Kentucky House of Representatives

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The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. Section 47 of the Kentucky Constitution stipulates that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House of Representatives.

[edit] Terms and qualifications

According to Section 32 of the Kentucky Constitution, a state representative must: be a citizen of Kentucky have resided in the state at least 2 years and the district at least 1 year prior to election. Per section 30 of the Kentucky Constitution, representatives are elected every two years in the November following a regular session of the General Assembly.

Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 64
  Republican Party 36
 Total
100
 Majority
22

[edit] Leadership

Additionally, each party elects a floor leader, whip, and caucus chair.

Current party leadership Republican Party Democratic Party
Floor Leader Jeffrey Hoover (R-83) Rocky Adkins (D-99)
Whip Stan Lee (R-45) Rob Wilkey (D-22)
Caucus chair Bob DeWeese (R-48) Charlie Hoffman (D-62)