Marlow Webster Cook was an American politician from Kentucky who served as a member of the United States Senate from his appointment in December 1968 to his resignation in December 1974. He was a moderate Republican.
The 2007 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2007. In this election,incumbent Republican Governor Ernie Fletcher ran for reelection to a second term,but was soundly defeated by Democratic challenger Steve Beshear. A primary election to determine the Republican and Democratic nominees for governor was held on May 22,2007,in which Fletcher and Beshear won their respective primaries. Steve Beshear's son Andy was elected Kentucky's State Attorney General in 2015 and Kentucky's Governor in 2019 and 2023.
John LaRue Helm was the 18th and 24th governor of the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky,although his service in that office totaled less than fourteen months. He also represented Hardin County in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and was chosen to be the Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives four times. In 1838,his sole bid for federal office ended in defeat when his opponent,Willis Green,was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
John Young Brown was an American politician from the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky who represented the state in the United States House of Representatives and served as its 31st governor. Brown was elected to the House of Representatives for three non-consecutive terms,each of which was marred by controversy. He was first elected in 1859,despite his own protests that he was not yet twenty-five years old,the minimum age set by the Constitution for serving in the legislature. The voters of his district elected him anyway,but he was not allowed to take his seat until the Congress' second session,after he was of legal age to serve. After moving to Henderson,Kentucky,Brown was elected from that district in 1866. On this occasion,he was denied his seat because of alleged disloyalty to the Union during the Civil War. Voters in his district refused to elect another representative,and the seat remained vacant throughout the term to which Brown was elected. After an unsuccessful gubernatorial bid in 1871,Brown was again elected to the House in 1872 and served three consecutive terms. During his final term,he was officially censured for delivering a speech excoriating Massachusetts Representative Benjamin F. Butler. The censure was later expunged from the congressional record.
Area code 502 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan for north-central Kentucky. The numbering plan area includes the city of Louisville,its suburbs,and the state capital,Frankfort.
Horatio Washington Bruce was a Confederate politician during the American Civil War.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Kentucky:
Steven Jack Rudy is a Kentucky politician and agribusiness owner,serving as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since defeating longtime Representative Charles Geveden in 2004. He has served as the House Majority Leader since 2021.
Suzanne Miles is a Republican politician from her native Owensboro,Kentucky,who represents the 7th District in the Kentucky House of Representatives,and serves as the Majority Caucus Chair. Miles has the unique distinction of being the first woman in Kentucky history to serve as both an acting floor leader and an acting speaker in the chamber.
Ryan Francis Quarles is president of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. An American Republican politician,he served as Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky from 2016 to 2024 and in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2011 to 2016.
The 1899 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 7,1899,to choose the 33rd governor of Kentucky. The incumbent,Republican William O'Connell Bradley,was term-limited and unable to seek re-election.
William O'Connell Bradley was an American politician from the state of Kentucky. He served as the 32nd Governor of Kentucky and was later elected by the state legislature as a U.S. senator from that state. The first Republican to serve as governor of Kentucky,Bradley became known as the father of the Republican Party in Kentucky.
John Morgan McGarvey is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district since 2023. A Democrat,he represented the 19th district in the Kentucky Senate from 2013 to 2023. In 2018,he was elected minority leader,becoming one of the youngest members of a general assembly in the nation to serve in a leadership role. He is currently the only Democrat in Kentucky's congressional delegation.
Donald “Donnie”Joseph Gedling was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1984 to 1995 representing the 18th district. He was also a tobacco farmer from Breckinridge County,Kentucky.
Walker Wood Thomas is an American politician who has served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 8th district since 2017. He was first elected in 2016,defeating incumbent representative Jeffrey R. Taylor. Thomas had previously lost a special election to Taylor earlier that year.
Jason Petrie is an American politician who has served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 16th district since 2017. His district comprises Logan and Todd counties as well as part of Christian County. He was first elected in 2016,defeating incumbent Democratic representative Martha Jane King.
Scott Lewis is an American politician from Kentucky. He is a Republican and represents District 14 in the Kentucky House of Representatives. His district encompasses Hancock and Ohio counties as well as part of Daviess County. He was first elected in 2018 when incumbent Matt Castlen retired to run for the Kentucky Senate.
Nancy Tate is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from District 27. Her district includes all of Meade County as well as the northern portion of Hardin County,including the cities of Radcliff and Fort Knox.
Steve Bratcher is an American politician and educator currently serving as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 25th House district. His district includes most of Elizabethtown and the north side of Hardin County.
The 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election will be held on November 5,2024. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 21. Following the 2022 election,Republicans and Democrats held 80 and 20 seats,respectively. The deadline for candidates to file was January 5,2024.
