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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 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.
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 Republican Party of Kentucky is the affiliate of the Republican Party in Kentucky and follows its nationally established platform. The party's headquarters is in Frankfort,Kentucky.
Steven Jack Rudy is an American politician and agribusiness owner who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2005. He represents Kentucky's 1st House district,which includes Ballard,Carlisle,Fulton,and Hickman counties as well as part of McCracken County.
Suzanne Miles is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2014. She represents Kentucky's 7th House district,which includes Daviess,Henderson,and Union counties. She serves as the House's Majority Caucus Chair,and is the first woman in Kentucky to serve as both an acting floor leader and an acting speaker of the chamber.
Elections were held in Kentucky on Tuesday,November 2,2010. Primary elections were held on May 18,2010.
Kimberly King is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 55th House district 55 since January 2011. Her districted is composed of Mercer and Washington counties as well as part of Jessamine County.
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.
Kimberly Poore Moser is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 64th House district since January 2017. Her district includes parts of Kenton County. Currently,Moser serves as chair of the House Standing Committee on Health Services.
Kentucky state elections in 2018 were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,with the primary elections being held on May 22,2018. These midterm elections occurred during the presidency of Republican Donald Trump and the governorship of Republican Matt Bevin,alongside other elections in the United States. All six of Kentucky's seats in the United States House of Representatives,nineteen of the 38 seats in the Kentucky State Senate,all 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives,and one of the seven seats on the Kentucky Supreme Court were contested. Numerous county and local elections were also contested within the state.
Josie Doll Raymond is an American politician. She is a Democrat representing District 41 in the Kentucky House of Representatives. She previously represented District 31 until new boundaries were drawn during the 2022 election cycle. She is not seeking reelection to the house in 2024,instead running for the Louisville Metro Council.
Samara Rae Heavrin is an American politician from Kentucky. She is a Republican and represents District 18 in the State House.
Elections in the U.S. state of Kentucky are held regularly. Politics in Kentucky has historically been very competitive. The state leaned toward the Democratic Party during the 1860s after the Whig Party dissolved. During the Civil War,the southeastern part of the state aligned with the Union and tended to support Republican candidates thereafter,while the central and western portions remained heavily Democratic even into the following decades. Kentucky would be part of the Democratic Solid South until the mid-20th century.
The 2026 United States Senate elections are scheduled to be held on November 3,2026,with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections,the winners of which will serve six-year terms in the United States Congress from January 3,2027,to January 3,2033. Senators are divided into three groups,or classes,whose terms are staggered so that a different class is elected every two years. Class 2 senators were last elected in 2020 and will be up for election in this cycle.
Felicia Marie Rabourn is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 47th House district since January 2021. Her district includes Carroll,Henry,Owen,and Trimble counties.
Rachel Catherine Roberts is an American politician and businesswoman serving as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives the first woman ever to hold the 67th district seat. Roberts assumed office on March 3,2020. In 2023,she became the Kentucky House Minority Whip,the fifth woman elected to House leadership in Kentucky history. She is not seeking reelection in 2024.
Kimberly A. Banta is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 63rd House district. Her district includes parts of Boone and Kenton counties.
Jennifer Henson Decker is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2021. She represents Kentucky 58th House district which comprises part of Shelby County.
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- ↑ "Official 2024 General Election Results" (PDF). elect.ky.gov. Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 2, 2024.