Carlisle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census,the population was 4,826,making it the fourth-least populous county in Kentucky. Its county seat is Bardwell. The county was founded in 1886 and named for John Griffin Carlisle,a Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky. It remains a prohibition or dry county. Carlisle County is included in the Paducah,KY-IL,Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Ballard County is a county located in the west portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census,the population was 7,728. Its county seat is Wickliffe and its largest city is LaCenter. The county was created by the Kentucky State Legislature in 1842 and is named for Captain Bland Ballard,a soldier,statesman,and member of the Kentucky General Assembly. Ballard County is part of the Paducah,KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Kevil is a home rule-class city in Ballard County,Kentucky,United States. The population was 595 as of the 2020 census,It is part of the Paducah KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Julian Morton Carroll was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Kentucky. A Democrat,he served as the 54th governor of Kentucky from 1974 to 1979,succeeding Wendell H. Ford,who resigned to accept a seat in the U.S. Senate. He was most recently a member of the Kentucky Senate,representing Anderson,Franklin,Woodford,Gallatin,and Owen counties. He was the first Kentucky governor from the state's far-western Jackson Purchase region. Thelma Stovall,who served as lieutenant governor with him,was the first woman to be elected lieutenant governor of Kentucky.
The North Carolina General Assembly is the bicameral legislature of the state government of North Carolina. The legislature consists of two chambers:the Senate and the House of Representatives. The General Assembly meets in the North Carolina State Legislative Building in Raleigh.
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.
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.
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.
The 2000 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 7,2000,as part of the 2000 United States presidential election,which included elections in all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 8 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 1850–51 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 1850 and 1851,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.
Linda Runbeck is an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2011 to 2021. She was also a member of the Minnesota Senate from 1993 to 2001.
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.
The 2015 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 3,2015. Incumbent Democratic Governor Steve Beshear was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits. Primary elections were held on May 19,2015.
Kevin D. Bratcher is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 29 since January 1997. He was the first Republican House Majority Whip in Kentucky history. Currently,Bratcher is the Chairman of the House Elections,Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee.
The 1976 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 2,1976,as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose 9 representatives,or electors,to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 1972 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 7,1972,as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 9 representatives,or electors,to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president. These electors at the time were Frank Stubblefield (D),Romano L. Mazzoli (D),Gene Snyder (R),Tim Lee Carter (R),William P. Curlin Jr. (D),Carl D. Perkins (D),John Sherman Cooper (R),Marlow W. Cook (R).
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 comprises Livingston and McCracken counties.
Chris Freeland is an American politician serving as a member in the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 6th district since January 1,2019. His district comprises Lyon,Marshall,and McCracken counties. He was first elected in 2018 when incumbent Will Coursey retired to run for Judge/Executive of Marshall County.
