)
  25.    Jimmie Lee (D)
  1.    Tim Moore (R)
  2.    Jeff Greer (D)
  3.    Charles Miller (D)
  4.    Kevin Bratcher (R)
  5.    Thomas Burch (D)
  6.    Steven Riggs (D)
  7.    Julie Adams (R)
  8.    Ronald Crimm (R)
  9.    Mary Marzian (D)
  10.    Jim Wayne (D)
  11.    Lonnie Napier (R)
  12.    Wade Hurt (R)
  13.    Tim Firkins (D)
  14.    Robert Damron (D)
  15.    Dennis Horlander (D)
  16.    Thomas Riner (D)
  17.    Reginald Meeks (D)
  18.    Darryl Owens (D)
  19.    Joni Jenkins (D)
  20.    Stan Lee (R)
  21.    Larry Clark (D)
  22.    Rick Rand (D)
  23.    Bob DeWeese (R)
  24.    Linda Belcher (D)
  25.    David Floyd (R)
  1.    John Carney (R)
  2.    Sara Beth Gregory (R)
  3.    James Comer (R)
  4.    Mike Harmon (R)
  5.    Kim King (R)
  6.    Carl Rollins (D)
  7.    Derrick Graham (D)
  8.    Brad Montell (R)
  9.    David Osborne (R)
  10.    Sal Santoro (R)
  11.    Royce Adams (D)
  12.    Ryan Quarles (R)
  13.    Alecia Webb-Edgington (R)
  14.    Thomas Kerr (R)
  15.    Arnold Simpson (D)
  16.    Addia Wuchner (R)
  17.    Dennis Keene (D)
  18.    Joseph Fischer (R)
  19.    Adam Koenig (R)
  20.    Mitchel Denham (D)
  21.    John Stacy (D)
  22.    Sannie Overly (D)
  23.    Donna Mayfield (R)
  24.    Richard Henderson (D)
  25.    Kelly Flood (D)
  1.    Ruth Palumbo (D)
  2.    Jesse Crenshaw (D)
  3.    Tom McKee (D)
  4.    Susan Westrom (D)
  5.    Danny Ford (R)
  6.    Rita Smart (D)
  7.    DeWayne Bunch (R)
  8.    Jeff Hoover (R)
  9.    Fitz Steele (D)
  10.    Thomas Turner (R)
  11.    Jim Stewart, III (R)
  12.    Rick Nelson (D)
  13.    Bill Farmer (R)
  14.    Marie Rader (R)
  15.    Tim Couch (R)
  16.    Ted Edmonds (D)
  17.    John Short (D)
  18.    Keith Hall (D)
  19.    Leslie Combs (D)
  20.    Greg Stumbo (D)
  21.    Jill York (R)
  22.    Hubert Collins (D)
  23.    Tanya Pullin (D)
  24.    Rocky Adkins (D)
  25.    Kevin Sinnette (D)
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