R. J. Palmer II (born December 25, 1970) is an American politician from the state of
Kentucky
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. A member of the
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, he served in the
Kentucky State Senate
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from September 19, 2001, to January 1, 2015. Palmer was the
minority leader of the Kentucky Senate from January 4, 2011, to January 1, 2015.
Palmer is from
Winchester, Kentucky
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. He was first elected to the house in 1998 when incumbent representative Drew Graham retired to run for
Judge/Executive
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of
Clark County. He served in the
Kentucky House of Representatives
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from January 1, 1999, through September 19, 2001, and served in the Kentucky Senate from 2001 until he was defeated by challenger
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 fr ...
and replaced in 2015.
His senate district included
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,
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,
Clark
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,
Harrison
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,
Montgomery
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,
Nicholas
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counties.
References
External links
Official pageat the
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The LRC was originally created in 1948 with the Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky as its head.
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*
1970 births
Living people
Democratic Party Kentucky state senators
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21st-century American politicians
20th-century American politicians
People from Winchester, Kentucky
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