Letcher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census,the population was 21,548. Its county seat is Whitesburg. It was created in 1842 from Harlan and Perry counties,and named for Robert P. Letcher,Governor of Kentucky from 1840 to 1844.
Frank Daniel Mongiardo is an American physician and politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Mongiardo is a Democrat and was the 54th lieutenant governor of Kentucky from 2007 until 2011. He was a member of the Kentucky State Senate from 2001 to 2007. He also ran for the U.S. Senate in 2004,narrowly losing in the general election to Jim Bunning and again in 2010,losing in the primary election to Jack Conway.
The attorney general of Kentucky is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of Kentucky,created by the Kentucky Constitution. Under Kentucky law,they serve several roles,including the state's chief prosecutor,the state's chief law enforcement officer,and the state's chief law officer. As the chief prosecutor,the attorney general is the chairman of the Kentucky Prosecutors Advisory Council,which supervises the prosecutors of Kentucky. As chief law officer,they write opinions to advise government officials and agencies concerning the law.. The attorney general holds an ex officio seat on various Kentucky state boards and agencies.
The Kentucky Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is currently the minority party in the state,as the rival Republican Party of Kentucky overwhelmingly dominates in the state legislature,congressional delegation,and presidential elections. However,the party does currently control the governorship and lieutenant governorship,and maintains some strength in local elections.
As established and defined by the Kentucky Constitution,the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is composed of three branches:the Executive,Judicial,and Legislative.
Rocky J. Adkins is an American politician from Kentucky. He is a member of the Democratic Party and is serving as a senior advisor to the Governor of Kentucky,Andy Beshear. He is a former member of the Kentucky House of Representatives,representing the 99th District of the Kentucky House from 1987 to 2019. His House district was in eastern Kentucky and included Elliott,Lewis,and Rowan Counties. From 2003 through 2016,he was the House Majority Leader. From 2016 to 2019,he was the chamber's Minority Floor Leader.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Kentucky:
Suzanne Miles is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2014. She represents Kentucky's 7th House district,which includes Daviess,Henderson,and Union counties. She serves as the House's Majority Caucus Chair,and is the first woman in Kentucky to serve as both an acting floor leader and an acting speaker of the chamber.
Adam Edelen is an American businessman,solar energy entrepreneur,and politician who served as the Auditor of Public Accounts for the Commonwealth of Kentucky from January 2,2012,to January 4,2016. Prior to that,he was the Chief of Staff for Democratic Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear from July 2008 until September 15,2010. He resigned from his position as the governor's Chief of Staff to work as a business consultant,before running for the Auditor of Public Accounts for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. In 2019,he ran for Governor of Kentucky with running mate Gill Holland,where he fell short of the Democratic nomination finishing in third place.
Bertram Robert Stivers II is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing the 25th Senate District since 1997. He served as the Republican Majority Leader of the Kentucky State Senate through 2012 and became the President of the Kentucky Senate on the opening day of the 2013 legislative session on January 8.
Andrew Graham Beshear is an American attorney and politician serving since 2019 as the 63rd governor of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 50th attorney general of Kentucky from 2016 to 2019. He is the son of former Kentucky governor Steve Beshear.
Daniel Jay Cameron is an American attorney and politician who served as the 51st attorney general of Kentucky from 2020 to 2024. A member of the Republican Party,Cameron was the first African American and the first Republican since 1943 to be elected to the office. He was also the Republican nominee in the 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election,losing to Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear.
Karen Berg is a physician and professor who also serves in the Kentucky State Senate,representing the 26th District. She was elected to the Kentucky Senate as a Democrat in a special election held on June 23,2020,defeating Bill Ferko. She succeeded Senator Ernie Harris,who resigned on April 15,2020. She is the only Jewish member of the Kentucky State Senate.
David Allen Barber was a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court from March 23,2015,to December 2015 for the 7th district.
The 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2023,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic governor Andy Beshear won re-election to a second term,defeating Republican state Attorney General Daniel Cameron. If Cameron had won,he would have become Kentucky's first African-American governor.
Savannah Lee Maddox is an American politician. She is a Republican and represents District 61 containing Grant County,Gallatin County,and parts of Kenton and Boone Counties in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Maddox is viewed as one of the General Assembly's furthest-right members.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 7,2023.
Jacob D. Justice is an American politician currently serving as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 94th House district. His district includes Letcher County as well as parts of Harlan and Pike counties.
The 2023 Kentucky Secretary of State election took place on November 7,2023,to elect the Secretary of State of Kentucky. Incumbent secretary of state Michael Adams won re-election to a second term after he defeated Democratic nominee Buddy Wheatley. Primaries were held on May 16,2023.
