Richmond is a home class city in Kentucky and the county seat of Madison County,Kentucky,United States. It is named after Richmond,Virginia,and is home to Eastern Kentucky University. The population was 38,030 as of 2024. Richmond is the fourth-largest city in the Bluegrass region and the state's seventh-largest city. It is the ninth largest population center in the state with a Micropolitan population of 106,864. The city serves as the center for work and shopping for south-central Kentucky,with many local and chain options alike. Richmond KY is home to numerous festivals,notably the Millstone Festival. In addition,Richmond is the principal city of the Richmond-Berea,Kentucky Micropolitan Area,which includes all of Madison and Rockcastle counties.
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. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. The Kentucky House of Representatives convenes at the State Capitol in Frankfort.
The Kentucky Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is currently the minority party in the state,as the rival Republican Party of Kentucky overwhelmingly dominates in the state legislature,congressional delegation,and presidential elections. However,the party does currently control the governorship and lieutenant governorship,and maintains some strength in local elections.
Yoga Journal is a website and digital journal,formerly a print magazine,on yoga as exercise founded in California in 1975 with the goal of combining the essence of traditional yoga with scientific understanding. It has produced live events and materials such as DVDs on yoga and related subjects.
Susan Westrom is an American real estate agent,social worker,and politician who served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1999 to 2022.
Alice Allison Dunnigan was an American journalist,civil rights activist and author. Dunnigan was the first African-American female correspondent to receive White House credentials,and the first black female member of the Senate and House of Representatives press galleries. She wrote an autobiography entitled Alice A. Dunnigan:A Black Woman's Experience. She is commemorated by an official Kentucky Historical Society marker.
Mary Elliott Flanery was an American progressive era social reformer,suffragist,politician,and journalist who is best remembered as the first woman elected to the Kentucky General Assembly and first woman elected to a state legislature south of the Mason–Dixon line. Flanery was an advocate for equal rights for women,and actively worked to pass legislation that would give women the right to vote.
Yoga pants are high-denier hosiery reaching from ankle to waist,originally designed for yoga as exercise and first sold in 1998 by Lululemon,a company founded for that purpose. They were initially made of a mix of nylon and Lycra;more specialised fabrics have been introduced to provide moisture-wicking,compression,and odour reduction.
Emanuel Christopher Welch,known as Chris Welch,is a lawyer and politician who is the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. A Democrat,he represents the 7th district in Cook County,which includes all or parts of River Forest,Forest Park,Maywood,Broadview,Bellwood,Hillside,Westchester,La Grange Park and Berkeley.
Carroll Hubbard Jr. was an American politician and attorney from Kentucky. He began his political career in the Kentucky Senate,and was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1974. He served until he was defeated in 1992,after becoming embroiled in the House banking scandal,and ultimately spent two years in prison. After being released,Hubbard ran unsuccessfully for the Kentucky General Assembly on four occasions.
Sannie Louise Overly is an American lawyer,engineer,and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,Overly served in the Kentucky House of Representatives,representing the 72nd district. She was the Democratic caucus chair from 2013 to 2017,and is the first woman to serve in a leadership role in the Kentucky House. She was the Democratic Party nominee for lieutenant governor of Kentucky in 2015,and was elected chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party in 2016.
Peggy Flanagan is an American politician and Native American activist serving as the 50th lieutenant governor of Minnesota since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Flanagan served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
Rachel Brathen is a Swedish yoga teacher,a pioneer of paddleboard yoga,and the founder of Island Yoga Aruba in the Caribbean. She is the author of the 2015 book Yoga Girl.
Jacqueline Layne Coleman is an American educator and politician serving as the 58th lieutenant governor of Kentucky since 2019. She has worked as a high school administrator,teacher,and basketball coach. Coleman is the founder and president of Lead Kentucky,a nonprofit organization focused on education policy reform. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Rachel Talbot Ross is an American politician and activist. A Democrat from Portland,Talbot has been the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives since December 2022. When she was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2016,Talbot Ross became the first Black woman to serve in the Maine Legislature. Talbot Ross represents District 40,consisting of the Parkside,Bayside,East Bayside,and Oakdale neighborhoods of Portland as well as the University of Southern Maine campus. She became Maine's first African-American House Speaker,and the highest-ranking African-American politician in Maine history,when she was elected speaker on December 7,2022.
Angela Kaye Witwer is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives,serving the 76th House District.
Jennifer Healy Keintz is an American politician and businesswoman who was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 1st district. Elected in 2020,she assumed office on January 12,2021.
Pamela D. Stevenson is an American politician,attorney,and retired U.S. Air Force Colonel. She is a Democrat and represents District 43 in the Kentucky State House. In 2023,she unsuccessfully ran as the Democratic nominee in the 2023 Kentucky Attorney General election losing to Republican nominee Russell Coleman.
The 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election was held on November 8,2022. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 17. All 100 seats of the house were up for election. Republicans increased their majority in the chamber,gaining five seats.
Rachel Khanna is an American marketing executive and politician. She is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives for the 149th District,which encompasses parts of Greenwich and Stamford,for the Democratic Party since 2023. She defeated incumbent Republican Kimberly Fiorello.
