2022 Kentucky General Assembly

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.

2022 session of the Kentucky General Assembly
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The Kentucky State Capitol in 2016
Overview
Legislative body	Kentucky General Assembly
Jurisdiction	Kentucky
Term	January 4, 2022 – April 14, 2022
Senate
Members	38
President	Robert Stivers (R–25th) Jan. 8, 2013 - present
Majority leader	Damon Thayer (R–17th) Jan. 8, 2013 - present
Minority Leader	Morgan McGarvey (D–19th) Jan. 8, 2019 - Jan. 2, 2023
Party control	Republican
House of Representatives
Members	100
Speaker	David Osborne (R–59th) Jan. 8, 2019 - present
Minority Leader	Joni Jenkins (D–44th) Jan. 7, 2020 - Jan. 1, 2023
Party control	Republican

Republicans maintained their majorities in both chambers following the 2020 elections for the senate and the house.

Senate

House of Representatives

Senate

Presiding

• President: 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
• Majority Whip: Chad McCoy
• Majority Caucus Chair: Suzanne Miles

Minority (Democratic)

• Minority Leader: Joni Jenkins
• Minority Whip: Angie Hatton
• Minority Caucus Chair: Derrick Graham

Senate

Senators in odd-numbered districts were elected in 2020, while senators in even-numbered districts were elected in 2018.

▌1. Jason Howell (R) ▌2. Danny Carroll (R) ▌3. Whitney Westerfield (R) ▌4. Robby Mills (R) ▌5. Stephen Meredith (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 (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 Storm (R) ▌22. Donald Douglas (R) ▌23. Christian McDaniel (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 (D) ▌38. Mike Nemes (R)

House of Representatives

All 100 house districts were last up for election in 2020.

▌1. Steven Rudy (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 (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 (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) (from February 28) ▌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 (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 (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. (D) ▌78. Mark Hart (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 (R) ▌99. Richard White (R) ▌100. Scott Sharp (R)

Senate changes

There were no changes in Senate membership during this session.

House of Representatives changes

Senate committees

House of Representatives committees

• 2020 Kentucky elections (elections leading to this session)
  • 2020 Kentucky Senate election
  • 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election