Kentucky House of Representatives

Lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly

Kentucky House of Representatives

Kentucky General Assembly
Type
Type|

Lower house

Term limits

| None
History

New session started

| January 2, 2024 (adjourned)
Leadership

Speaker

David Osborne (R)
since January 8, 2019

Speaker pro tempore

David Meade (R)
since January 8, 2019

Majority Leader

Steven Rudy (R)
since January 5, 2021

Minority Leader

Derrick Graham (D)
since January 3, 2023

Structure
Seats| 100

Political groups

* Republican (80)

* Democratic (20)

Length of term

| 2 years
Authority| The Legislative Department, Section 29, Kentucky Constitution
Salary| $188.22/day + per diem (elected before January 1, 2023)
$203.28/day + per diem (elected after January 1, 2023)[1]
Elections

Last election

| November 5, 2024
(100 seats)

Next election

| November 3, 2026
(100 seats)
Redistricting| Legislative Control
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber
Kentucky State Capitol
Frankfort, Kentucky
Website
Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

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.[2] Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. The Kentucky House of Representatives convenes at the State Capitol in Frankfort.

## History

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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.[3]

In 2017, the Republicans became the majority party in the House.[4][5] 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.

## Membership

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### Current composition

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House composition by district

Held by Democrats

Held by Republicans

Session  | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

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Republican | Democratic | Vacant
2017 session  | 64  | 36  | 100  | 0
2018 session  | 63  | 37  | 100  | 0
2019 session  | 61  | 39  | 100  | 0
2020 session  | 62  | 38  | 100  | 0
2021–2022 sessions  | 75  | 25  | 100  | 0
2023 session  | 80  | 20  | 100  | 0
Begin 2024[6] | 79  | 20  | 99  | 1
January 15, 2024[7] | 78  | 20  | 98  | 2
March 25, 2024[8] | 80  | 20  | 100  | 0
Latest voting share  | 80%  | 20%  |

### Terms and qualifications

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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

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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

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Position | Name | Party | Residence | District

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Speaker of the House | David Osborne | Republican | Prospect | 59
Speaker Pro Tempore | David Meade | Republican | Stanford | 80
Majority Floor Leader | Steven Rudy | Republican | Paducah | 1
Majority Whip | Jason Nemes | Republican | Louisville | 33
Majority Caucus Chair | Suzanne Miles | Republican | Owensboro | 7
Minority Floor Leader | Derrick Graham | Democratic | Frankfort | 57
Minority Whip | Rachel Roberts | Democratic | Newport | 67
Minority Caucus Chair | Cherlynn Stevenson | Democratic | Lexington | 88

### List of current representatives

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District | Name | Party | Since | Residence | Counties represented

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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 | Livingston, McCracken
4  | D. Wade Williams | Republican  | 2023  | Madisonville | Hopkins
5  | Mary Beth Imes | Republican  | 2021  | Murray | Calloway, Trigg
6  | Chris Freeland | Republican  | 2019  | Benton | Lyon, Marshall, McCracken
7  | Suzanne Miles | Republican  | 2013  | Owensboro | Daviess
8  | Walker Thomas | Republican  | 2017  | Hopkinsville | Caldwell, Christian, Trigg
9  | Myron Dossett | Republican  | 2007  | Pembroke | Christian
10  | Josh Calloway | Republican  | 2021  | Irvington | Breckinridge, Hardin
11  | Jonathan Dixon | Republican  | 2021  | Corydon | Henderson
12  | Jim Gooch | Republican  | 1995  | Providence | Crittenden, McLean, Union, Webster
13  | DJ Johnson | Republican  | 2021[a] | Owensboro | Daviess
14  | Scott Lewis | Republican  | 2019  | Hartford | Daviess, Hancock, Ohio
15  | Rebecca Raymer | Republican  | 2023  | Morgantown | Butler, Muhlenberg
16  | Jason Petrie | Republican  | 2017  | Elkton | Christian, Logan, Todd
17  | Robert Duvall | Republican  | 2023  | Bowling Green | Warren
18  | Samara Heavrin | Republican  | 2019  | Leitchfield | Grayson, Hardin
19  | Michael Meredith | Republican  | 2011  | Oakland | Edmonson, Warren
20  | Kevin Jackson | Republican  | 2023  | Bowling Green | Warren
21  | Amy Neighbors | Republican  | 2023  | Edmonton | Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe
22  | Shawn McPherson | Republican  | 2021  | Scottsville | Allen, Simpson, Warren
23  | Steve Riley | Republican  | 2017  | Glasgow | Barren
24  | Courtney Gilbert | Republican  | 2024  | Hodgenville | Green, Hart, LaRue
25  | Steve Bratcher | Republican  | 2023  | Elizabethtown | Hardin
26  | Peyton Griffee | Republican  | 2024  | Mount Washington | Bullitt, Hardin
27  | Nancy Tate | Republican  | 2019  | Brandenburg | Hardin, Meade
28  | Jared Bauman | Republican  | 2023  | Louisville | Jefferson
29  | Kevin Bratcher | Republican  | 1997  | Louisville | Jefferson
30  | Daniel Grossberg | Democratic  | 2023  | Louisville | Jefferson
31  | Susan Tyler Witten | Republican  | 2023  | Louisville | Jefferson
32  | Tina Bojanowski | Democratic  | 2019  | Louisville | Jefferson
33  | Jason Nemes | Republican  | 2017  | Louisville | Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby
34  | Sarah Stalker | Democratic  | 2023  | Louisville | Jefferson
35  | Lisa Willner | Democratic  | 2019  | Louisville | Jefferson
36  | John Hodgson | Republican  | 2023  | Fisherville | Jefferson
37  | Emily Callaway | Republican  | 2023  | Louisville | Bullitt, Jefferson
38  | Rachel Roarx | Democratic  | 2023  | Louisville | Jefferson
39  | Matt Lockett | Republican  | 2021  | Nicholasville | Fayette, Jessamine
40  | Nima Kulkarni | Democratic  | 2019  | Louisville | Jefferson
41  | Josie Raymond | Democratic  | 2019  | Louisville | Jefferson
42  | Keturah Herron | Democratic  | 2022  | Louisville | Jefferson
43  | Pamela Stevenson | Democratic  | 2021  | Louisville | Jefferson
44  | Beverly Chester-Burton | Democratic  | 2023  | Shively | Jefferson
45  | Killian Timoney | Republican  | 2021  | Lexington | Fayette, Jessamine
46  | Al Gentry | Democratic  | 2017  | Louisville | Jefferson
47  | Felicia Rabourn | Republican  | 2021  | Turners Station | Carroll, Henry, Owen, Trimble
48  | Ken Fleming | Republican  | 2021[b] | Louisville | Jefferson, Oldham
49  | Thomas Huff | Republican  | 2019  | Shepherdsville | Bullitt
50  | Candy Massaroni | Republican  | 2023  | Bardstown | Nelson
51  | Michael Pollock | Republican  | 2021  | Campbellsville | Marion, Taylor
52  | Ken Upchurch | Republican  | 2013[c] | Monticello | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne
53  | James Tipton | Republican  | 2015  | Taylorsville | Anderson, Spencer
54  | Daniel Elliott | Republican  | 2016  | Danville | Boyle, Casey
55  | Kim King | Republican  | 2011  | Harrodsburg | Jessamine, Mercer, Washington
56  | Daniel Fister | Republican  | 2021  | Versailles | Franklin, Jessamine, Woodford
57  | Derrick Graham | Democratic  | 2003  | Frankfort | Franklin
58  | Jennifer Decker | Republican  | 2021  | Waddy | Shelby
59  | David Osborne | Republican  | 2005  | Prospect | Oldham
60  | Marianne Proctor | Republican  | 2023  | Union | Boone
61  | Savannah Maddox | Republican  | 2019  | Dry Ridge | Boone, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton
62  | Phillip Pratt | Republican  | 2017  | Georgetown | Scott
63  | Kim Banta | Republican  | 2019  | Fort Mitchell | Boone, Kenton
64  | Kimberly Poore Moser | Republican  | 2017  | Taylor Mill | Kenton
65  | Stephanie Dietz | Republican  | 2023  | Edgewood | Kenton
66  | Steve Rawlings | Republican  | 2023  | Burlington | Boone
67  | Rachel Roberts | Democratic  | 2020  | Newport | Campbell
68  | Mike Clines | Republican  | 2023  | Alexandria | Campbell
69  | Steven Doan | Republican  | 2023  | Erlanger | Boone, Kenton
70  | William Lawrence | Republican  | 2021  | Maysville | Bracken, Harrison, Mason, Robertson
71  | Josh Bray | Republican  | 2021  | Mount Vernon | Laurel, Madison, Pulaski, Rockcastle
72  | Matthew Koch | Republican  | 2019  | Paris | Bourbon, Fleming, Nicholas
73  | Ryan Dotson | Republican  | 2021  | Winchester | Clark, Fayette
74  | David Hale | Republican  | 2015  | Wellington | Bath, Menifee, Montgomery
75  | Lindsey Burke | Democratic  | 2023  | Lexington | Fayette
76  | Ruth Ann Palumbo | Democratic  | 1991  | Lexington | Fayette
77  | George Brown Jr. | Democratic  | 2015  | Lexington | Fayette
78  | Mark Hart | Republican  | 2017  | Falmouth | Boone, Campbell, Kenton, Pendleton
79  | Chad Aull | Democratic  | 2023  | Lexington | Fayette
80  | David Meade | Republican  | 2013  | Stanford | Garrard, Lincoln, Pulaski
81  | Deanna Frazier | Republican  | 2019  | Richmond | Madison
82  | Nick Wilson | Republican  | 2023  | Williamsburg | Laurel, Whitley
83  | Josh Branscum | Republican  | 2021  | Russell Springs | Clinton, Pulaski, Russell
84  | Chris Fugate | Republican  | 2017  | Chavies | Breathitt, Owsley, Perry
85  | Shane Baker | Republican  | 2021  | Somerset | Laurel, Pulaski
86  | Tom Smith | Republican  | 2021[d] | Corbin | Knox, Laurel
87  | Adam Bowling | Republican  | 2019  | Middlesboro | Bell, Harlan
88  | Cherlynn Stevenson | Democratic  | 2019  | Lexington | Fayette, Scott
89  | Timmy Truett | Republican  | 2021  | McKee | Jackson, Laurel, Lee, Madison, Wolfe
90  | Derek Lewis | Republican  | 2019  | London | Clay, Laurel, Leslie
91  | Billy Wesley | Republican  | 2021  | Jackson | Estill, Madison, Powell
92  | John Blanton | Republican  | 2017  | Salyersville | Knott, Magoffin, Pike
93  | Adrielle Camuel | Democratic  | 2023  | Lexington | Fayette
94  | Jacob Justice | Republican  | 2023  | Elkhorn City | Harlan, Letcher, Pike
95  | Ashley Tackett Laferty | Democratic  | 2019  | Martin | Floyd, Pike
96  | Patrick Flannery | Republican  | 2021  | Olive Hill | Boyd, Carter, Lewis
97  | Bobby McCool | Republican  | 2019  | Van Lear | Johnson, Martin, Pike
98  | Danny Bentley | Republican  | 2017  | Russell | Boyd, Greenup
99  | Richard White | Republican  | 2020  | Morehead | Elliott, Morgan, Rowan
100  | Scott Sharp | Republican  | 2021  | Ashland | Boyd, Lawrence

## Past composition of the House of Representatives

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Main article: Political party strength in Kentucky

## See also

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* Kentucky General Assembly
* Kentucky Senate
* List of Kentucky General Assemblies
* Government of Kentucky

## Notes

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1. ^ Johnson previously served in the house from 2017 to 2019.
2. ^ Fleming previously served in the house from 2017 to 2019.
3. ^ Upchurch previously served in the house from 1999 to 2011.
4. ^ Smith previously served in the house from 1991 to 1993.

## References

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1. ^ "How much do Kentucky's governor and other elected officials make? Here's a list". Louisville Courier-Journal. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
2. ^ Ireland, Robert M. (2011). The Kentucky State Constitution. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 63–64. ISBN 978-0-19-987781-2. OCLC 871172867.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ Gerth, Joseph (November 8, 2015). "Ky. Dems guard against efforts to flip House". Courier-Journal. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
5. ^ Warren, Michael (November 30, 2016). "Democrats Lose a Southern Holdout". The Weekly Standard. Retrieved December 14, 2016.[dead link‍]
6. ^ Latek, Tom (December 7, 2023). "Lawmaker to resign to accept deputy treasurer position". Kentucky Today. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
7. ^ Shepherd, Allison (January 5, 2024). "Reed withdraws candidacy for re-election". The LaRue County Herald News. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
8. ^ Pitts, Jacqueline (March 26, 2024). "New members of the Kentucky House of Representatives sworn in on day 55 of 2024 session". The Bottom Line News. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

## External links

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* Legislative Research Commission Archived September 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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Seats in the Kentucky General Assembly

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Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives

Speaker
David Osborne (R)
Speaker pro tempore
David Meade (R)
Majority Leader
Steven Rudy (R)
Minority Leader
Derrick Graham (D)

1. ▌Steven Rudy (R)
2. ▌Richard Heath (R)
3. ▌Randy Bridges (R)
4. ▌Wade Williams (R)
5. ▌Mary Beth Imes (R)
6. ▌Chris Freeland (R)
7. ▌Suzanne Miles (R)
8. ▌Walker Thomas (R)
9. ▌Myron Dossett (R)
10. ▌Josh Calloway (R)
11. ▌Jonathan Dixon (R)
12. ▌Jim Gooch Jr. (R)
13. ▌DJ Johnson (R)
14. ▌Scott Lewis (R)
15. ▌Rebecca Raymer (R)
16. ▌Jason Petrie (R)
17. ▌Robert Duvall (R)
18. ▌Samara Heavrin (R)
19. ▌Michael Meredith (R)
20. ▌Kevin Jackson (R)
21. ▌Amy Neighbors (R)
22. ▌Shawn McPherson (R)
23. ▌Steve Riley (R)
24. ▌Courtney Gilbert (R)
25. ▌Steve Bratcher (R)
26. ▌Peyton Griffee (R)
27. ▌Nancy Tate (R)
28. ▌Jared Bauman (R)
29. ▌Kevin D. Bratcher (R)
30. ▌Daniel Grossberg (D)
31. ▌Susan Witten (R)
32. ▌Tina Bojanowski (D)
33. ▌Jason Nemes (R)
34. ▌Sarah Stalker (D)
35. ▌Lisa Willner (D)
36. ▌John Hodgson (R)
37. ▌Emily Callaway (R)
38. ▌Rachel Roarx (D)
39. ▌Matt Lockett (R)
40. ▌Nima Kulkarni (D)
41. ▌Josie Raymond (D)
42. ▌Keturah Herron (D)
43. ▌Pamela Stevenson (D)
44. ▌Beverly Chester-Burton (D)
45. ▌Killian Timoney (R)
46. ▌Al Gentry (D)
47. ▌Felicia Rabourn (R)
48. ▌Ken Fleming (R)
49. ▌Thomas Huff (R)
50. ▌Candy Massaroni (R)
51. ▌Michael Sarge Pollock (R)
52. ▌Ken Upchurch (R)
53. ▌James Tipton (R)
54. ▌Daniel Elliott (R)
55. ▌Kim King (R)
56. ▌Daniel Fister (R)
57. ▌Derrick Graham (D)
58. ▌Jennifer Decker (R)
59. ▌David W. Osborne (R)
60. ▌Marianne Proctor (R)
61. ▌Savannah Maddox (R)
62. ▌Phillip Pratt (R)
63. ▌Kim Banta (R)
64. ▌Kimberly Poore Moser (R)
65. ▌Stephanie Dietz (R)
66. ▌Steve Rawlings (R)
67. ▌Rachel Roberts (D)
68. ▌Mike Clines (R)
69. ▌Steven Doan (R)
70. ▌William Lawrence (R)
71. ▌Josh Bray (R)
72. ▌Matthew Koch (R)
73. ▌Ryan Dotson (R)
74. ▌David Hale (R)
75. ▌Lindsey Burke (D)
76. ▌Ruth Ann Palumbo (D)
77. ▌George Brown Jr. (D)
78. ▌Mark Hart (R)
79. ▌Chad Aull (D)
80. ▌David Meade (R)
81. ▌Deanna Frazier Gordon (R)
82. ▌Nick Wilson (R)
83. ▌Josh Branscum (R)
84. ▌Chris Fugate (R)
85. ▌Shane Baker (R)
86. ▌Tom Smith (R)
87. ▌Adam Bowling (R)
88. ▌Cherlynn Stevenson (D)
89. ▌Timmy Truett (R)
90. ▌Derek Lewis (R)
91. ▌Billy Wesley (R)
92. ▌John Blanton (R)
93. ▌Adrielle Camuel (D)
94. ▌Jacob Justice (R)
95. ▌Ashley Tackett Laferty (D)
96. ▌Patrick Flannery (R)
97. ▌Bobby McCool (R)
98. ▌Danny Bentley (R)
99. ▌Richard White (R)
100. ▌Scott Sharp (R)

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