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2022 Kentucky Senate Election
Elections to the Kentucky Senate were held on November 8, 2022, as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. Predictions Retirements Democrats #District 10: Dennis Parrett retired. Republicans #District 6: C. B. Embry retired. #District 8: Matt Castlen retired. #District 12: Alice Forgy Kerr retired. #District 20: Paul Hornback retired. #District 24: Wil Schroder retired. Summary of results * NOTE: The 19 odd-numbered districts did not hold elections in 2022 so they are not listed here. References See also * Elections in Kentucky {{2022 United States elections 2022 state legislature elections in the United States, Kentucky Senate November 2022 events in the United States Kentucky Senate elections 2022 Kentucky elections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentucky Senate
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 Kentucky, the Commonwealth. There are no term limits for Kentucky Senators. The Kentucky Senate meets at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, Frankfort annually beginning in January. Sessions last for 60 legislative days in even-numbered years and 30 legislative days in odd-numbered years. Republican Party (United States), Republicans have had control of the Senate since 2000. They currently hold 30 seats to Democrats' 8. Terms and qualifications According to Section 32 of the Kentucky Constitution, a state legislature (United States), state senator must: *be at least 30 years old; *be a citizen of Kentucky; *have resided in the state at least six years and the district at least one year prior to election. Per section 30 of the Kentucky Constitution, senators are elected to four year staggered term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Douglas (politician)
Donald Douglas is an American physician and politician serving as a member of the Kentucky Senate from the 22nd district. He assumed office on November 18, 2021. Early life and education Douglas was raised in Owensboro, Kentucky in a family of 16 children. After graduating from Daviess County High School, Douglas earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Western Kentucky University and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He completed medical internships at the University of Kentucky and Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Utica, New York. Career Outside of politics, Douglas works as medical director and lead physician at the Tony Delk IMAC Regeneration Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was elected to the Kentucky Senate in a November 2021 special election. When he assumed office, he became the first African-American Republican state senator in Kentucky. Personal life A former track and field athlete, Douglas participated in the 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
November 2022 Events In The United States
November is the eleventh and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars, the fourth and last of four months to have a length of 30 days and the fifth and last of five months to have a length of fewer than 31 days. November was the ninth month of the calendar of Romulus . November retained its name (from the Latin ''novem'' meaning "nine") when January and February were added to the Roman calendar. November is a month of late spring in the Southern Hemisphere and late autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of May in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. In Ancient Rome, Ludi Plebeii was held from November 4–17, Epulum Jovis was held on November 13 and Brumalia celebrations began on November 24. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. November was referred to as Blōtmōnaþ by the Anglo-Saxons. Brumaire and Frimaire were the months on which Novembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In Kentucky
Elections in the U.S. state of Kentucky are held regularly. Politics in Kentucky has historically been very competitive. The state leaned toward the Democratic Party during the 1860s after the Whig Party dissolved. During the Civil War, the southeastern part of the state aligned with the Union and tended to support Republican candidates thereafter, while the central and western portions remained heavily Democratic even into the following decades. Kentucky would be part of the Democratic Solid South until the mid-20th century. Since 1952, voters in the Commonwealth supported the three Democratic candidates elected to the White House, all from Southern states: Lyndon B. Johnson from Texas in 1964, Jimmy Carter from Georgia in 1976, and Bill Clinton from Arkansas in 1992 and 1996. But by the 21st century, the state had become a Republican stronghold in federal elections, supporting that party's presidential candidates by double-digit margins since 2000. At the same time, voters have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Nemes
Michael J. Nemes (born February 20, 1954) is an American politician who serves in the Kentucky State Senate representing the 38th Senate district since January 28, 2020. He previously served in the Kentucky House of Representatives representing the 38th House district from January 2011 to January 2013. He was defeated for reelection in 2012 by then-Democrat Denver Butler Denver Earl "Denny" Butler Jr. (born 1970) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives. Butler represented District 38 from January 2013 to January 2017. Education Butler attended Jefferson .... References 1954 births Living people Politicians from Louisville, Kentucky 21st-century American legislators Republican Party Kentucky state senators Republican Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives {{Louisville-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Raque Adams
Julie Raque Adams (born June 11, 1969) is an American businesswoman, politician and a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 36 since January 1, 2015. She is a former member of the Kentucky House of Representatives and the Louisville Metro Council. Education Adams earned her Bachelor of Arts, BA degrees from Saint Mary's College and the University of Notre Dame, and her Master of Arts, MA from George Washington University. Louisville Metro Council Elections 2002 Adams began her political career by running for the District 18 Seat on the Louisville Metro Council in 2002. According to a 2015 interview, Adams stated that she had chosen to enter politics because, according to her, she wanted a stop sign on her street to protect the school children who crossed the road, but no one listened to her request. She ran unopposed in the 2002 Republican Primary. Adams faced off against Democratic candidate James Baker Sr., as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Carpenter
Jared K. Carpenter (born in Richmond, Kentucky, April 26, 1977) is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 34 since January 4, 2011. He is the Chairman of the Senate Banking & Insurance Committee. He also serves on the Agriculture, Transportation, and Natural Resources & Energy Committees. Away from Frankfort he is a businessman and farmer residing in Berea with his family. Education Carpenter earned his BA from Eastern Kentucky University where he was a member of the basketball team. Elections *In 2022 he defeated Rhonda Goode in the Republican Primary with 6,086 votes (75.6%). He defeated his Democratic challenger, Susan Cintra with 24,140 votes (59.7%). *In 2018 he ran unopposed in the Republican Primary. He defeated his Democratic challenger, Susan Byrne Haddix with 28,145 votes (61.8%). *In 2014 he ran unopposed in the Republican Primary. He defeated his Democratic challenger, Michael Cope, in the general election with 22,932 votes (64.6%). *2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Wilson (Kentucky Politician)
Mike Wilson (born December 4, 1951) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 32 since January 4, 2011. He has served as the Senate Majority Whip since 2018. He is also a veteran of the US Marine Corps. Education Wilson earned his AA from Fullerton College and his BA in business administration from California State University. Political career In 2010, to challenge District 32 appointed Democratic Senator Mike Reynolds, Wilson won the three-way May 18, 2010 Republican Primary with 5,025 votes (51.5%) and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 18,935 votes (55.0%) against Senator Reynolds. From November, 2016 to November, 2017, Wilson was one of the most frequent travellers among state legislators. References External linksOfficial pageat the Kentucky General Assembly *Mike Wilsonat BallotpediaMike Wilsonat OpenSecrets OpenSecrets is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that tracks data on camp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Smith (politician)
Brandon D. Smith (born June 14, 1967) is an American businessman from Hazard, Kentucky who serves in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate. He is a Republican. Background Born in Hazard, Smith is a 1991 graduate of the University of Kentucky with a B.A. in political science. He is the owner of Mohawk Energy, a small mining company based in Lexington; the company is unrelated to the Texas fracking supply corporation by the same name. He is a Presbyterian and a Freemason. Smith and his wife Laurel have five children. Public office Smith served on the city commission of Hazard from 1993 to 1998. He was elected to District 84 of the Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives in 2000, unseating Democratic incumbent Scott Alexander from Hazard Kentucky. and served there until February 5, 2008, when he was elected in a special election to the 30th district (Bell, Breathitt, Johnson, Leslie, Magoffin and Perry counties) of the Commonwealth Senate, to replace Daniel Mongia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Alvarado
Ralph A. Alvarado (born April 30, 1970) is an American physician and politician and is currently serving as the 15th Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health. He served as a member of the Kentucky Senate representing the 28th District from 2015 to 2023. Upon taking office, he became the first Hispanic person elected to the Kentucky General Assembly. His father is from Costa Rica and his mother is from Argentina. He assumed office on January 1, 2015, serving until January 6, 2023, when he would resign to accept the role of commissioner. Alvarado was born in San Francisco, California and raised in Pacifica and San Jose, California. He graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose in 1988. He graduated from Loma Linda University in California in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and completed an MD from the same university in 1994. He completed his residency at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center. He spoke at the 2016 Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Berg (politician)
Karen Berg (born December 30, 1961) is a physician and professor who also serves in the Kentucky State Senate, representing the 26th District. She was elected to the Kentucky Senate (26th district) as a Democrat in a special election held on June 23, 2020, defeating Bill Ferko. She succeeded Senator Ernie Harris, who resigned on April 15, 2020. She is the only Jewish member of the Kentucky State Senate. Early life Berg is a graduate of Central High School in Louisville, Kentucky, the University of Kentucky where she earned her Bachelor of Arts, and the University of Louisville, where she earned a Doctor of Medicine in 1987. She is the daughter of Harold Berg, a physician and artist. Career Berg is a diagnostic radiologist. She is also an assistant professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Louisville. Berg ran for the Kentucky State Senate in 2018, losing the seat to incumbent Ernie Harris. She won the seat in a special election in June 2020 after Harri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
