Robert Stivers
| Robert Stivers | |
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| President of the Kentucky Senate | |
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Assumed office January 4, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | David Williams |
| Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 25th district |
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Assumed office January 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Davis LeMaster |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Bertram Robert Stivers II December 24, 1961 London, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Regina Stivers |
| Alma mater |
Sue Bennett College University of Kentucky |
| Religion | Presbyterianism |
Bertram Robert Stivers II (born December 24, 1961), is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing the 25th Senate District since 1997. He served as the Republican Majority Leader of the Kentucky State Senate through 2012, and became the President of the Kentucky Senate on the opening day of the 2013 legislative session on January 8.
Stivers graduated from Sue Bennett College (now absorbed by Union College) with a B.S. in Industrial Management and a minor in Economics. He graduated with a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law. At Kentucky, Stivers became a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.
He worked as Assistant Commonwealth Attorney in Clay County from 1989 to 1993. Stivers ran and lost a bid for Commonwealth Attorney in 1993.
Stivers lives and works in Manchester, Kentucky.
In 1996, Stivers ran for State Senate. He beat Democratic nominee Charles Derrickson with 52% of the vote.
Stivers was sworn into office in 1997 to represent the 25th District. The 25th District includes Clay, Knox, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan, Owsley, and Wolfe Counties.
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