Type Upper house New session started January 3, 2017 | Term limits None | |
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President pro Tempore David P. Givens (R)Since January 6, 2015 Majority Leader Damon Thayer (R)Since January 4, 2013 | ||
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.
Contents
- Map of Kentucky USA
- Terms and qualifications
- Leadership
- Leaders
- List of current Senators
- History
- References
Map of Kentucky, USA
Terms and qualifications
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.
Leadership
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.
Leaders
Additionally, each political party elects a floor leader, whip, and caucus chairman.
Current party leadership of the Kentucky Senate:
List of current Senators
As of 23 July 2014:
History
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.