Albert Benjamin Chandler III is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States representative for Kentucky's 6th congressional district from 2004 to 2013. A Democrat,Chandler was first elected to Congress in a 2004 special election. He served until January 2013,having been defeated for re-election by Andy Barr in the 2012 elections.
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.
As established and defined by the Kentucky Constitution,the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is composed of three branches:the Executive,Judicial,and Legislative.
Katie Kratz Stine was a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing Campbell and Pendleton Counties as State Senator from the 24th Senate District from 1999 until 2015. She served as the President Pro tempore of the Kentucky State Senate. She did not seek reelection in 2014.
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.
David Meade is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing Kentucky's 80th House district since January 2013. His legislative district includes Garrard and Lincoln Counties as well as part of Pulaski County. Meade serves as Speaker pro tempore of the Kentucky House of Representatives,a constitutional office and the second-highest position in the 100-member legislative chamber.
Richard Heath is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since November 2012. He represents Kentucky's 2nd House district,which includes Graves County and part of McCracken County. Currently,Heath serves as chair of the House Standing Committee on Agriculture.
Mike Harmon is an American politician who served as the Kentucky auditor of public accounts from 2016 to 2024. He was previously a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 54th district. He was a 2011 candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky,but lost in the primary.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 3,2015. All of Kentucky's executive officers were up for election. Primary elections were held on May 19,2015.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held November 8,2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Kentucky,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held May 17.
Andrew Graham Beshear is an American attorney and politician serving since 2019 as the 63rd governor of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 50th attorney general of Kentucky from 2016 to 2019. He is the son of former Kentucky governor Steve Beshear.
The 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 5,2019,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky. The Democratic nominee,Andy Beshear,defeated Republican Incumbent governor Matt Bevin. It was the closest gubernatorial election by votes since 1899. It was the closest race of the 2019 gubernatorial election cycle.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 5,2019,with all executive offices in the state up for election. Primary elections were held on May 21,2019.
The 2019 Kentucky Attorney General election was conducted on November 5. Primary elections occurred on May 21,2019. The general election was held on November 5,2019. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear declined to seek reelection to a second term to instead successfully run for Governor. Republican nominee Daniel Cameron won with 57.8% of the vote. He became the first Republican elected attorney general of Kentucky since Eldon S. Dummit in 1943,and the state's first black attorney general.
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.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 3,2020.
The 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2023,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic governor Andy Beshear won re-election to a second term,defeating Republican state Attorney General Daniel Cameron. If Cameron had won,he would have become Kentucky's first African-American governor.
Richard L. White is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since March 2020. He represents Kentucky's 99th House district which includes Elliott,Morgan,and Rowan counties.
The 2023 Kentucky Attorney General election took place on November 7,2023,to elect the Attorney General of Kentucky. Republican incumbent Daniel Cameron retired to run unsuccessfully for governor against Andy Beshear. Republican nominee Russell Coleman defeated Democratic nominee Pamela Stevenson.
The 2024 Kentucky Senate election will be held on November 5,2024. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 21. Half of the senate was up for election. Following the 2022 election,Republicans and Democrats held 31 and seven seats,respectively. The deadline for candidates to file was January 5,2024.
