Lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly
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.[1] Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. The Kentucky House of Representatives convenes at the State Capitol in Frankfort.
History
The first meeting of the Kentucky House of Representatives was in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1792, shortly after statehood. During the first legislative session, legislators chose Frankfort, Kentucky to be the permanent state capital.
After women gained suffrage in Kentucky, Mary Elliott Flanery was elected as the first female member of the Kentucky House of Representative. She took her seat in January 1922, and was the first woman elected to a Southern state legislature.[2]
In 2017, the Republican Party became the majority party in the House.[3][4]
Powers and legislative process
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Section 47 of the Kentucky Constitution stipulates that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House of Representatives.
Membership
Current composition
Affiliation
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Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total
|
|
|
|
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Republican
|
Democratic
|
Vacant
|
Previous Legislature (2015-2016)
|
47
|
53
|
100
|
0
|
|
Previous Legislature (2017-2018)
|
63
|
37
|
100
|
0
|
|
Previous Legislature (2019-2020)
|
61
|
39
|
100
|
0
|
|
Begin 2021
|
75
|
25
|
100
|
0
|
Latest voting share
|
75%
|
25%
|
|
Terms and qualifications
According to Section 32 of the Kentucky Constitution, a state representative must:
be a citizen of Kentucky, be at least 24 years old at the time of election,
have resided in the state at least 2 years and the district at least 1 year prior to election.
Per section 30 of the Kentucky Constitution, representatives are elected every two years in the November following a regular session of the General Assembly.
Leadership
The speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives is the chief presiding officer of the Kentucky House. The speaker's official duties include maintaining order in the House, recognizing members during debate, appointing committee chairs and determining the composition of committees, and determining which committee has jurisdiction over which bill. Traditionally, the speaker has also served as chair of the Rules Committee and the Committee on Committees.
When the speaker is absent from the floor or otherwise unavailable, the speaker pro tempore fills in as the chief presiding officer of the House.
In addition to the speaker and speaker pro tem, each party caucus elects a floor leader, a whip, and caucus chair.
Leaders
List of current representatives
District |
Name |
Party |
Since |
Residence |
Counties represented
|
1
|
Steven Rudy
|
Republican
|
2005
|
Paducah
|
Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman, McCracken
|
2
|
Richard Heath
|
Republican
|
2012
|
Mayfield
|
Graves, McCracken
|
3
|
Randy Bridges
|
Republican
|
2019
|
Paducah
|
McCracken
|
4
|
Lynn Bechler
|
Republican
|
2013
|
Marion
|
Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Livingston
|
5
|
Mary Beth Imes
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Murray
|
Calloway, Trigg
|
6
|
Chris Freeland
|
Republican
|
2019
|
Benton
|
Lyon, Marshall, McCracken
|
7
|
Suzanne Miles
|
Republican
|
2014
|
Owensboro
|
Daviess, Henderson, Union
|
8
|
Walker Thomas
|
Republican
|
2017
|
Hopkinsville
|
Daviess, Trigg
|
9
|
Myron Dossett
|
Republican
|
2007
|
Pembroke
|
Christian, Hopkins
|
10
|
Josh Calloway
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Irvington
|
Breckinridge, Hancock, Hardin
|
11
|
Jonathan Dixon
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Corydon
|
Daviess, Henderson
|
12
|
Jim Gooch
|
Republican
|
1995
|
Providence
|
Daviess, Hopkins, McLean, Webster
|
13
|
DJ Johnson
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Owensboro
|
Daviess
|
14
|
Scott Lewis
|
Republican
|
2019
|
Hartford
|
Daviess, Ohio
|
15
|
Melinda Gibbons Prunty
|
Republican
|
2017
|
Belton
|
Hopkins, Muhlenberg
|
16
|
Jason Petrie
|
Republican
|
2017
|
Elkton
|
Logan, Todd, Warren
|
17
|
Steve Sheldon
|
Republican
|
2019
|
Bowling Green
|
Butler, Warren
|
18
|
Samara Heavrin
|
Republican
|
2019
|
Leitchfield
|
Grayson, Hardin
|
19
|
Michael Meredith
|
Republican
|
2011
|
Oakland
|
Edmonson, Warren
|
20
|
Patti Minter
|
Democratic
|
2019
|
Bowling Green
|
Warren
|
21
|
Bart Rowland
|
Republican
|
2012
|
Tompkinsville
|
Hardin, Hart, Metcalfe, Monroe
|
22
|
Shawn McPherson
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Scottsville
|
Allen, Simpson, Warren
|
23
|
Steve Riley
|
Republican
|
2017
|
Glasgow
|
Barren, Warren
|
24
|
Brandon Reed
|
Republican
|
2017
|
Hodgenville
|
Green, LaRue, Marion
|
25
|
Jim DuPlessis
|
Republican
|
2015
|
Elizabethtown
|
Hardin
|
26
|
Russell Webber
|
Republican
|
2013
|
Shepherdsville
|
Bullitt, Hardin
|
27
|
Nancy Tate
|
Republican
|
2019
|
Brandenburg
|
Hardin, Meade
|
28
|
Charles Miller
|
Democratic
|
1998
|
Louisville
|
Jefferson
|
29
|
Kevin Bratcher
|
Republican
|
1997
|
Louisville
|
Jefferson
|
30
|
Tom Burch
|
Democratic
|
1978
|
Louisville
|
Jefferson
|
31
|
Josie Raymond
|
Democratic
|
2019
|
Louisville
|
Jefferson
|
32
|
Tina Bojanowski
|
Democratic
|
2019
|
Louisville
|
Jefferson
|
33
|
Jason Nemes
|
Republican
|
2017
|
Louisville
|
Jefferson, Oldham
|
34
|
Mary Lou Marzian
|
Democratic
|
1995
|
Louisville
|
Jefferson
|
35
|
Lisa Willner
|
Democratic
|
2019
|
Louisville
|
Jefferson
|
36
|
Jerry T. Miller
|
Republican
|
2015
|
Louisville
|
Jefferson, Oldham
|
37
|
Jeffery Donohue
|
Democratic
|
2013
|
Fairdale
|
Jefferson
|
38
|
McKenzie Cantrell
|
Democratic
|
2017
|
Louisville
|
Jefferson
|
39
|
Matt Lockett
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Nicholasville
|
Fayette, Jessamine
|
40
|
Nima Kulkarni
|
Democratic
|
2019
|
Louisville
|
Jefferson
|
41
|
Attica Scott
|
Democratic
|
2017
|
Louisville
|
Jefferson
|
42
|
Vacant since December 17, 2021.
|
Jefferson
|
43
|
Pamela Stevenson
|
Democratic
|
2021
|
Louisville
|
Jefferson
|
44
|
Joni Jenkins
|
Democratic
|
1995
|
Shively
|
Jefferson
|
45
|
Killian Timoney
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Lexington
|
Fayette
|
46
|
Al Gentry
|
Democratic
|
2017
|
Louisville
|
Jefferson
|
47
|
Felicia Rabourn
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Turners Station
|
Carroll, Gallatin, Henry, Trimble
|
48
|
Ken Fleming
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Louisville
|
Jefferson, Oldham
|
49
|
Thomas Huff
|
Republican
|
2019
|
Shepherdsville
|
Bullitt
|
50
|
Chad McCoy
|
Republican
|
2017
|
Bardstown
|
Nelson
|
51
|
Michael Pollock
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Campbellsville
|
Adair, Taylor
|
52
|
Ken Upchurch
|
Republican
|
2013
|
Monticello
|
McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne
|
53
|
James Tipton
|
Republican
|
2015
|
Taylorsville
|
Anderson, Bullitt, Spencer
|
54
|
Daniel Elliott
|
Republican
|
2016
|
Danville
|
Boyle, Casey
|
55
|
Kim King
|
Republican
|
2011
|
Harrodsburg
|
Jessamine, Mercer, Washington
|
56
|
Daniel Fister
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Versailles
|
Fayette, Franklin, Woodford
|
57
|
Derrick Graham
|
Democratic
|
2003
|
Frankfort
|
Franklin
|
58
|
Jennifer Decker
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Waddy
|
Shelby
|
59
|
David Osborne
|
Republican
|
2005
|
Prospect
|
Oldham
|
60
|
Sal Santoro
|
Republican
|
2007
|
Florence
|
Boone
|
61
|
Savannah Maddox
|
Republican
|
2019
|
Dry Ridge
|
Boone, Grant, Kenton, Scott
|
62
|
Phillip Pratt
|
Republican
|
2017
|
Georgetown
|
Fayette, Owen, Scott
|
63
|
Kim Banta
|
Republican
|
2019
|
Fort Mitchell
|
Boone, Kenton
|
64
|
Kimberly Poore Moser
|
Republican
|
2017
|
Taylor Mill
|
Campbell, Kenton
|
65
|
Charles "Buddy" Wheatley
|
Democratic
|
2019
|
Covington
|
Kenton
|
66
|
C. Ed Massey
|
Republican
|
2019
|
Hebron
|
Boone
|
67
|
Rachel Roberts
|
Democratic
|
2020
|
Newport
|
Campbell
|
68
|
Joseph Fischer
|
Republican
|
1999
|
Fort Thomas
|
Campbell
|
69
|
Adam Koenig
|
Republican
|
2007
|
Erlanger
|
Boone, Kenton
|
70
|
William Lawrence
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Maysville
|
Bracken, Fleming, Mason, Robertson
|
71
|
Josh Bray
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Mount Vernon
|
Garrard, Madison, Rockcastle
|
72
|
Matthew Koch
|
Republican
|
2019
|
Paris
|
Bath, Bourbon, Fayette, Nicholas
|
73
|
Ryan Dotson
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Winchester
|
Clark, Madison
|
74
|
David Hale
|
Republican
|
2015
|
Wellington
|
Menifee, Montgomery, Powell
|
75
|
Kelly Flood
|
Democratic
|
2009
|
Lexington
|
Fayette
|
76
|
Ruth Ann Palumbo
|
Democratic
|
1991
|
Lexington
|
Fayette
|
77
|
George Brown Jr.
|
Democratic
|
2015
|
Lexington
|
Fayette
|
78
|
Mark Hart
|
Republican
|
2017
|
Falmouth
|
Harrison, Pendleton, Scott
|
79
|
Susan Westrom
|
Democratic
|
1999
|
Lexington
|
Fayette
|
80
|
David Meade
|
Republican
|
2013
|
Stanford
|
Lincoln, Pulaski
|
81
|
Deanna Frazier
|
Republican
|
2019
|
Richmond
|
Madison
|
82
|
Regina Bunch
|
Republican
|
2012
|
Williamsburg
|
Laurel, Whitley
|
83
|
Josh Branscum
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Russell Springs
|
Clinton, Cumberland, Pulaski, Russell
|
84
|
Chris Fugate
|
Republican
|
2017
|
Chavies
|
Harlan, Perry
|
85
|
Shane Baker
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Somerset
|
Laurel, Pulaski
|
86
|
Tom Smith
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Corbin
|
Knox, Laurel
|
87
|
Adam Bowling
|
Republican
|
2019
|
Middlesboro
|
Bell, Harlan
|
88
|
Cherlynn Stevenson
|
Democratic
|
2019
|
Lexington
|
Fayette
|
89
|
Timmy Truett
|
Republican
|
2021
|
McKee
|
Jackson, Laurel, Madison
|
90
|
Derek Lewis
|
Republican
|
2019
|
London
|
Daviess, Ohio
|
91
|
Billy Wesley
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Jackson
|
Breathitt, Estill, Lee, Madison, Owsley
|
92
|
John Blanton
|
Republican
|
2017
|
Salyersville
|
Knott, Magoffin, Pike
|
93
|
Norma Kirk-McCormick
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Inez
|
Martin, Pike
|
94
|
Angie Hatton
|
Democratic
|
2017
|
Whitesburg
|
Letcher, Pike
|
95
|
Ashley Tackett Laferty
|
Democratic
|
2019
|
Martin
|
Floyd, Pike
|
96
|
Patrick Flannery
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Olive Hill
|
Carter, Lawrence
|
97
|
Bobby McCool
|
Republican
|
2019
|
Van Lear
|
Johnson, Morgan, Wolfe
|
98
|
Danny Bentley
|
Republican
|
2017
|
Russell
|
Boyd, Greenup
|
99
|
Richard White
|
Republican
|
2020
|
Morehead
|
Elliott, Lewis, Rowan
|
100
|
Scott Sharp
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Ashland
|
Boyd
|