David P. Givens

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↑ "Senate District 9". Lrc.ky.gov. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
↑ "Second in command in Kentucky state Senate resigning from leadership post". Courier-journal.com. July 1, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
↑ "Legislative Profile". Kentucky Legislature. Retrieved February 19, 2019.

David P. Givens

President pro tempore of the Kentucky Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2019

Kentucky Senate
Preceded by Katie Kratz Stine	President pro tempore of the Kentucky Senate 2015–2017	Succeeded by Jimmy Higdon
Preceded by Jimmy Higdon	President pro tempore of the Kentucky Senate 2019–present	Incumbent

v t e Statewide elected officials and legislative leaders of Kentucky
U.S. senators	Mitch McConnell Rand Paul
State government	Andy Beshear, Governor Jacqueline Coleman, Lieutenant Governor Michael Adams, Secretary of State Russell Coleman, Attorney General Mark Metcalf, Treasurer Allison Ball, Auditor Jonathan Shell, Agriculture Commissioner
Senate	Robert Stivers, President David P. Givens, President pro tempore Max Wise, Majority Leader Gerald Neal, Minority Leader
House	David Osborne, Speaker David Meade, Speaker pro tempore Steven Rudy, Majority Leader Pamela Stevenson, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Debra H. Lambert, Chief Justice Robert B. Conley, Deputy Chief Justice Michelle M. Keller Christopher S. Nickell Kelly Thompson Angela McCormick Bisig Pamela R. Goodwine, Justices

v t e Presidents of state senates
United States Senate:▌ JD Vance (R), ▌ Chuck Grassley (R)
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Italics indicate presidents pro tempore *Unicameral body

v t e Members of the Kentucky Senate
President of the Senate Robert Stivers (R) President pro tempore David P. Givens (R) Majority Leader Max Wise (R) Minority Leader Gerald Neal (D)
▌ Jason Howell (R) ▌ Danny Carroll (R) ▌ Craig Richardson (R) ▌ Robby Mills (R) ▌ Stephen Meredith (R) ▌ Lindsey Tichenor (R) ▌ Aaron Reed (R) ▌ Gary Boswell (R) ▌ David P. Givens (R) ▌ Matthew Deneen (R) ▌ Steve Rawlings (R) ▌ Amanda Mays Bledsoe (R) ▌ Reginald Thomas (D) ▌ Jimmy Higdon (R) ▌ Rick Girdler (R) ▌ Max Wise (R) ▌ Matt Nunn (R) ▌ Robin L. Webb (R) ▌ Cassie Chambers Armstrong (D) ▌ Gex Williams (R) ▌ Brandon J. Storm (R) ▌ Donald Douglas (R) ▌ Christian McDaniel (R) ▌ Shelley Funke Frommeyer (R) ▌ Robert Stivers (R) ▌ Karen Berg (D) ▌ Stephen West (R) ▌ Greg Elkins (R) ▌ Scott Madon (R) ▌ Brandon Smith (R) ▌ Phillip Wheeler (R) ▌ Mike Wilson (R) ▌ Gerald A. Neal (D) ▌ Jared Carpenter (R) ▌ Keturah Herron (D) ▌ Julie Raque Adams (R) ▌ David Yates (D) ▌ Michael J. Nemes (R)
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