Derrick Wayne Graham is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing the 57th House district,which includes the Kentucky capital city of Frankfort,since January 2003. In 2023,Graham became the first African American to lead a legislative caucus in the Kentucky House of Representatives.
Carlos Brogdon Embry Jr. was an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 6 from January 1,2015,until September 26,2022,when he resigned due to cancer. He previously served in the Kentucky House of Representatives starting on January 1,2003,and leaving office on January 1,2015,to serve in the Kentucky Senate. Embry was a mayor of Beaver Dam,Kentucky from 1970 until 1973. Embry died three days after his resignation from the senate for health reasons at a hospice in Bowling Green,at the age of 81.
Tanya Pullin is an American politician who was Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing district 98 from 2001 to 2016. She resigned from the house in January 2016 after being appointed to an administrative law judgeship by governor Matt Bevin.
Rick G. Nelson is an American politician who served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 87th district from January 2001 to January 2019.
W. Keith Hall is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives who represented district 93 from 2001 to 2015. He was defeated for renomination in 2014.
Mitchel B. "Mike" Denham Jr. is an American politician,serving as a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 70 from 2001 to 2017. In December 2015,Denham announced that he would not seek re-election in 2016,citing health issues.
Charles W. Miller is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 28 from January 1998 to January 2023. He was first elected in a January 1998 special election following the resignation of incumbent Republican representative Bill Lile. He was defeated for reelection in 2022 by Republican Jared Bauman.
Joseph M. Fischer is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 68 from 1999 to 2023.
Brent Yonts was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from District 15. He took office in 1997 and was defeated for re-election in 2016 by Republican Melinda Gibbons Prunty.
Jim Stewart III is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives who represented district 86 from 1997 to 2021. He did not seek reelection in 2020.
Dennis L. Horlander is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives who represented District 40 from February 1996 to January 2019. Horlander was first elected to the house in a February special election following the resignation of incumbent Donna Shacklette. He was defeated for renomination in 2018 by Nima Kulkarni.
Arnold R. Simpson is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 65 from January 1994 to 2019,when he retired. Simpson was first elected to the house in a January 1994 special election.
Mary Lou Marzian is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 34 from 1994 to 2023. Marzian was first elected in a January 1994 special election following the resignation of incumbent Mike Ward. She retired from the house in 2022 after being redistricted into the 41st district with Josie Raymond. She ran again for the house in 2024,winning the 41st district.
James Alfred Gooch Jr. is an American politician and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 1995. He represents Kentucky's 12th House district,which includes Crittenden,McLean,Union,and Webster counties. Gooch switched parties from Democratic to Republican in December 2015. He has served as chair of the House Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Energy for over 20 years.
Dwight D. Butler is an American politician and was a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 18 until January 2015.
John Will Stacy is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives who represented district 71 from 1993 to 2015. He was first elected to the house in 1992,defeating Democratic incumbent Jerry Ravenscraft for renomiation. He did not seek reelection in 2014.
Jimmie C. Lee is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 25 from January 1993 to January 2015. He was defeated for reelection in 2014 by Republican Jim DuPlessis.
Jesse Crenshaw is an American politician who served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 77th district from 1993 to 2015. He was first elected to the house in 1992 when incumbent representative Louie Mack did not seek reelection. Crenshaw retired from the house in 2014.
Steven R. Riggs is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 31 from 1991 to 2019. Riggs was elected to fourteen terms. Riggs was first elected to the house in 1990,defeating incumbent Democratic representative Mark O'Brien for renomination. He did not seek reelection in 2018.
Thomas Robert Kerr is an American politician and a Republican who served in the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 64 from 1985 to 2016. He did not run for reelection in 2016 and resigned from the house in September of that year in order to join the administration of governor Matt Bevin.
