Type Upper house New session started January 3, 2017 | Term limits None | |
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President of the Senate 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 | ||
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.