Kentucky Democratic Party
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Kentucky Democratic Party
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| Chairperson | Sannie Overly |
| Senate leader | Ray S. Jones II |
| House leader | Rocky Adkins |
| Headquarters | Frankfort, KY |
| Ideology |
Liberalism Progressivism Social liberalism |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| Seats in the Upper House |
11 / 38
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| Seats in the Lower House |
36 / 100
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| www.kydemocrat.com | |
The Kentucky Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
The party Chairperson is Sannie Overly, a lawyer from Paris, Kentucky.
Following the 2015 statewide elections, the party lost the executive offices of the Treasurer and Auditor and only narrowly managed to hold the offices of Secretary of State and Attorney General. The Party also lost the Governor's office. Following the 2016 elections, Democrats lost majority status in the Kentucky House of Representatives for the first time since 1921. Unlike the national party, which uses a donkey, the state party has a rooster as its mascot.
The structure of the Kentucky Democratic Party states that the power rests in the hands of the members and is to be conducted in accordance with the Constitutions of the United States and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. A member is anyone who is registered as a Democrat in the commonwealth of Kentucky, and states that no discrimination will take part in anyone wishing to join the party.
Governing of the Kentucky Democratic Party articulates that proxy votes are not permitted and unit rules are forbidden. The organization aims to take strong stances against forcing members to vote a certain way, but instead endorses all candidates which meet their ideological structure most effectively.
A major function of the party is precincts and elections. The party conducts and carries out effective nominations for various elections. Members of each precinct must select one man, one woman, and one youth to represent their precinct. One member is then selected as the Precinct Chair. Removal from the Precinct Committee can result from the failure to support the nominees of the National or Kentucky Democratic Party.
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