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.
Ruth Ann Minner was an American politician and businesswoman who served as the 72nd governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009. She previously served in the Delaware General Assembly from 1975 to 1993,and as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Delaware from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party,she was the first and only female governor of Delaware. She was originally from Milford,in Kent County,Delaware.
Colonel Martha Layne Collins is an American former businesswoman and politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky;she served as the state's 56th governor from 1983 to 1987,the first woman to hold the office and the only one to date. Prior to that,she served as the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky,under John Y. Brown,Jr. Her election made her the highest-ranking Democratic woman in the U.S. She was considered as a possible running mate for Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale in the 1984 presidential election,but Mondale chose Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro instead.
The Kentucky General Assembly,also called the Kentucky Legislature,is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It comprises the Kentucky Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives.
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.
Ernesto Scorsone is a notable LGBT advocate,American lawyer,politician and retired judge from Kentucky.
Madeline (Madge) McDowell Breckinridge was an American leader of the women's suffrage movement in Kentucky. She married Desha Breckinridge,editor of the Lexington Herald,which advocated women's rights,and she lived to see the women of Kentucky vote for the first time in the presidential election of 1920. She also initiated progressive reforms for compulsory school attendance and child labor. She founded many civic organizations,notably the Kentucky Association for the Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis,an affliction from which she had personally suffered. She led efforts to implement model schools for children and adults,parks and recreation facilities,and manual training programs.
David Lewis Williams is an American attorney,Republican politician,and a judge from the U.S. state of Kentucky. From the year 1987 to 2012,Williams represented Senate District 16,a position he secured upon the retirement of fellow Republican Doug Moseley. When Republicans gained control of the state senate in 2000,Williams was chosen as President of the Senate,and held that post continuously until his resignation in November 2012. In September 2010,he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor in the 2011 gubernatorial election. On May 17,2011,Williams secured the Republican nomination over Tea Party movement-backed Phil Moffet. However,he lost the general election by twenty points to incumbent Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. In November 2012,Williams resigned his Senate seat to accept a circuit court judgeship.
Jim Newberry was mayor of Lexington,Kentucky from December 31,2006,until January 2,2011. He defeated incumbent mayor Teresa Isaac by the largest vote margin in the history of Lexington-Fayette's merged "Urban County" government. This was also the first time in Lexington-Fayette history that a challenger had defeated a sitting mayor.
Georgia Davis Powers was an American politician who served for 21 years as a state senator in the Kentucky Senate. In 1967,she was the first person of color elected to the senate. During her term,she was "regarded as the leading advocate for blacks,women,children,the poor,and the handicapped," and was the chair of the Health and Welfare committee from 1970 to 1976 and the Labor and Industry committee from 1978 to 1988.
Rebecca Dawn Lockhart was an American politician and Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives. Lockhart represented the 64th District in Provo,Utah. Lockhart was the first female Speaker of the House in Utah,serving until the end of 2014,when she chose not to run again.
Steven Lynn Beshear is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980,was the state's 44th attorney general from 1980 to 1983 and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987.
Mary Catherine Murphy is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. She is a retired history and social studies teacher at Duluth Central High School in Duluth (1964–97). She is active in historical preservation and works as a grounds manager.
Kentucky Equal Rights Association (KERA) was the first permanent statewide women's rights organization in Kentucky. Founded in November 1888,the KERA voted in 1920 to transmute itself into the Kentucky League of Women Voters to continue its many and diverse progressive efforts on behalf of women's rights.
Donna Mayfield is a former Republican politician who represented district 73 in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. She was the first female state legislator elected to represent Clark County,Kentucky. She did not seek reelection in 2018.
Garland Hale "Andy" Barr IV is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Kentucky's 6th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the administration of Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher.
Joni L. Jenkins is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives,representing District 44 from 1995 until 2023. She also served as Minority Leader in the House from December 2019 until January 2023.
Susan D. Johns is a former Kentucky politician and member of the Democratic Party. After receiving degrees from Georgetown College,she worked in education before representing District 36 in the Kentucky Senate from 1991 to 1995 and District 32 in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001. Her 1990 state Senate win received note from both parties' officials and The Courier-Journal for its smart,local strategizing in a heavily Republican district. In 2012,she ran for House District 48 against incumbent Bob DeWeese but lost. Most of her positions and legislation passed focused on issues concerning education,women,or domestic violence. Outside of politics,she has worked as a teacher and in various managerial positions,and she has been affiliated with several women's organizations and political or charitable organizations.
Eleanor Jordan is an American politician who served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1996 to 2001 before becoming the Executive Director of the Kentucky Commission on Women.
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 also the founder and president of Lead Kentucky,a nonprofit organization focused on education policy reform. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
