The 2022 Kentucky General Assembly was a meeting of the
Kentucky General Assembly
The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It comprises the Kentucky Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives.
The General Assembly meets annually in th ...
, composed of the
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. T ...
and the
Kentucky House of Representatives
The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form a ...
. It convened in
Frankfort on January 4, 2022, and adjourned
''sine die'' on April 14, 2022. It was the third regular session of the legislature during the tenure of governor
Andy Beshear
Andrew Graham Beshear ( ; born November 29, 1977) is an American attorney and politician serving as the 63rd governor of Kentucky since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 50th attorney gen ...
. The legislature convened again in August 2022 for an extraordinary session.
Republicans maintained their majorities in both chambers following the 2020 elections for
the senate and
the house.
Party summary
Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
Presiding
*
President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film and television
*'' Præsident ...
:
Robert Stivers (R)
*
President pro tempore:
David P. Givens (R)
Majority (Republican)
* Majority Leader:
Damon Thayer
* Majority Whip:
Mike Wilson
* Majority Caucus Chair:
Julie Raque Adams
Minority (Democratic)
* Minority Leader:
Morgan McGarvey
* Minority Whip:
Dennis Parrett
* Minority Caucus Chair:
Reggie Thomas
House of Representatives
Presiding
*
Speaker:
David Osborne (R)
* Speaker pro tempore:
David Meade (R)
Majority (Republican)
* Majority Leader:
Steven Rudy
Steven Jack Rudy (born August 9, 1978) is an American politician and agribusiness owner who has served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2005. He represents Kentucky's 1s ...
* Majority Whip:
Chad McCoy
* Majority Caucus Chair:
Suzanne Miles
Minority (Democratic)
* Minority Leader:
Joni Jenkins
* Minority Whip:
Angie Hatton
* Minority Caucus Chair:
Derrick Graham
Extraordinary session
The legislature was convened by governor
Andy Beshear
Andrew Graham Beshear ( ; born November 29, 1977) is an American attorney and politician serving as the 63rd governor of Kentucky since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 50th attorney gen ...
from August 24 to 26 to address
flooding that had occurred in eastern Kentucky. A relief package totaling $213 million was approved.
Members
Senate
Senators in odd-numbered districts were elected in
2020
The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
, while senators in even-numbered districts were elected in
2018
Events January
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.
: 1.
Jason Howell
Jason Glenn Howell (born December 19, 1970) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 1.
Biography
Howell was born in Fulton, Kentucky. He earned his JD from the University of Kentucky Colle ...
(R)
: 2.
Danny Carroll (R)
: 3.
Whitney Westerfield (R)
: 4.
Robby Mills (R)
: 5.
Stephen Meredith
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(R)
: 6.
C. B. Embry (R)
: 7.
Adrienne Southworth (R)
: 8.
Matt Castlen (R)
: 9.
David P. Givens (R)
: 10.
Dennis Parrett (D)
: 11.
John Schickel
John Schickel (born March 29, 1954) is an American Republican politician. He was a member of the Kentucky Senate from 2009 to 2025. He did not run for reelection in 2024.
Schickel earned an M.P.A. degree from Northern Kentucky University. A ...
(R)
: 12.
Alice Forgy Kerr (R)
: 13.
Reggie Thomas (D)
: 14.
Jimmy Higdon (R)
: 15.
Rick Girdler (R)
: 16.
Max Wise (R)
: 17.
Damon Thayer (R)
: 18.
Robin L. Webb (D)
: 19.
Morgan McGarvey (D)
: 20.
Paul Hornback (R)
: 21.
Brandon J. Storm (R)
: 22.
Donald Douglas (R)
: 23.
Christian McDaniel
Christian Edward McDaniel (born July 19, 1977) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate, representing District 23 since January 2013.
He was the running mate of Republican gubernatorial candidate James Comer ...
(R)
: 24.
Wil Schroder (R)
: 25.
Robert Stivers (R)
: 26.
Karen Berg (D)
: 27.
Steve West (R)
: 28.
Ralph Alvarado (R)
: 29.
Johnnie Turner (R)
: 30.
Brandon Smith (R)
: 31.
Phillip Wheeler (R)
: 32.
Mike Wilson (R)
: 33.
Gerald Neal (D)
: 34.
Jared Carpenter (R)
: 35.
Denise Harper Angel (D)
: 36.
Julie Raque Adams (R)
: 37.
David Yates
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(D)
: 38.
Michael J. Nemes (R)
House of Representatives
All 100 house districts were last up for election in
2020
The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
.
: 1.
Steven Rudy
Steven Jack Rudy (born August 9, 1978) is an American politician and agribusiness owner who has served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2005. He represents Kentucky's 1s ...
(R)
: 2.
Richard Heath (R)
: 3.
Randy Bridges (R)
: 4.
Lynn Bechler (R)
: 5.
Mary Beth Imes (R)
: 6.
Chris Freeland (R)
: 7.
Suzanne Miles (R)
: 8.
Walker Thomas (R)
: 9.
Myron Dossett
Myron Blane Dossett (born January 9, 1961) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2007. He represents Kentucky's 9th House district, which includes part of Christi ...
(R)
: 10.
Josh Calloway (R)
: 11.
Jonathan Dixon (R)
: 12.
Jim Gooch (R)
: 13.
DJ Johnson (R)
: 14.
Scott Lewis (R)
: 15.
Melinda Gibbons Prunty (R)
: 16.
Jason Petrie (R)
: 17.
Steve Sheldon
Steve Sheldon (born March 30, 1960) is an American politician from Kentucky. He is a member of the Republican party and represented District 17 in the Kentucky House of Representatives
The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house ...
(R)
: 18.
Samara Heavrin (R)
: 19.
Michael Meredith (R)
: 20.
Patti Minter (D)
: 21.
Bart Rowland (R)
: 22.
Shawn McPherson (R)
: 23.
Steve Riley (R)
: 24.
Brandon Reed (R)
: 25.
Jim DuPlessis (R)
: 26.
Russell Webber (R)
: 27.
Nancy Tate (R)
: 28.
Charles Miller (D)
: 29.
Kevin Bratcher (R)
: 30.
Tom Burch (D)
: 31.
Josie Raymond (D)
: 32.
Tina Bojanowski (D)
: 33.
Jason Nemes (R)
: 34.
Mary Lou Marzian (D)
: 35.
Lisa Willner (D)
: 36.
Jerry T. Miller (R)
: 37.
Jeffery Donohue (D)
: 38.
McKenzie Cantrell (D)
: 39.
Matt Lockett (R)
: 40.
Nima Kulkarni (D)
: 41.
Attica Scott (D)
: 42.
Keturah Herron (D)
: 43.
Pamela Stevenson (D)
: 44.
Joni Jenkins (D)
: 45.
Killian Timoney (R)
: 46.
Al Gentry (D)
: 47.
Felicia Rabourn (R)
: 48.
Ken Fleming (R)
: 49.
Thomas Huff (R)
: 50.
Chad McCoy (R)
: 51.
Michael Pollock Michael or Mike Pollock may refer to:
* Michael Pollock (Royal Navy officer) (1916–2006), British Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord
* Michael Pollock (tenor) (1921–2003), American operatic tenor, opera director, and voice teacher
* Mike Po ...
(R)
: 52.
Ken Upchurch (R)
: 53.
James Tipton (R)
: 54.
Daniel Elliott (R)
: 55.
Kim King (R)
: 56.
Daniel Fister (R)
: 57.
Derrick Graham (D)
: 58.
Jennifer Decker (R)
: 59.
David Osborne (R)
: 60.
Sal Santoro (R)
: 61.
Savannah Maddox
Savannah Lee Maddox (born November 2, 1987) is an American politician. She is a Republican and represents District 61 containing Grant County, Gallatin County, and parts of Kenton and Boone Counties in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Madd ...
(R)
: 62.
Phillip Pratt (R)
: 63.
Kim Banta (R)
: 64.
Kimberly Poore Moser (R)
: 65.
Buddy Wheatley (D)
: 66.
C. Ed Massey (R)
: 67.
Rachel Roberts (D)
: 68.
Joseph Fischer (R)
: 69.
Adam Koenig (R)
: 70.
William Lawrence (R)
: 71.
Josh Bray (R)
: 72.
Matthew Koch (R)
: 73.
Ryan Dotson (R)
: 74.
David Hale (R)
: 75.
Kelly Flood (D)
: 76.
Ruth Ann Palumbo (D)
: 77.
George Brown Jr.
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(D)
: 78.
Mark Hart
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(R)
: 79.
Susan Westrom (D)
: 80.
David Meade (R)
: 81.
Deanna Frazier (R)
: 82.
Regina Bunch (R)
: 83.
Josh Branscum (R)
: 84.
Chris Fugate (R)
: 85.
Shane Baker (R)
: 86.
Tom Smith (R)
: 87.
Adam Bowling (R)
: 88.
Cherlynn Stevenson (D)
: 89.
Timmy Truett (R)
: 90.
Derek Lewis (R)
: 91.
Billy Wesley (R)
: 92.
John Blanton (R)
: 93.
Norma Kirk-McCormick (R)
: 94.
Angie Hatton (D)
: 95.
Ashley Tackett Laferty (D)
: 96.
Patrick Flannery (R)
: 97.
Bobby McCool (R)
: 98.
Danny Bentley
Danny R. Bentley is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2017 to 2025. He represented Kentucky's 98th House district which included Greenup County as well as part of Boyd County ...
(R)
: 99.
Richard White (R)
: 100.
Scott Sharp
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(R)
Changes in membership
Senate changes
There were no changes in Senate membership during this session.
House of Representatives changes
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, data-sort-value="January 4, 2022" , Incumbent
Reginald Meeks (D) resigned before the beginning of this session.
A
special election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections.
A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...
was held February 22, 2022.
, ,
(D)
, February 28, 2022
Committees
Senate committees
House of Representatives committees
See also
*
2020 Kentucky elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 3, 2020.
To Postal voting in the United States, vote by mail, registered Kentucky voters must request a paper ballot by October 27, 2020. Submitted ballots will begin to be ...
(elections leading to this session)
**
2020 Kentucky Senate election
**
2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election
*
List of Kentucky General Assemblies
Notes
References
*
{{Kentucky General Assemblies
Kentucky legislative sessions
2022 in Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...