The Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly. The Kentucky Senate is composed of 38 members elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. There are no term limits for Kentucky senators. The Kentucky Senate meets at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort annually beginning in January. Sessions last for 60 legislative days in even-numbered years and 30 legislative days in odd-numbered years.
Robin Lynn Webb is the member of the Kentucky Senate for the 18th District serving since 2009.
The 1814–15 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1814 and 1815,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections,terms were up for the senators in Class 1.
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,transgender,and queer (LGBTQ) people in the U.S. state of Kentucky still face some legal challenges not experienced by other people. Same-sex sexual activity in Kentucky has been legally permitted since 1992,although the state legislature has not repealed its sodomy statute for same-sex couples. Same-sex marriage is legal in 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 2014 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
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.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on November 6,2018,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 1983 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 8,1983. Democratic nominee Martha Layne Collins defeated Republican nominee Jim Bunning with 54.50% of the vote,replacing outgoing governor John Y. Brown Jr.,and becoming the first female governor of Kentucky.
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 re-election to a third term,defeating Democratic nominee Charles Booker with 61.8% of the vote.
Clinton Wesley Morgan is an American businessman and politician from the state of Kentucky. A member of the Republican Party,Morgan is a former member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 81st district.
Karen A. 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.
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.
Randall E. Bridges is an American politician serving as a member in the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 3rd district. Bridges was first elected to the house in 2018 following the retirement of Gerald Watkins. His district includes Livingston and McCracken counties. Bridges also serves as chair of the House Standing Committee on Local Government.
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.
The 2022 Kentucky Senate election was held on November 8,2022. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 17. Half of the senate were up for election. Republicans increased their majority in the chamber,gaining one seat.
Amanda Mays Bledsoe is an American politician from Kentucky. She is a member of the Republican Party and has represented District 12 in the Kentucky Senate since January 1,2023. Bledsoe is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and resides in the city of Lexington. Her experience includes working as a senior policy analyst and an adjacent instructor.
Lindsey Burke is an American politician who has served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 1,2023. She represents Kentucky's 75th House district. Outside of politics,she is a lawyer.
Kentucky's 6th Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. It comprises Oldham and Trimble counties,as well as part of Jefferson County. It has been represented by Lindsey Tichenor (R–Smithfield) since 2023. As of 2022,the district had a population of 118,482.
