Johnny Ray Turner

Tanner Hesterberg

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Kentucky State House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Kentucky General Assembly.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. 
- There are 100 members of the Kentucky House of Representatives, each representing a single district. Representatives must be at least 24 years old and reside in the state for at least two years before their election. 
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms. They only serve in the role part-time. 
- In addition to a $203 per day salary, state representatives also receive mileage reimbursements and a daily expense stipend of $182. 

Your representative and state lawmaker in the Kentucky House of Representatives

Jobs & Opportunity

Healthcare Costs

Economy

Public Safety

Healthcare

Education

Energy & the Environment

Voting & Elections

Iva Markicevic Daley

Richard Lee White

Bobby W. McCool

Rebekah D. Skaggs

Pamela Lewis

Patrick Flannery

Debra Hembree Lambert

- The Kentucky Supreme Court has seven justices and serves as the final authority on the Kentucky constitution and appeals within the state.
- It handles all civil, criminal, and state-related cases, including reviewing issues like life imprisonment and death penalty matters.
- Decisions are made collectively by majority vote, and a justice writes the majority opinion.
- The justices elect a Chief Justice who serves as the administrative head of the state's court system, serving a four-year term.
- Justices are elected for eight-year terms in nonpartisan elections from seven districts. Vacancies can be filled by the governor's appointment, with staggered elections ensuring that only some justices are elected each year.
- Justices earn $170,049​​​ annually.

One of seven judges who serves on the highest court in the Commonwealth of Kentucky 

Criminal Justice

Public Health

Legal Experience

Judicial Philosophy

Judicial Administration

Ethics & Conduct

Community Involvement

Scott Sharp

Aaron Thompson

Greg Lay

- The Court of Appeals hears nearly all types of cases appealed from a lower-level trial court, such as a district or circuit court. Cases are not retried, only the record of the original trial is reviewed. 
- Cases before the Court of Appeals are decided by a three-judge panel. Panels do not sit permanently in one location but move around the state to hear cases.  
- Appellate judges are elected for eight-year terms in nonpartisan elections from seven appellate districts. Vacancies can be filled by the governor's appointment, with staggered elections ensuring that only some judges are elected each year.
- Appellate judges earn $163,292 annually.

Hears appeals on orders and decisions made by lower trial courts

Property Rights

Todd S. Jones

- District court judges hear civil, criminal, and juvenile cases, as well as, small claims (involving $2,500 or less), landlord eviction cases, and cases related to domestic violence and abuse. 
- In Kentucky, there are 116 district court judges serving in 60 judicial districts.
- District court judges are elected for four-year terms in nonpartisan elections. Vacancies can be filled by the governor's appointment, with staggered elections ensuring that only some judges are elected each year.
- District court judges earn ​$141,761 annually. 

Civil Rights

Mark Stephen Medlin

Woodbury

Woodburn

Whitesville

West Point

Vine Grove

Upton

South Carrollton

Sonora

Smiths Grove

Shepherdsville

Sacramento

Rockport

Rochester

Radcliff

Powderly

Plum Springs

Pioneer Village

Park City

Owensboro

Oakland

New Haven

Munfordville

Muldraugh

Mount Washington

Morgantown

Middletown

McHenry

Louisville

Livermore

Lewisport

Leitchfield

Lebanon Junction

Island

Irvington

Hunters Hollow

Horse Cave

Hodgenville

Hillview

Hebron Estates

Hawesville

Hartford

Hardinsburg

Greenville

Greensburg

Glasgow

Fox Chase

Fordsville

Elizabethtown

Ekron

Drakesboro

Cloverport

Clarkson

Central City

Centertown

Cave City

Caneyville

Calhoun

Brownsville

Bremen

Brandenburg

Bowling Green

Bonnieville

Beaver Dam

Bardstown

Auburn

Williamsburg

Whitesburg

Wheelwright

West Liberty

Wayland

Warfield

Vicco

Stanford

Somerset

Sharpsburg

Science Hill

Sandy Hook

Salyersville

Salt Lick

Prestonsburg

Pippa Passes

Pineville

Pikeville

Paintsville

Owingsville

Olive Hill

Mount Vernon

Morehead

Monticello

Middlesboro

McKee

Martin

Manchester

Lynch

Loyall

Louisa

London

Livingston

Lakeview Heights

Jenkins

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