Kentucky House of Representatives

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Kentucky House of Representatives
Kentucky General Assembly
Seal of Kentucky.svg
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
 January 7, 2025
Leadership
David Osborne (R)
since January 8, 2019
Speaker pro tempore
David Meade (R)
since January 8, 2019
Majority Leader
Steven Rudy (R)
since January 5, 2021
Minority Leader
Pamela Stevenson (D)
since January 7, 2025
Structure
Seats100
Kentucky House of Representatives 2022.svg
Political groups
  •    Republican (80)
  •    Democratic (20)
Length of term
2 years
AuthorityThe Legislative Department, Section 29, Kentucky Constitution
Salary$188.22/day + per diem (elected before January 1, 2023)
$203.28/day + per diem (elected after January 1, 2023) [1]
Elections
Last election
 November 5, 2024
(100 seats)
Next election
 November 3, 2026
(100 seats)
RedistrictingLegislative Control
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber - Kentucky State Capitol -DSC09197.JPG
House of Representatives Chamber
Kentucky State Capitol
Frankfort, Kentucky
Website
Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form a House district, except when necessary to preserve the principle of equal representation. [2] Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. The Kentucky House of Representatives convenes at the State Capitol in Frankfort.

Contents

History

The first meeting of the Kentucky House of Representatives was in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1792, shortly after statehood. During the first legislative session, legislators chose Frankfort to be the permanent state capital.

After women gained suffrage in Kentucky, Mary Elliott Flanery was elected as the first female member of the Kentucky House of Representatives. She took her seat in January 1922, and was the first woman elected to a Southern state legislature. [3]

In 2017, the Republicans became the majority party in the House. [4] [5] They now hold a four-fifths supermajority in the chamber.

Powers and legislative process

Section 47 of the Constitution of Kentucky stipulates that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the state House of Representatives.

Membership

Current composition

House composition by district Held by Democrats Held by Republicans Kyhouse2025.svg
House composition by district
  Held by Democrats
  Held by Republicans
SessionParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
2017 session64361000
2018 session63371000
2019 session61391000
2020 session62381000
2021–2022 sessions75251000
2023 session80201000
Begin 2024 [6] 7920991
January 15, 2024 [7] 7820982
March 25, 2024 [8] 80201000
Latest voting share

Terms and qualifications

According to Section 32 of the Kentucky Constitution, a state representative must: be a citizen of Kentucky, be at least 24 years old at the time of election, have resided in the state at least 2 years and the district at least 1 year prior to election. Per section 30 of the Kentucky Constitution, representatives are elected every two years in the November following a regular session of the General Assembly.

Leadership

The speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives is the chief presiding officer of the Kentucky House. The speaker's official duties include maintaining order in the House, recognizing members during debate, appointing committee chairs and determining the composition of committees, and determining which committee has jurisdiction over which bill. Traditionally, the speaker has also served as chair of the Rules Committee and the Committee on Committees.

When the speaker is absent from the floor or otherwise unavailable, the speaker pro tempore fills in as the chief presiding officer of the House.

In addition to the speaker and speaker pro tem, each party caucus elects a floor leader, a whip, and caucus chair.

Leaders

PositionNamePartyResidenceDistrict
Speaker of the House David Osborne Republican Prospect 59
Speaker Pro Tempore David Meade Republican Stanford 80
Majority Floor Leader Steven Rudy Republican Paducah 1
Majority Whip Jason Nemes Republican Louisville 33
Majority Caucus Chair Suzanne Miles Republican Owensboro 7
Minority Floor Leader Pamela Stevenson Democratic Louisville 43
Minority Whip Lindsey Burke Democratic Lexington 75
Minority Caucus Chair Al Gentry Democratic Louisville 46

List of current representatives

DistrictNamePartySinceResidenceCounties represented
1 Steven Rudy Republican2005 Paducah Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman, McCracken
2 Kim Holloway Republican2025 Mayfield Graves, McCracken
3 Randy Bridges Republican2019 Paducah Livingston, McCracken
4 Wade Williams Republican2023 Madisonville Hopkins
5 Mary Beth Imes Republican2021 Murray Calloway, Trigg
6 Chris Freeland Republican2019 Benton Lyon, Marshall, McCracken
7 Suzanne Miles Republican2013 Owensboro Daviess
8 Walker Thomas Republican2017 Hopkinsville Caldwell, Christian, Trigg
9 Myron Dossett Republican2007 Pembroke Christian
10 Josh Calloway Republican2021 Irvington Breckinridge, Hardin
11 J. T. Payne Republican2025 Henderson Henderson
12 Jim Gooch Jr. Republican1995 Providence Crittenden, McLean, Union, Webster
13 DJ Johnson Republican2021 [a] Owensboro Daviess
14 Scott Lewis Republican2019 Hartford Daviess, Hancock, Ohio
15 Rebecca Raymer Republican2023 Morgantown Butler, Muhlenberg
16 Jason Petrie Republican2017 Elkton Christian, Logan, Todd
17 Robert Duvall Republican2023 Bowling Green Warren
18 Samara Heavrin Republican2019 Leitchfield Grayson, Hardin
19 Michael Meredith Republican2011 Oakland Edmonson, Warren
20 Kevin Jackson Republican2023 Bowling Green Warren
21 Amy Neighbors Republican2023 Edmonton Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe
22 Shawn McPherson Republican2021 Scottsville Allen, Simpson, Warren
23 Steve Riley Republican2017 Glasgow Barren
24 Ryan Bivens Republican2025 Hodgenville Green, Hart, LaRue
25 Steve Bratcher Republican2023 Elizabethtown Hardin
26 Peyton Griffee Republican2024 Mount Washington Bullitt, Hardin
27 Nancy Tate Republican2019 Brandenburg Hardin, Meade
28 Jared Bauman Republican2023 Louisville Jefferson
29 Chris Lewis Republican2025 Louisville Jefferson
30 Daniel Grossberg Democratic2023 Louisville Jefferson
31 Susan Witten Republican2023 Louisville Jefferson
32 Tina Bojanowski Democratic2019 Louisville Jefferson
33 Jason Nemes Republican2017 Louisville Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby
34 Sarah Stalker Democratic2023 Louisville Jefferson
35 Lisa Willner Democratic2019 Louisville Jefferson
36 John Hodgson Republican2023 Fisherville Jefferson
37 Emily Callaway Republican2023 Louisville Bullitt, Jefferson
38 Rachel Roarx Democratic2023 Louisville Jefferson
39 Matt Lockett Republican2021 Nicholasville Fayette, Jessamine
40 Nima Kulkarni Democratic2019 Louisville Jefferson
41 Mary Lou Marzian Democratic2025 [b] Louisville Jefferson
42 Joshua Watkins Democratic2025 Louisville Jefferson
43 Pamela Stevenson Democratic2021 Louisville Jefferson
44 Beverly Chester-Burton Democratic2023 Shively Jefferson
45 Adam Moore Democratic2025 Lexington Fayette, Jessamine
46 Al Gentry Democratic2017 Louisville Jefferson
47 Felicia Rabourn Republican2021 Turners Station Carroll, Henry, Owen, Trimble
48 Ken Fleming Republican2021 [c] Louisville Jefferson, Oldham
49 Thomas Huff Republican2019 Shepherdsville Bullitt
50 Candy Massaroni Republican2023 Bardstown Nelson
51 Michael Sarge Pollock Republican2021 Campbellsville Marion, Taylor
52 Ken Upchurch Republican2013 [d] Monticello McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne
53 James Tipton Republican2015 Taylorsville Anderson, Spencer
54 Daniel Elliott Republican2016 Danville Boyle, Casey
55 Kim King Republican2011 Harrodsburg Jessamine, Mercer, Washington
56 Daniel Fister Republican2021 Versailles Franklin, Jessamine, Woodford
57 Erika Hancock Democratic2025 Frankfort Franklin
58 Jennifer Decker Republican2021 Waddy Shelby
59 David W. Osborne Republican2005 Prospect Oldham
60 Marianne Proctor Republican2023 Union Boone
61 Savannah Maddox Republican2019 Dry Ridge Boone, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton
62 Tony Hampton Republican2025 Georgetown Scott
63 Kim Banta Republican2019 Fort Mitchell Boone, Kenton
64 Kimberly Poore Moser Republican2017 Taylor Mill Kenton
65 Stephanie Dietz Republican2023 Edgewood Kenton
66 T. J. Roberts Republican2025 Burlington Boone
67 Matthew Lehman Democratic2025 Newport Campbell
68 Mike Clines Republican2023 Alexandria Campbell
69 Steven Doan Republican2023 Erlanger Boone, Kenton
70 William Lawrence Republican2021 Maysville Bracken, Harrison, Mason, Robertson
71 Josh Bray Republican2021 Mount Vernon Laurel, Madison, Pulaski, Rockcastle
72 Matthew Koch Republican2019 Paris Bourbon, Fleming, Nicholas
73 Ryan Dotson Republican2021 Winchester Clark, Fayette
74 David Hale Republican2015 Wellington Bath, Menifee, Montgomery
75 Lindsey Burke Democratic2023 Lexington Fayette
76 Anne Donworth Democratic2025 Lexington Fayette
77 George Brown Jr. Democratic2015 Lexington Fayette
78 Mark Hart Republican2017 Falmouth Boone, Campbell, Kenton, Pendleton
79 Chad Aull Democratic2023 Lexington Fayette
80 David Meade Republican2013 Stanford Garrard, Lincoln, Pulaski
81 Deanna Frazier Gordon Republican2019 Richmond Madison
82 Nick Wilson Republican2023 Williamsburg Laurel, Whitley
83 Josh Branscum Republican2021 Russell Springs Clinton, Pulaski, Russell
84 Chris Fugate Republican2017 Chavies Breathitt, Owsley, Perry
85 Shane Baker Republican2021 Somerset Laurel, Pulaski
86 Tom Smith Republican2021 [e] Corbin Knox, Laurel
87 Adam Bowling Republican2019 Middlesboro Bell, Harlan
88 Vanessa Grossl Republican2025 Georgetown Fayette, Scott
89 Timmy Truett Republican2021 McKee Jackson, Laurel, Lee, Madison, Wolfe
90 Derek Lewis Republican2019 London Clay, Laurel, Leslie
91 Billy Wesley Republican2021 Jackson Estill, Madison, Powell
92 John Blanton Republican2017 Salyersville Knott, Magoffin, Pike
93 Adrielle Camuel Democratic2023 Lexington Fayette
94 Mitch Whitaker Republican2025 Fleming-Neon Harlan, Letcher, Pike
95 Ashley Tackett Laferty Democratic2019 Martin Floyd, Pike
96 Patrick Flannery Republican2021 Olive Hill Boyd, Carter, Lewis
97 Bobby McCool Republican2019 Van Lear Johnson, Martin, Pike
98 Aaron Thompson Republican2025 Ashland Boyd, Greenup
99 Richard White Republican2020 Morehead Elliott, Morgan, Rowan
100 Scott Sharp Republican2021 Ashland Boyd, Lawrence

Past composition of the House of Representatives

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Johnson previously served in the house from 2017 to 2019.
  2. ↑ Marzian previously served in the house from 1994 to 2023.
  3. ↑ Fleming previously served in the house from 2017 to 2019.
  4. ↑ Upchurch previously served in the house from 1999 to 2011.
  5. ↑ Smith previously served in the house from 1991 to 1993.

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