Lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly
The Kentucky House of Representativeslower 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.[1] term limits . The Kentucky House of Representatives convenes at the State Capitol in Frankfort .
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 in January 1922, and was the first woman elected to a Southern state legislature.[2]
In 2017, the Republican Party became the majority party in the House.[3] [4]
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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 [ edit ] Current composition [ edit ]
Affiliation
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican
Democratic
Vacant
Previous Legislature (2015-2016)
47
53
100
0
Previous Legislature (2017-2018)
63
37
100
0
Previous Legislature (2019-2020)
61
39
100
0
Begin 2021
75
25
100
0
Latest voting share
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.
List of current representatives [ edit ]
District
Name
Party
Since
Residence
Counties represented
1
Steven Rudy Republican
2005
Paducah
Ballard , Carlisle , Fulton , Hickman , McCracken
2
Richard Heath Republican
2012
Mayfield
Graves , McCracken
3
Randy Bridges Republican
2019
Paducah
McCracken
4
Lynn Bechler Republican
2013
Marion
Caldwell , Christian , Crittenden , Livingston
5
Mary Beth Imes Republican
2021
Murray
Calloway , Trigg
6
Chris Freeland Republican
2019
Benton
Lyon , Marshall , McCracken
7
Suzanne Miles Republican
2014
Owensboro
Daviess , Henderson , Union
8
Walker Thomas Republican
2017
Hopkinsville
Daviess , Trigg
9
Myron Dossett Republican
2007
Pembroke
Christian , Hopkins
10
Josh Calloway Republican
2021
Irvington
Breckinridge , Hancock , Hardin
11
Jonathan Dixon Republican
2021
Corydon
Daviess , Henderson
12
Jim Gooch Republican
1995
Providence
Daviess , Hopkins , McLean , Webster
13
DJ Johnson Republican
2021
Owensboro
Daviess
14
Scott Lewis Republican
2019
Hartford
Daviess , Ohio
15
Melinda Gibbons Prunty Republican
2017
Belton
Hopkins , Muhlenberg
16
Jason Petrie Republican
2017
Elkton
Logan , Todd , Warren
17
Steve Sheldon Republican
2019
Bowling Green
Butler , Warren
18
Samara Heavrin Republican
2019
Leitchfield
Grayson , Hardin
19
Michael Meredith Republican
2011
Oakland
Edmonson , Warren
20
Patti Minter Democratic
2019
Bowling Green
Warren
21
Bart Rowland Republican
2012
Tompkinsville
Hardin , Hart , Metcalfe , Monroe
22
Shawn McPherson Republican
2021
Scottsville
Allen , Simpson , Warren
23
Steve Riley Republican
2017
Glasgow
Barren , Warren
24
Brandon Reed Republican
2017
Hodgenville
Green , LaRue , Marion
25
Jim DuPlessis Republican
2015
Elizabethtown
Hardin
26
Russell Webber Republican
2013
Shepherdsville
Bullitt , Hardin
27
Nancy Tate Republican
2019
Brandenburg
Hardin , Meade
28
Charles Miller Democratic
1998
Louisville
Jefferson
29
Kevin Bratcher Republican
1997
Louisville
Jefferson
30
Tom Burch Democratic
1978
Louisville
Jefferson
31
Josie Raymond Democratic
2019
Louisville
Jefferson
32
Tina Bojanowski Democratic
2019
Louisville
Jefferson
33
Jason Nemes Republican
2017
Louisville
Jefferson , Oldham
34
Mary Lou Marzian Democratic
1994
Louisville
Jefferson
35
Lisa Willner Democratic
2019
Louisville
Jefferson
36
Jerry T. Miller Republican
2015
Louisville
Jefferson , Oldham
37
Jeffery Donohue Democratic
2013
Fairdale
Jefferson
38
McKenzie Cantrell Democratic
2017
Louisville
Jefferson
39
Matt Lockett Republican
2021
Nicholasville
Fayette , Jessamine
40
Nima Kulkarni Democratic
2019
Louisville
Jefferson
41
Attica Scott Democratic
2017
Louisville
Jefferson
42
Reginald Meeks Democratic
2001
Louisville
Jefferson
43
Pamela Stevenson Democratic
2021
Louisville
Jefferson
44
Joni Jenkins Democratic
1995
Shively
Jefferson
45
Killian Timoney Republican
2021
Lexington
Fayette
46
Al Gentry Democratic
2017
Louisville
Jefferson
47
Felicia Rabourn Republican
2021
Turners Station
Carroll , Gallatin , Henry , Trimble
48
Ken Fleming Republican
2021
Louisville
Jefferson , Oldham
49
Thomas Huff Republican
2019
Shepherdsville
Bullitt
50
Chad McCoy Republican
2017
Bardstown
Nelson
51
Vacant since July 17, 2021.
Adair , Taylor
52
Ken Upchurch Republican
2013
Monticello
McCreary , Pulaski , Wayne
53
James Tipton Republican
2015
Taylorsville
Anderson , Bullitt , Spencer
54
Daniel Elliott Republican
2016
Danville
Boyle , Casey
55
Kim King Republican
2011
Harrodsburg
Jessamine , Mercer , Washington
56
Daniel Fister Republican
2021
Versailles
Fayette , Franklin , Woodford
57
Derrick Graham Democratic
2003
Frankfort
Franklin
58
Jennifer Decker Republican
2021
Waddy
Shelby
59
David Osborne Republican
2005
Prospect
Oldham
60
Sal Santoro Republican
2007
Florence
Boone
61
Savannah Maddox Republican
2019
Dry Ridge
Boone , Grant , Kenton , Scott
62
Phillip Pratt Republican
2017
Georgetown
Fayette , Owen , Scott
63
Kim Banta Republican
2019
Fort Mitchell
Boone , Kenton
64
Kimberly Poore Moser Republican
2017
Taylor Mill
Campbell , Kenton
65
Charles "Buddy" Wheatley Democratic
2019
Covington
Kenton
66
C. Ed Massey Republican
2019
Hebron
Boone
67
Rachel Roberts Democratic
2020
Newport
Campbell
68
Joseph Fischer Republican
1999
Fort Thomas
Campbell
69
Adam Koenig Republican
2007
Erlanger
Boone , Kenton
70
William Lawerence Republican
2021
Maysville
Bracken , Fleming , Mason , Robertson
71
Josh Bray Republican
2021
Mount Vernon
Garrard , Madison , Rockcastle
72
Matthew Koch Republican
2019
Paris
Bath , Bourbon , Fayette , Nicholas
73
Ryan Dotson Republican
2021
Winchester
Clark , Madison
74
David Hale Republican
2015
Wellington
Menifee , Montgomery , Powell
75
Kelly Flood Democratic
2009
Lexington
Fayette
76
Ruth Ann Palumbo Democratic
1991
Lexington
Fayette
77
George Brown Jr. Democratic
2015
Lexington
Fayette
78
Mark Hart Republican
2017
Falmouth
Harrison , Pendleton , Scott
79
Susan Westrom Democratic
1999
Lexington
Fayette
80
David Meade Republican
2013
Stanford
Lincoln , Pulaski
81
Deanna Frazier Republican
2019
Richmond
Madison
82
Regina Huff Republican
2012
Williamsburg
Laurel , Whitley
83
Josh Branscum Republican
2021
Russell Springs
Clinton , Cumberland , Pulaski , Russell
84
Chris Fugate Republican
2017
Chavies
Harlan , Perry
85
Shane Baker Republican
2021
Somerset
Laurel , Pulaski
86
Tom Smith Republican
2021
Corbin
Knox , Laurel
87
Adam Bowling Republican
2019
Middlesboro
Bell , Harlan
88
Cherlynn Stevenson Democratic
2019
Lexington
Fayette
89
Vacant since August 24, 2021.
Jackson , Laurel , Madison
90
Derek Lewis Republican
2019
London
Daviess , Ohio
91
Bill Wesley Republican
2021
Jackson
Breathitt , Estill , Lee , Madison , Owsley
92
John Blanton Republican
2017
Salyersville
Knott , Magoffin , Pike
93
Norma Kirk-McCormick Republican
2021
Inez
Martin , Pike
94
Angie Hatton Democratic
2017
Whitesburg
Letcher , Pike
95
Ashley Tackett Laferty Democratic
2019
Martin
Floyd , Pike
96
Patrick Flannery Republican
2021
Olive Hill
Carter , Lawrence
97
Bobby McCool Republican
2019
Van Lear
Johnson , Morgan , Wolfe
98
Danny Bentley Republican
2017
Russell
Boyd , Greenup
99
Richard White Republican
2020
Morehead
Elliott , Lewis , Rowan
100
Scott Sharp Republican
2021
Ashland
Boyd
Past composition of the House of Representatives [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ Ireland, Robert M. (2011). The Kentucky State Constitution . New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 63–64. ISBN 978-0-19-987781-2 OCLC 871172867 . ^ Powers, James C. (1992). John E. Kleber (ed.). The Kentucky Encyclopedia 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 . ^ Warren, Michael (November 30, 2016). "Democrats Lose a Southern Holdout" . The Weekly Standard . Retrieved December 14, 2016 . ^ https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/default.aspx
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