Kentucky House of Representatives

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Kentucky House of Representatives
General Information
Type:	Lower house
Term limits:	None
2011 session start:	January 4, 2011
Website:	Official House Page
Leadership
House Speaker:	Greg Stumbo, (D)
Majority Leader:	Rocky Adkins, (D)
Minority leader:	Jeffrey Hoover, (R)
Structure
Members:	100
	Democratic Party (59) Republican Party (41)
Length of term:	2 years
Authority:	The Legislative Department, Kentucky Constitution, Sec 29
Salary:	$186.73/day + per diem
Elections
Last Election:	November 2, 2010 (100 seats)
Next election:	November 6, 2012 (100 seats)
Redistricting:	Kentucky legislature has control
Meeting place:

The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. 100 members make up the lower chamber of the Kentucky General Assembly. Each member represents an average of 43,394 residents, as of the 2010 Census.^[1] After the 2000 Census, each member represented approximately 40,418 residents.^[2] The House of Representatives convenes in regular session on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January for 60 days in even-numbered years and for 30 days in odd-numbered years. It convenes in special sessions at the call of the governor. The Kentucky Constitution mandates that a regular session be completed no later than April 15 in even-numbered years and March 30 in odd-numbered years^[3].

In 2010, the House was in regular session from January 5th to April 15th.^[4]

Sessions

Section 36 of The Legislative Department of the Kentucky Constitution establishes when the Kentucky General Assembly, which the House is a part of, is required to meet. Regular Sessions convene on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January. Sessions in odd numbered years can last no more than 30 legislative days and must be concluded by March 30. Sessions in even numbered years can last no more than 60 legislative days and must be concluded by April 15. The governor may call additional special sessions.^[5]

Bills may be filed at anytime the House and Senate Senate Clerks' offices are open. ^[6]

2011

See also: Dates of 2011 state legislative sessions

In 2011, the Senate was in session from January 4 through March 9, and reconvened for a special session on March 14. The session was called to an early end by Senate President David Williams on March 9, 12 days sooner than the originally scheduled end date of March 22. ^[7] On March 9, Governor Steve Beshear called to re-convene on March 14 for a special legislative session, focused on balancing the state's Medicaid budget. ^[8] The House adjourned the special session on March 25, however, the Senate is set to return on April 6. ^[9]

2010

See also: Dates of 2010 state legislative sessions

In 2010, the House of Representatives was in session from January 5th to April 15th.

Elections

2012

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2012

Elections for the office of Kentucky House of Representatives will be held in Kentucky on November 6, 2012. All 100 seats will be up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections is January 31, 2012. The primary election day will be May 22, 2012.^[10]

2010

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2010

Elections for the office of Kentucky House of Representatives were held in Kentucky on November 2, 2010. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was January 26, 2010 and the primary election day was on May 18, 2010.

Incumbents ran in 95 out of the 100 districts. Districts without an incumbent running are 10, 32, 37, 52, and 81.

In 2010, candidates running for state house raised a total of $7,620,093 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were: ^[11]

Donor	Amount
Kentucky House Democratic Caucus Campaign Cmte	$586,199
Rocky Adkins for State Senate Transfer from Filer No 214456	$200,915
Kentucky Education Association	$108,250
Kentucky Republican Party	$102,468
Kentucky Optometric Association	$97,800
Kentucky House Republican Caucus Campaign Cmte	$85,714
Francis, Allan D	$68,603
Kentucky Hospitals Circle of Friends	$60,350
Dennis Keene for State Representative Campaign	$57,348
Kentucky Association of Realtors	$52,250

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Kentucky House of Representatives, a candidate must be:^[12]

• At least 24 years of age at the time of the election
• A citizen of Kentucky
• Resided in the state 2 years preceding the election
• Resided in the district for the last year

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

How Vacancies are filled in State Legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the House, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. The Governor must call for an election if the House is not in session. The House Speaker must call for an election if lawmakers are in session^[13]. All nominating deadlines for special elections are 28 days before the election^[14].

Representatives

Partisan composition

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Party		As of August 2011
	Democratic Party	59
	Republican Party	41
Total		100

Leadership

The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the body. Duties of the Speaker include preserving order and decorum, deciding points of order, and signing all writs, warrants, subpoenas and other processes. The House elects a Speaker Pro Tempore to preside over the body when the Speaker is absent.^[15][16]

Current leadership

Position	Representative	Party
State Speaker of the House	Gregory Stumbo	Democrat
State House Speaker Pro Tempore	Lawrence Clark	Democrat
State House Majority Floor Leader	Rocky Adkins	Democrat
State House Majority Caucus Leader	Robert Damron	Democrat
State House Majority Whip	Tommy Thompson	Democrat
State House Minority Floor Leader	Jeffrey Hoover	Republican
State House Minority Caucus Leader	Bob DeWeese	Republican
State House Minority Whip	Danny Ford	Republican

2010 Leadership

Position	Representative	Party
State Speaker of the House	Gregory Stumbo	Democrat
State House Speaker Pro Tempore	Lawrence Clark	Democrat
State House Majority Floor Leader	Rocky Adkins	Democrat
State House Majority Caucus Leader	Robert Damron	Democrat
State House Majority Whip	John Stacy	Democrat
State House Minority Floor Leader	Jeffrey Hoover	Republican
State House Minority Caucus Leader	Bob DeWeese	Republican
State House Minority Whip	David Floyd	Republican

Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

As of 2011, members of the Kentucky legislature are paid $188.22/day. Additionally, legislators receive $135.30/day per diem tied to 110% of the federal rate.^[17]

The $188.22/day that Kentucky legislators are paid as of 2011 is an increase over the $180.54 they were paid during legislative sessions in 2007. Per diem has increased from $108.90/day in 2007 to $135.30/day in 2011.^[18]

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Kentucky legislators assume office the first day of January after their election.

Current members

District	Representative	Party	Residence
1	Steven Rudy	Republican	West Paducah
2	Fred Nesler	Democrat	Mayfield
3	Brent Housman	Republican	Paducah
4	Michael Cherry	Democrat	Princeton
5	Melvin Henley	Democrat	Murray
6	Will Coursey	Democrat	Benton
7	John Arnold, Jr.	Democrat	Sturgis
8	John Tilley	Democrat	Hopkinsville
9	Myron Dossett	Republican	Pembroke
10	Ben Waide	Republican	Madisonville
11	David Watkins	Democrat	Henderson
12	Jim Gooch, Jr.	Democrat	Providence
13	James Glenn, Jr.	Democrat	Owensboro
14	Tommy Thompson	Democrat	Owensboro
15	Brent Yonts	Democrat	Greenville
16	Martha King	Democrat	Lewisburg
17	C. Embry, Jr.	Republican	Morgantown
18	Dwight Butler	Republican	Dayton
19	Michael Meredith	Republican	Horse Cave
20	Jody Richards	Democrat	Bowling Green
21	Jim DeCesare	Republican	Rockfield
22	Wilson Stone	Democrat	Scottsville
23	Johnny Bell	Democrat	Glasgow
24	Terry Mills	Democrat	Lebanon
25	Jimmie Lee	Democrat	Elizabethtown
26	Tim Moore	Republican	Elizabethtown
27	Jeff Greer	Democrat	Brandenburg
28	Charles Miller	Democrat	Louisville
29	Kevin Bratcher	Republican	Louisville
30	Thomas Burch	Democrat	Louisville
31	Steven Riggs	Democrat	Louisville
32	Julie Adams	Republican	Louisville
33	Ronald Crimm	Republican	Louisville
34	Mary Marzian	Democrat	Louisville
35	Jim Wayne	Democrat	Louisville
36	Lonnie Napier	Republican	Lancaster
37	Wade Hurt	Democrat	Fairdale
38	Mike Nemes	Republican	Louisville
39	Robert Damron	Democrat	Nicholasville
40	Dennis Horlander	Democrat	Shively
41	Thomas Riner	Democrat	Louisville
42	Reginald Meeks	Democrat	Louisville
43	Darryl Owens	Democrat	Louisville
44	Joni Jenkins	Democrat	Shively
45	Stan Lee	Republican	Lexington
46	Lawrence Clark	Democrat	Louisville
47	Rick Rand	Democrat	Bedford
48	Bob DeWeese	Republican	Louisville
49	Linda Belcher	Democrat	Shepherdsville
50	David Floyd	Republican	Bardstown
51	John Carney	Republican	Campbellsville
52	Sara Beth Gregory	Republican	Monticello
53	James Comer, Jr.	Republican	Tompkinsville
54	Mike Harmon	Republican	Danville
55	Kim King	Republican	Lawrenceburg
56	Carl Rollins, II	Democrat	Midway
57	Derrick Graham	Democrat	Frankfort
58	W. Montell	Republican	Shelbyville
59	David Osborne	Republican	Prospect
60	Sal Santoro	Republican	Florence
61	Royce Adams	Democrat	Dry Ridge
62	Ryan Quarles	Republican	Georgetown
63	Alecia Webb-Edgington	Republican	Ft. Wright
64	Thomas Kerr	Republican	Taylor Mill
65	Arnold Simpson	Democrat	Covington
66	Addia Wuchner	Republican	Burlington
67	Dennis Keene	Democrat	Wilder
68	Joseph Fischer	Republican	Ft. Thomas
69	Adam Koenig	Republican	Erlanger
70	Mitchel Denham, Jr.	Democrat	Maysville
71	John Stacy	Democrat	West Liberty
72	Sannie Overly	Democrat	Paris
73	Donna Mayfield	Republican	Winchester
74	Richard Henderson	Democrat	Jeffersonville
75	Kelly Flood	Democrat	Lexington
76	Ruth Palumbo	Democrat	Lexington
77	Jesse Crenshaw	Democrat	Lexington
78	Thomas McKee	Democrat	Cynthiana
79	Susan Westrom	Democrat	Lexington
80	Danny Ford	Republican	Mount Vernon
81	Rita Smart	Democrat	Richmond
82	Dewayne Bunch	Republican	Williamsburg
83	Jeffrey Hoover	Republican	Jamestown
84	Fitz Steele	Democrat	Hazard
85	Thomas Turner	Republican	Somerset
86	Jim Stewart, III	Republican	Flat Lick
87	Rick Nelson	Democrat	Middlesboro
88	William Farmer, Jr.	Republican	Lexington
89	Marie Rader	Republican	McKee
90	Tim Couch	Republican	Hyden
91	Ted Edmonds	Democrat	Jackson
92	John Short	Democrat	Leburn
93	Keith Hall	Democrat	Phelps
94	Leslie Combs	Democrat	Pikesville
95	Gregory Stumbo	Democrat	Prestonburg
96	Jill York	Republican
97	Hubert Collins	Democrat	Wittensville
98	Tanya Pullin	Democrat	South Shore
99	Rocky Adkins	Democrat	Sandy Hook
100	Kevin Sinnette	Democrat	Ashland

2009-2010 Members

District	Representative	Party	Residence
1	Steven Rudy	Republican	West Paducah
2	Fred Nesler	Democrat	Mayfield
3	Brent Housman	Republican	Paducah
4	Michael Cherry	Democrat	Princeton
5	Melvin Henley	Democrat	Murray
6	Will Coursey	Democrat	Benton
7	John Arnold, Jr.	Democrat	Sturgis
8	John Tilley	Democrat	Hopkinsville
9	Myron Dossett	Republican	Pembroke
10	Joseph Ballard	Democrat	Madisonville
11	David Watkins	Democrat	Henderson
12	Jim Gooch, Jr.	Democrat	Providence
13	James Glenn, Jr.	Democrat	Owensboro
14	Tommy Thompson	Democrat	Owensboro
15	Brent Yonts	Democrat	Greenville
16	Martha King	Democrat	Lewisburg
17	C. Embry, Jr.	Republican	Morgantown
18	Dwight Butler	Republican	Dayton
19	Dottie Sims	Democrat	Horse Cave
20	Jody Richards	Democrat	Bowling Green
21	Jim DeCesare	Republican	Rockfield
22	Wilson Stone	Democrat	Scottsville
23	Johnny Bell	Democrat	Glasgow
24	Terry Mills	Democrat	Lebanon
25	Jimmie Lee	Democrat	Elizabethtown
26	Tim Moore	Republican	Elizabethtown
27	Jeff Greer	Democrat	Brandenburg
28	Charles Miller	Democrat	Louisville
29	Kevin Bratcher	Republican	Louisville
30	Thomas Burch	Democrat	Louisville
31	Steven Riggs	Democrat	Louisville
32	Scott Brinkman	Republican	Louisville
33	Ronald Crimm	Republican	Louisville
34	Mary Marzian	Democrat	Louisville
35	Jim Wayne	Democrat	Louisville
36	Lonnie Napier	Republican	Lancaster
37	Ron Weston	Democrat	Fairdale
38	Tim Firkins	Democrat	Louisville
39	Robert Damron	Democrat	Nicholasville
40	Dennis Horlander	Democrat	Shively
41	Thomas Riner	Democrat	Louisville
42	Reginald Meeks	Democrat	Louisville
43	Darryl Owens	Democrat	Louisville
44	Joni Jenkins	Democrat	Shively
45	Stan Lee	Republican	Lexington
46	Lawrence Clark	Democrat	Louisville
47	Rick Rand	Democrat	Bedford
48	Bob DeWeese	Republican	Louisville
49	Linda Belcher	Democrat	Shepherdsville
50	David Floyd	Republican	Bardstown
51	John Carney	Republican	Campbellsville
52	Ken Upchurch	Republican	Monticello
53	James Comer, Jr.	Republican	Tompkinsville
54	Mike Harmon	Republican	Danville
55	Kent Stevens	Democrat	Lawrenceburg
56	Carl Rollins, II	Democrat	Midway
57	Derrick Graham	Democrat	Frankfort
58	W. Montell	Republican	Shelbyville
59	David Osborne	Republican	Prospect
60	Sal Santoro	Republican	Florence
61	Royce Adams	Democrat	Dry Ridge
62	Charles Hoffman	Democrat	Georgetown
63	Alecia Webb-Edgington	Republican	Ft. Wright
64	Thomas Kerr	Republican	Taylor Mill
65	Arnold Simpson	Democrat	Covington
66	Addia Wuchner	Republican	Burlington
67	Dennis Keene	Democrat	Wilder
68	Joseph Fischer	Republican	Ft. Thomas
69	Adam Koenig	Republican	Erlanger
70	Mitchel Denham, Jr.	Democrat	Maysville
71	John Stacy	Democrat	West Liberty
72	Sannie Overly	Democrat	Paris
73	Don Pasley	Democrat	Winchester
74	Richard Henderson	Democrat	Jeffersonville
75	Kelly Flood	Democrat	Lexington
76	Ruth Palumbo	Democrat	Lexington
77	Jesse Crenshaw	Democrat	Lexington
78	Thomas McKee	Democrat	Cynthiana
79	Susan Westrom	Democrat	Lexington
80	Danny Ford	Republican	Mount Vernon
81	Harry Moberly, Jr.	Democrat	Richmond
82	Charles Siler	Republican	Williamsburg
83	Jeffrey Hoover	Republican	Jamestown
84	Fitz Steele	Democrat	Hazard
85	Thomas Turner	Republican	Somerset
86	Jim Stewart, III	Republican	Flat Lick
87	Rick Nelson	Democrat	Middlesboro
88	William Farmer, Jr.	Republican	Lexington
89	Marie Rader	Republican	McKee
90	Tim Couch	Republican	Hyden
91	Ted Edmonds	Democrat	Jackson
92	Ancel Smith	Democrat	Leburn
93	Keith Hall	Democrat	Phelps
94	Leslie Combs	Democrat	Pikesville
95	Gregory Stumbo	Democrat	Prestonburg
96	Jill York	Republican
97	Hubert Collins	Democrat	Wittensville
98	Tanya Pullin	Democrat	South Shore
99	Rocky Adkins	Democrat	Sandy Hook
100	Kevin Sinnette	Democrat	Ashland

Standing committees

Kentucky House of Representatives has 19 standing committees:

• Agriculture and Small Business
• Appropriations and Revenue
• Banking and Insurance
• Committee On Committees
• Economic Development
• Education
• Elections, Constitutional Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs
• Enrollment
• Health and Welfare
• Judiciary
• Labor and Industry
• Licensing and Occupations
• Local Government
• Natural Resources and Environment
• Rules
• State Government
• Tourism Development and Energy
• Transportation
• Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety

External links

• Official website of the Kentucky House of Representatives
• Official list of the current members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
• Project Vote Smart on the Kentucky House of Representatives

References

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