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!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|March 8, 2016<ref>Democrats Jeffrey Taylor, Chuck Tackett, and Lew Nicholls and Republican Daniel Elliott succeeded Tilley, Quarles, Pullin, and Harmon in the 8th, 62nd, 98th, and 54th Districts, respectively. [http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/kentucky/2016/03/08/democrats-retain-control-kentucky-house/80499746/ Democrats retain control of Kentucky House]</ref> |
!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|March 8, 2016<ref>Democrats Jeffrey Taylor, Chuck Tackett, and Lew Nicholls and Republican Daniel Elliott succeeded Tilley, Quarles, Pullin, and Harmon in the 8th, 62nd, 98th, and 54th Districts, respectively. They will be sworn in once their election is certified by the Kentucky Board of Elections. [http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/kentucky/2016/03/08/democrats-retain-control-kentucky-house/80499746/ Democrats retain control of Kentucky House]</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:27, 11 March 2016
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, 2016 |
Leadership | |
Speaker pro Tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 100 |
File:Kentucky state legislature diagram house.svg | |
Political groups | Governing party
Opposition party
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Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | The Legislative Department, Section 29, Kentucky Constitution |
Salary | $186.73/day + per diem |
Elections | |
Last election | March 8, 2016 (4 seats) |
Next election | November 8, 2016 (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]
As of January 2016, the Kentucky House of Representatives is the last legislative chamber in the South that is controlled by the Democratic party.[2]
Powers and legislative process
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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)
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Total | ||
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Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of previous legislature | 59 | 41 | 100 | 0 |
Begin | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
End of previous legislature | 54 | 46 | ||
Begin | 54 | 46 | 100 | 0 |
November 19, 2015[3] | 53 | 47 | ||
December 10, 2015[4] | 52 | 47 | 99 | 1 |
December 28, 2015[5] | 51 | 48 | ||
January 1, 2016[6] | 50 | 98 | 2 | |
January 4, 2016[7][8] | 46 | 96 | 4 | |
March 8, 2016[9] | 53 | 47 | 100 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 53% | 47% |
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 | Greg Stumbo | Democratic | Prestonsburg | 95 |
Speaker pro tempore | Jody Richards | Democratic | Bowling Green | 20 |
Majority Floor Leader | Rocky Adkins | Democratic | Sandy Hook | 99 |
Majority Whip | Johnny Bell | Democratic | Glasgow | 23 |
Majority Caucus Chair | Sannie Overly | Democratic | Paris | 72 |
Minority Floor Leader | Jeffrey Hoover | Republican | Jamestown | 83 |
Minority Whip | Jim DeCesare | Republican | Bowling Green | 17 |
Minority Caucus Chair | Stan Lee | Republican | Lexington | 45 |
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 | State Government | |
2 | Richard Heath | Rep | Mayfield | Graves, McCracken | 2012 | ||
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 | ||
6 | Will Coursey | Dem | Benton | Lyon, Marshall, McCracken | 2008 | ||
7 | Suzanne Miles† | Rep | Owensboro | Daviess, Henderson, Union | 2013 | ||
8 | Vacant | Rep. John Tilley appointed Secretary of Justice and Public Safety by Gov. Matt Bevin on December 10, 2015 | |||||
9 | Myron Dossett | Rep | Pembroke | Christian | 2007 | Economic Development; Seniors, Military Affairs & Public Safety | |
10 | Ben Waide | Rep | Madisonville | Hopkins | 2011 | ||
11 | David Watkins | Dem | Henderson | Henderson | 2007 | Health & Welfare | |
12 | Jim Gooch | Rep | Providence | Daviess, Hopkins, McLean, Webster | 1995 | Natural Resources & Environment | |
13 | Jim Glenn | Dem | Owensboro | Daviess | 2007 | State Government | |
14 | Tommy Thompson | Dem | Owensboro | Daviess, Ohio | 2003 | ||
15 | Brent Yonts | Dem | Greenville | Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg | 1997 | Appropriations & Revenue; Judiciary | |
16 | Martha Jane King | Dem | Lewisburg | Logan, Todd | 2009 | Budget Review, Judiciary and Justice | |
17 | C.B. Embry | Rep | Morgantown | Butler, Grayson, Hardin | 2003 | ||
18 | Dean Schamore | Dem | Hardinsburg | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Daviess, Hancock, Hardin | 2014 | ||
19 | Michael Meredith | Rep | Brownsville | Edmonson, Hart, LaRue | 2011 | ||
20 | Jody Richards | Dem | Bowling Green | Warren | 1976 | ||
21 | Jim DeCesare | Rep | Rockfield | Warren | 2005 | ||
22 | Wilson Stone | Dem | Scottsville | Allen, Simpson, Warren | 2009 | Education | |
23 | Johnny Bell | Dem | Glasgow | Barren, Warren | 2007 | Transportation | |
24 | Terry Mills | Dem | Lebanon | Casey, Marion, Pulaski | 2010 | ||
25 | Jimmie Lee | Dem | Elizabethtown | Hardin | 1993 | ||
26 | Tim Moore | Rep | Elizabethtown | Hardin | 2007 | ||
27 | Jeff Greer | Dem | Brandenburg | Bullitt, Meade, Hardin | 2007 | Banking & Insurance | Seniors, Military Affairs & Public Safety |
28 | Charles Miller | Dem | Louisville | Jefferson | 1998 | Labor & Industry; Licensing & Occupations | |
29 | Kevin Bratcher | Rep | Louisville | Jefferson | 1997 | ||
30 | Tom Burch | Dem | Louisville | Jefferson | 1978 (1972–75) | Health & Welfare | |
31 | Steve Riggs | Dem | Louisville | Jefferson | 1991 | Local Government | Banking & Insurance |
32 | Julie Raque Adams | Rep | Louisville | Jefferson | 2011 | ||
33 | Ron Crimm | Rep | Louisville | Jefferson | 1997 | Banking & Insurance | |
34 | Mary Lou Marzian | Dem | Louisville | Jefferson | 1994 | ||
35 | Jim Wayne | Dem | Louisville | Jefferson | 1991 | Local Government | |
36 | Jonathan Shell | Rep | Lancaster | Garrard, Madison | 2013 | ||
37 | Jeffery Donohue | Dem | Fairdale | Jefferson | 2013 | ||
38 | Denver Butler | Rep | Louisville | Jefferson | 2013 | Labor & Industry | |
39 | Robert R. Damron | Dem | Nicholasville | Jessamine, Fayette | 1993 | ||
40 | Dennis Horlander | Dem | Shively | Jefferson | 1996 | ||
41 | Tom Riner | Dem | Louisville | Jefferson | 1982 | Education | |
42 | Reginald Meeks | Dem | Louisville | Jefferson | 2001 | Licensing & Occupations | |
43 | Darryl T. Owens | Dem | Louisville | Jefferson | 2005 | Judiciary | |
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 | Appropriations & Revenue | |
48 | Bob M. DeWeese | Rep | Louisville | Jefferson | 1993 | Appropriations & Revenue | |
49 | Russell Webber | Rep | Shepherdsville | Bullitt | 2013 | Education | |
50 | David Floyd | Rep | Bardstown | Bullitt, Nelson, Spencer | 2005 | ||
51 | John "Bam" Carney | Rep | Campbellsville | Adair, Taylor | 2009 | Economic Development, Education | |
52 | Ken Upchurch† | Rep | Monticello | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 2013 | ||
53 | Bart Rowland | Rep | Tompkinsville | Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe | 2012 | ||
54 | Vacant | Rep | Danvile | Boyle, Casey | Rep. Mike Harmon vacated his seat in January, 2016 to take office as Auditor. | ||
55 | Kim King | Rep | Harrodsburg | Anderson, Mercer, Spencer | 2011 | ||
56 | James Kay† | Dem | Versailles | Fayette, Franklin, Woodford | 2013 | Education | Seniors, Military Affairs & Public Safety; State Government |
57 | Derrick Graham | Dem | Frankfort | Franklin | 2003 | State Government | |
58 | Brad Montell | Rep | Shelbyville | Shelby, Spencer | 2003 | ||
59 | David Osborne | Rep | Prospect | Jefferson, Oldham | 2005 | Licensing & Occupations | |
60 | Sal Santoro | Rep | Florence | Boone | 2007 | ||
61 | Brian Linder | Rep | Dry Ridge | Gallatin, Grant, Owen | 2012 | Agriculture & Small Business | |
62 | Vacant | Rep. Ryan Quarles vacated his seat in January of 2016 to take office as Agriculture Commissioner. | |||||
63 | Diane St. Onge | Rep | Lakeside Park | Kenton | 2013 | ||
64 | Thomas Kerr | Rep | Taylor Mill | Kenton | 1985 | ||
65 | Arnold Simpson | Dem | Covington | Kenton | 1994 | Appropriations & Revenue | |
66 | Addia Wuchner | Rep | Burlington | Boone | 2005 | ||
67 | Dennis Keene | Dem | Wilder | Campbell | 2005 | Licensing & Occupations | Economic Development |
68 | Joseph M. Fischer | Rep | Ft. Thomas | Campbell | 1999 | Judiciary; Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs | |
69 | Adam Koenig | Rep | Erlanger | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 2007 | Local Government | |
70 | Mike Denham | Dem | Maysville | Bracken, Fleming, Mason | 2001 | Agriculture & Small Business; Banking & Insurance; Local Government | |
71 | John Will Stacy | Dem | West Liberty | Menifee, Morgan, Rowan, Wolfe | 1993 | ||
72 | Sannie Overly | Dem | Paris | Bath, Bourbon, Fayette, Nicholas | 2008 | ||
73 | Donna Mayfield | Rep | Winchester | Clark, Madison | 2011 | ||
74 | Richard Henderson | Dem | Jeffersonville | Montgomery, Powell, Wolfe | 2007 | Agriculture & Small Business | |
75 | Kelly Flood | Dem | Lexington | Fayette | 2009 | ||
76 | Ruth Ann Palumbo | Dem | Lexington | Fayette | 1991 | Economic Development | |
77 | Jesse Crenshaw | Dem | Lexington | Fayette | 1993 | ||
78 | Tom McKee | Dem | Cynthiana | Campbell, Harrison, Pendleton, Robertson | 1997 | Agriculture & Small Business | |
79 | Susan Westrom | Dem | Lexington | Fayette | 1999 | Enrollment | Licensing & Occupations |
80 | David Meade | Rep | Stanford | Lincoln, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 2013 | ||
81 | Rita Smart | Dem | Richmond | Madison | 2011 | ||
82 | Regina Bunch | Rep | Williamsburg | Laurel, Whitley | 2011 | ||
83 | Jeff Hoover | Rep | Jamestown | Clinton, Pulaski, Russell | 1997 | ||
84 | Fitz Steele | Dem | Hazard | Harlan, Perry | 2009 | Natural Resources & Environment; Tourism Development & Energy | |
85 | Tommy Turner | Rep | Somerset | Laurel, Pulaski | 1997 | Transportation | |
86 | Jim Stewart | Rep | Flat Lick | Knox, Laurel | 1997 | Labor & Industry; Natural Resources & Environment | |
87 | Rick G. Nelson | Dem | Middlesboro | Bell, Harlan | 2001 | Labor & Industry | |
88 | Robert Benvenuti III | Rep | Lexington | Fayette | 2013 | ||
89 | Marie Rader | Rep | McKee | Jackson, Laurel, Owsley | 1997 | Transportation | |
90 | Tim Couch | Rep | Hyden | Clay, Harlan, Leslie | 2003 | Natural Resources & Environment | |
91 | Toby Herald | Rep | Beattyville | Breathitt, Estill, Lee | 2013 | ||
92 | John Short | Dem | Hindman | Knott, Letcher, Magoffin | 2011 | ||
93 | Keith Hall | Dem | Phelps | Pike | 2001 | Natural Resources & Environment | |
94 | Leslie Combs | Dem | Pikeville | Harlan, Letcher, Pike | 2007 | Transportation | |
95 | Greg Stumbo | Dem | Prestonsburg | Floyd | 2008 (1980-04) | Committees, Rules | |
96 | Jill York | Rep | Grayson | Carter, Lewis | 2009 | ||
97 | Hubert Collins | Dem | Wittensville | Floyd, Johnson, Martin, Pike | 1991 | Transportation | |
98 | Vacant | Boyd, Greenup | Rep. Tanya Pullin vacated her seat in January 2016 after being appointed an administrative law judge by Gov. Matt Bevin | ||||
99 | Rocky Adkins | Dem | Sandy Hook | Boyd, Elliott, Lawrence, Rowan | 1987 | ||
100 | Kevin Sinnette | Dem | Ashland | Boyd | 2009 | Banking & Insurance |
† Winner of a special election
See also
- Kentucky Legislature
- Kentucky Senate
- Government of Kentucky
- American Legislative Exchange Council members
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 March 11, 2010.
- ^ Gerth, Joseph (November 8, 2015). "Ky. Dems guard against efforts to flip House". Courier-Journal. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ Denver Butler (District 38) switched parties from Democratic to Republican. House Democrat from Louisville switches parties
- ^ Democrat John Tilley (District 8) resigned to take office as Secretary of Justice and Public Safety
- ^ Jim Gooch (District 12) switched parties from Democratic to Republican. State Rep. Jim Gooch switches to GOP
- ^ Democrat Tanya Pullin (District 98) resigned to take office as an administrative law judge with the Kentucky Labor Cabinet. Bevin picks off another Democrat in state House
- ^ Republican Mike Harmon (District 54) resigned to take office as Auditor of Public Accounts.
- ^ Republican Ryan Quarles (District 62) resigned to take office as Agriculture Commissioner
- ^ Democrats Jeffrey Taylor, Chuck Tackett, and Lew Nicholls and Republican Daniel Elliott succeeded Tilley, Quarles, Pullin, and Harmon in the 8th, 62nd, 98th, and 54th Districts, respectively. They will be sworn in once their election is certified by the Kentucky Board of Elections. Democrats retain control of Kentucky House