Harold Dallas Rogers is an American lawyer and politician serving his 22nd term as the U.S. representative for Kentucky's 5th congressional district,having served since 1981. He is a member of the Republican Party. Upon Don Young's death in 2022,Rogers became the dean of the House of Representatives.
Wendell Hampton Ford was an American politician from Kentucky. He served for twenty-four years in the U.S. Senate and was the 53rd Governor of Kentucky. He was the first person to be successively elected lieutenant governor,governor,and United States senator in Kentucky history. He was the Senate Democratic whip from 1991 to 1999,and was considered the leader of the state's Democratic Party from his election as governor in 1971 until he retired from the Senate in 1999. At the time of his retirement he was the longest-serving senator in Kentucky's history,a mark which was then surpassed by Mitch McConnell in 2009. He is the most recent Democrat to have served as a Senator from the state of Kentucky.
Robert Menendez is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Jersey,a seat he has held since 2006. A member of the Democratic Party,he was first appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Jon Corzine,and chaired the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 2013 to 2015,and again from 2021 to 2023.
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.
Vincent Joseph Fumo is a former politician,lawyer,businessman from Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. A Democrat,he represented a South Philadelphia district in the Pennsylvania Senate from 1978 to 2008. On March 16,2009,he was convicted of 137 federal corruption charges. On July 14,2009,he was sentenced to 55 months in federal prison.
Geoffrey Clark Davis is an American businessman,politician and former U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 4th congressional district,serving from 2005 to 2012. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes 24 counties in the northeastern part of the state,stretching from the fringes of the Louisville area to the West Virginia border. Most of its vote,however,is cast in the counties bordering Cincinnati. On December 15,2011,Davis announced he would not seek reelection in 2012. On July 31,2012,he announced his resignation from Congress effective immediately.
Operation Boptrot,also referred to as Boptrot,was an investigation by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into corruption among the Kentucky General Assembly,the Commonwealth's legislature. The operation was highly successful,with the investigation culminating in several indictments in 1992,leading to the conviction of more than a dozen legislators between 1992 and 1995. The investigation also led to reform legislation being passed in 1993.
Randal Howard Paul is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Kentucky since 2011. A member of the Republican Party,he is a son of former three-time presidential candidate and 12-term U.S. representative from Texas,Ron Paul. Paul describes himself as a constitutional conservative and supporter of the Tea Party movement.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 2,2010,alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Primaries for each respective party were held on May 18,2010. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jim Bunning decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Republican nominee Rand Paul,an ophthalmologist and son of Congressman Ron Paul,won the open seat against Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway.
John J. "Johnny Doc" Dougherty is a prominent labor leader in Philadelphia. As a leader within the Philadelphia organized labor scene,Dougherty is a prominent political figure who helps Democratic candidates get elected by directing donations and volunteers.
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.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. commonwealth of Kentucky still face some legal challenges not experienced by other people. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Kentucky,although the state legislature has not repealed its sodomy statute for same-sex couples. Same sex-marriage is legal in the Kentucky under the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. The decision,which struck down Kentucky's statutory and constitutional bans on same-sex marriages,and all other same sex marriage bans elsewhere in the country,was handed down on June 26,2015.
The 2015 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 3,2015. Incumbent Democratic Governor Steve Beshear was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits. Primary elections were held on May 19,2015.
James Cecil Higdon II,known as Jimmy Higdon,is an American businessman from Lebanon,Kentucky,who has been a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate since 2009. He represents District 14,which until August 23,2013,included Marion,Mercer,Nelson,Taylor,and Washington counties in Central Kentucky.
The 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 5,2019,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky. The Democratic nominee,Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear,defeated Republican incumbent Matt Bevin by just over 5,000 votes,or 0.37%,making this the closest gubernatorial election in Kentucky since 1899 by total votes,and the closest since 1915 by percentage. It was also the closest race of the 2019 gubernatorial election cycle.
Albert Turner was an American civil rights activist and an advisor to Martin Luther King Jr. He was Alabama field secretary for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and helped lead the voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery;and assisted others escape beating during the Bloody Sunday.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent Kentucky. Incumbent Republican Rand Paul won reelection to a third term,defeating Democratic nominee Charles Booker.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on November 8,2022,to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Kentucky,one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
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.
Johnnie L. Turner is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Kentucky Senate from the 29th district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 1,2021.
