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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.
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 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 Representatives. She took her seat in January 1922, and was the first woman elected to a Southern state legislature.[2]
In 2017, the Republicans became the majority party in the House.[3][4] They now hold a four-fifths supermajority in the chamber.
Powers and legislative process
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Section 47 of the Constitution of Kentucky stipulates that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the state House of Representatives.
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.
^Ireland, Robert M. (2011). The Kentucky State Constitution. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 63–64. ISBN978-0-19-987781-2. OCLC 871172867.
^Powers, James C. (1992). John E. Kleber (ed.). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. pp. 323–324. ISBN0-8131-1772-0. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
^Gerth, Joseph (November 8, 2015). "Ky. Dems guard against efforts to flip House". Courier-Journal. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
^Warren, Michael (November 30, 2016). "Democrats Lose a Southern Holdout". The Weekly Standard. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
^Storm, Nick (May 14, 2023). "Rep. Lamin Swann Dies Days After Being Hospitalized". Kentucky Fried. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
External links
Legislative Research Commission September 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information January 2023 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 Kentucky House of RepresentativesKentucky General AssemblyTypeTypeLower houseTerm limitsNoneHistoryNew session startedJanuary 5 2021LeadershipSpeakerDavid Osborne R since January 8 2019Speaker Pro TemporeDavid Meade R since January 8 2019Majority LeaderSteven Rudy R since January 5 2021Minority LeaderDerrick Graham D since January 3 2023StructureSeats100Political groups Republican 80 Democratic 19 Vacant 1 Length of term2 yearsAuthorityThe Legislative Department Section 29 Kentucky ConstitutionSalary 186 73 day per diemElectionsLast electionNovember 8 2022 100 seats Next electionNovember 5 2024 100 seats RedistrictingLegislative ControlMeeting placeHouse of Representatives ChamberKentucky State CapitolFrankfort KentuckyWebsiteKentucky Legislative Research Commission Contents 1 History 2 Powers and legislative process 3 Membership 3 1 Current composition 3 2 Terms and qualifications 3 3 Leadership 3 4 Leaders 3 5 List of current representatives 4 Past composition of the House of Representatives 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe 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 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 Representatives She took her seat in January 1922 and was the first woman elected to a Southern state legislature 2 In 2017 the Republicans became the majority party in the House 3 4 They now hold a four fifths supermajority in the chamber Powers and legislative process EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2013 Section 47 of the Constitution of Kentucky stipulates that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the state House of Representatives Membership EditCurrent composition Edit House composition by district Held by Democrats Held by Republicans VacantAffiliation Party Shading indicates majority caucus TotalRepublican Democratic VacantPrevious Legislature 2015 2016 47 53 100 0Previous Legislature 2017 2018 63 37 100 0Previous Legislature 2019 2020 61 39 100 0Begin 2021 75 25 100 0Begin 2023 80 20 100 0May 14 2023 5 80 19 99 1Latest voting share 80 20 Terms and qualifications Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit Position Name Party Residence DistrictSpeaker of the House David Osborne Republican Prospect 59Speaker Pro Tempore David Meade Republican Stanford 80Majority Floor Leader Steven Rudy Republican Paducah 1Majority Whip Jason Nemes Republican Louisville 33Majority Caucus Chair Suzanne Miles Republican Owensboro 7Minority Floor Leader Derrick Graham Democratic Frankfort 57Minority Whip Rachel Roberts Democratic Newport 67Minority Caucus Chair Cherlynn Stevenson Democratic Lexington 88List of current representatives Edit District Name Party Since Residence Counties represented1 Steven Rudy Republican 2005 Paducah Ballard Carlisle Fulton Hickman McCracken2 Richard Heath Republican 2012 Mayfield Graves McCracken3 Randy Bridges Republican 2019 Paducah Livingston McCracken4 Wade Williams Republican 2023 Madisonville Hopkins5 Mary Beth Imes Republican 2021 Murray Calloway Trigg6 Chris Freeland Republican 2019 Benton Lyon Marshall McCracken7 Suzanne Miles Republican 2014 Owensboro Daviess8 Walker Thomas Republican 2017 Hopkinsville Caldwell Daviess Trigg9 Myron Dossett Republican 2007 Pembroke Christian10 Josh Calloway Republican 2021 Irvington Breckinridge Hardin11 Jonathan Dixon Republican 2021 Corydon Henderson12 Jim Gooch Republican 1995 Providence Crittenden McLean Union Webster13 DJ Johnson Republican 2021 Owensboro Daviess14 Scott Lewis Republican 2019 Hartford Daviess Hancock Ohio15 Rebecca Raymer Republican 2023 Morgantown Butler Muhlenberg16 Jason Petrie Republican 2017 Elkton Christian Logan Todd17 Robert Duvall Republican 2022 Bowling Green Warren18 Samara Heavrin Republican 2019 Leitchfield Grayson Hardin19 Michael Meredith Republican 2011 Oakland Edmonson Warren20 Kevin Jackson Republican 2023 Bowling Green Warren21 Amy Neighbors Republican 2023 Edmonton Adair Cumberland Metcalfe Monroe22 Shawn McPherson Republican 2021 Scottsville Allen Simpson Warren23 Steve Riley Republican 2017 Glasgow Barren24 Brandon Reed Republican 2017 Hodgenville Green Hart LaRue25 Steve Bratcher Republican 2023 Elizabethtown Hardin26 Russell Webber Republican 2013 Shepherdsville Bullitt Hardin27 Nancy Tate Republican 2019 Brandenburg Hardin Meade28 Jared Bauman Republican 2023 Louisville Jefferson29 Kevin Bratcher Republican 1997 Louisville Jefferson30 Daniel Grossberg Democratic 2023 Louisville Jefferson31 Susan Witten Democratic 2023 Louisville Jefferson32 Tina Bojanowski Democratic 2019 Louisville Jefferson33 Jason Nemes Republican 2017 Louisville Jefferson Oldham Shelby34 Sarah Stalker Democratic 2023 Louisville Jefferson35 Lisa Willner Democratic 2019 Louisville Jefferson36 John Hodgson Republican 2023 Fisherville Jefferson37 Emily Callaway Republican 2023 Louisville Bullitt Jefferson38 Rachel Roarx Democratic 2023 Louisville Jefferson39 Matt Lockett Republican 2021 Nicholasville Fayette Jessamine40 Nima Kulkarni Democratic 2019 Louisville Jefferson41 Josie Raymond Democratic 2019 Louisville Jefferson42 Keturah Herron Democratic 2022 Louisville Jefferson43 Pamela Stevenson Democratic 2021 Louisville Jefferson44 Beverly Chester Burton Democratic 2023 Shively Jefferson45 Killian Timoney Republican 2021 Lexington Fayette Jessamine46 Al Gentry Democratic 2017 Louisville Jefferson47 Felicia Rabourn Republican 2021 Turners Station Carroll Henry Owen Trimble48 Ken Fleming Republican 2021 Louisville Jefferson Oldham49 Thomas Huff Republican 2019 Shepherdsville Bullitt50 Candy Massaroni Republican 2023 Bardstown Nelson51 Michael Pollock Republican 2021 Campbellsville Marion Taylor52 Ken Upchurch Republican 2013 Monticello McCreary Pulaski Wayne53 James Tipton Republican 2015 Taylorsville Anderson Spencer54 Daniel Elliott Republican 2016 Danville Boyle Casey55 Kim King Republican 2011 Harrodsburg Jessamine Mercer Washington56 Daniel Fister Republican 2021 Versailles Franklin Jessamine Woodford57 Derrick Graham Democratic 2003 Frankfort Franklin58 Jennifer Decker Republican 2021 Waddy Shelby59 David Osborne Republican 2005 Prospect Oldham60 Marianne Proctor Republican 2023 Union Boone61 Savannah Maddox Republican 2019 Dry Ridge Boone Gallatin Grant Kenton62 Phillip Pratt Republican 2017 Georgetown Scott63 Kim Banta Republican 2019 Fort Mitchell Boone Kenton64 Kimberly Poore Moser Republican 2017 Taylor Mill Kenton65 Stephanie Dietz Republican 2019 Edgewood Kenton66 Steve Rawlings Republican 2023 Burlington Boone67 Rachel Roberts Democratic 2020 Newport Campbell68 Mike Clines Republican 2023 Alexandria Campbell69 Steven Doan Republican 2023 Erlanger Boone Kenton70 William Lawrence Republican 2021 Maysville Bracken Harrison Mason Robertson71 Josh Bray Republican 2021 Mount Vernon Laurel Madison Pulaski Rockcastle72 Matthew Koch Republican 2019 Paris Bourbon Fleming Nicholas73 Ryan Dotson Republican 2021 Winchester Clark Fayette74 David Hale Republican 2015 Wellington Bath Menifee Montgomery75 Lindsey Burke Democratic 2023 Lexington Fayette76 Ruth Ann Palumbo Democratic 1991 Lexington Fayette77 George Brown Jr Democratic 2015 Lexington Fayette78 Mark Hart Republican 2017 Falmouth Boone Campbell Kenton Pendleton79 Chad Aull Democratic 2023 Lexington Fayette80 David Meade Republican 2013 Stanford Garrard Lincoln Pulaski81 Deanna Frazier Republican 2019 Richmond Madison82 Nick Wilson Republican 2023 Williamsburg Laurel Whitley83 Josh Branscum Republican 2021 Russell Springs Clinton Pulaski Russell84 Chris Fugate Republican 2017 Chavies Breathitt Owsley Perry85 Shane Baker Republican 2021 Somerset Laurel Pulaski86 Tom Smith Republican 2021 Corbin Knox Laurel87 Adam Bowling Republican 2019 Middlesboro Bell Harlan88 Cherlynn Stevenson Democratic 2019 Lexington Fayette Scott89 Timmy Truett Republican 2021 McKee Jackson Laurel Lee Madison Wolfe90 Derek Lewis Republican 2019 London Clay Laurel Leslie91 Billy Wesley Republican 2021 Jackson Estill Madison Powell92 John Blanton Republican 2017 Salyersville Knott Magoffin Pike93 Vacant Fayette94 Jacob Justice Republican 2023 Elkhorn City Harlan Letcher Pike95 Ashley Tackett Laferty Democratic 2019 Martin Floyd Pike96 Patrick Flannery Republican 2021 Olive Hill Boyd Carter Lewis97 Bobby McCool Republican 2019 Van Lear Johnson Martin Pike98 Danny Bentley Republican 2017 Russell Boyd Greenup99 Richard White Republican 2020 Morehead Elliott Morgan Rowan100 Scott Sharp Republican 2021 Ashland Boyd LawrencePast composition of the House of Representatives EditMain article Political party strength in KentuckySee also EditKentucky Legislature Kentucky Senate Government of KentuckyReferences Edit Ireland Robert M 2011 The Kentucky State Constitution New York Oxford University Press pp 63 64 ISBN 978 0 19 987781 2 OCLC 871172867 Powers James C 1992 John E Kleber ed The Kentucky Encyclopedia Lexington Kentucky The University Press of Kentucky pp 323 324 ISBN 0 8131 1772 0 Retrieved March 11 2010 Gerth Joseph November 8 2015 Ky Dems guard against efforts to flip House Courier Journal Retrieved January 6 2016 Warren Michael November 30 2016 Democrats Lose a Southern Holdout The Weekly Standard Retrieved December 14 2016 Storm Nick May 14 2023 Rep Lamin Swann Dies Days After Being Hospitalized Kentucky Fried Retrieved May 15 2023 External links EditLegislative Research Commission Archived September 21 2011 at the Wayback Machine 38 11 12 1 N 84 52 29 4 W 38 186694 N 84 874833 W 38 186694 84 874833 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kentucky House of Representatives amp oldid 1157139663, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,