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Kentucky State Senate

Kentucky State Senate
Kentucky General Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 3, 2017
Leadership
Robert Stivers (R)
Since January 4, 2013
President pro Tempore
David P. Givens (R)
Since January 6, 2015
Majority Leader
Damon Thayer (R)
Since January 4, 2013
Minority Leader
Ray S. Jones II (D)
Since January 6, 2015
Structure
Seats 38
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Political groups

Governing party

Opposition party

Length of term
4 years
Authority The Legislative Department, Section 29, Kentucky Constitution
Salary $186.73/day + per diem
Elections
Last election
November 8, 2016
(19 seats)
Next election
November 6, 2018
(19 seats)
Redistricting Legislative Control
Meeting place
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State Senate Chamber
Kentucky State Capitol
Frankfort, Kentucky
Website
Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

Governing party

Opposition party

The Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly. The Kentucky Senate is composed of 38 members elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. There are no term limits for Kentucky Senators. The Kentucky Senate meets at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort.

According to Section 32 of the Kentucky Constitution, a state senator must:

Per section 30 of the Kentucky Constitution, senators are elected to four year staggered terms, with half the Senate elected every two years.

Prior to a 1992 constitutional amendment, the Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky presided over the Senate; the 1992 amendment created a new office of President of the Senate to be held by one of the 38 senators.

Additionally, each political party elects a floor leader, whip, and caucus chairman.

Current party leadership of the Kentucky Senate:

As of 23 July 2014:

Carolyn Conn Moore became the first woman to serve in the Kentucky Senate when in November 1949 she won a special election to replace her husband, J. Lee Moore, in the legislature after his death.


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