2012 Citizen's Legislative Guide

January 10, 2012

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Information for effective citizen participation in the 2012 General Assembly

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Kentuckians For The Commonwealth — 2012 Citizens Legislative Guide

Grassroots lobbying educates legislators for immediate and long-term change

Dear friends,

The Kentucky General Assembly is in session, and once again we have the opportunity to infl uence the direction of our state by lobbying in Frankfort.

Before I started lobbying with KFTC, I knew almost nothing about the way bills are born and ways in which they move (or don’t) through the House and Senate. Lobbying was a good way to learn.

One thing I learned is that there’s a need to educate legislators on issues that are important to us. In any session, legislators have stacks of paperwork related to various bills. In 2010, for example, there were over 600 House bills. Even the most conscientious legislator won’t have time to read everything and think about what’s involved. That’s one way we’re needed. In talking with legislators we can bring attention to the bills we think are important, both “bad stuff” to stop and bills we’re supporting.

We don’t look like the other lobbyists in Frankfort.

Many legislators appreciate the fact that KFTC members are ordinary people working for the wellbeing of all Kentuckians — not paid lobbyists who represent vested fi nancial interests. We fi nd that many legislators are open to hearing our concerns.

And at times we’ve played a major role in shaping outcomes. My fi rst experience came in 2004 in relation to a net metering bill for utility customers who gen-

erate some of their electricity from renewable sources. We recruited bipartisan sponsors and negotiated with cabinet offi cials.

We had our facts, and we were persistent. When the legislation passed — even though it was a modest fi rst step — it opened the door for net-metering in Kentucky.

We’ve seen the same pattern with our tax reform work. Lots and lots and lots of conversations, backed by sound research, led to a change in the tax structure in 2005 that removed 500,000 low-income Kentuckians from the income tax rolls. And now we’re hopeful that our Kentucky Forward Bill, refi ned and strengthened over the years, will soon play a major role in comprehensive tax reform in our state.

We have to be patient. Crafting a bill, fi nding sponsors and moving a piece of legislation through the General Assembly is a complex process. Politics, money and power play huge roles. But helping legislators develop an understanding of the issues and what “ordinary” Kentuckians think can make a difference. We’ve seen it happen.

See you in Frankfort!

Steve Boyce KFTC Chairperson

KFTC’s Legislative Guide Table of Contents What to expect when you lobby with KFTC 3 Legislative Calendar 3 KFTC 2012 Legislative Priorities – Voting Rights 4 KFTC 2012 Legislative Priorities – Tax Reform 5 KFTC 2012 Legislative Priorities – Mountaintop Removal 6 Tips for using the toll-free legislative message line 6 KFTC 2012 Legislative Priorities – Clean Energy 7 KFTC 2012 Legislative Priorities – Immigration & other bills 8 Important House Phone Numbers 9 Listing of all House members 8-13 House committees 14 Listing of all Senate members 15-17 House and Senate committee schedules 18 Get Involved, Stay Informed 18 Senate committees 19 Member suggestions for effective lobbying 19 Listing of Senate and House members by county 20-21 Locating, calling a legislator in Frankfort 22 How a bill becomes law 23

“You can’t go it alone.

You have to have a group of people fighting and lobbying on behalf of the issues that are dear to your heart.”

Mickey McCoy Martin County

January 10, 2012

Kentuckians For The Commonwealth is a statewide grassroots social justice organization working for a new balance of power and a just society. KFTC uses direct-action organizing to accomplish the following goals: • • • • • • • • •

foster democratic values change unjust institutions empower individuals overcome racism and other discrimination communicate a message of what is possible build the organization help people participate win issues that affect the common welfare have fun

KFTC membership dues are $15 to $50 per year, based on ability to pay. No one is denied membership because of inability to pay.

Membership is open to anyone who is committed to equality, democracy and nonviolent change.

KFTC Steering Committee Steve Boyce, Chairperson Sue Tallichet, Vice-Chairperson Dana Beasley Brown, Secretary-Treasurer K.A. Owens, Immediate Past Chair Rick Handshoe, At-Large Member

Chapter Representatives Rosanne Fitts Klarer, Scott County Erika Skaggs, Central Kentucky Ted Withrow, Rowan County Ben Baker, Northern Kentucky Mary Love, Jefferson County Travis Lane, Bowling Green & Friends Carl Shoupe, Harlan County Cleveland Smith, Perry County Megan Naseman, Madison County Elizabeth Sanders, Letcher County Nathan Hall, Floyd County Vacant, Scott County; Christian Torp, Central Kentucky; Lisa Bryant, Rowan County; Katie Meyer, Northern Kentucky; Christine Farmer, Jefferson County; Vacant, Bowling Green & Friends; Roy Silver, Harlan County; Tiffany Stiles, Perry County; Meta Mendel-Reyes, Madison County; Ada Smith, Letcher County; Bev May, Floyd County

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Why KFTC publishes this Citizens Legislative Guide

Thirty years ago KFTC members got involved in their first legislative session. Our issues were noticed, our presence was felt, members were empowered, legislators became more accountable and the groundwork was laid for a string of significant legislative victories over the years. The importance of grassroots involvement in the legislative process — whether lobbying in Frankfort or working from home — cannot be understated. We provide the information in this publication to help enable and improve that involvement — and ultimately make Kentucky a better place to live, raise families and do business.

What to expect when you lobby with KFTC in Frankfort

If you lobby with KFTC in Frankfort, here is what you can expect.

On most lobbying days, a staff member will meet with you when you arrive in Capitol Annex (be sure to let KFTC know ahead of time that you are coming).

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursday are generally the best lobbying days since legislators come in late on Mondays and leave early on Fridays.

Before seeing legislators, you will be updated on the status of KFTC bills and which legislators need to be contacted.

KFTC will conduct this briefing at 9 a.m. (flexible), after citizen lobbyists meet in the annex cafeteria.

The KFTC staff person will also let you know if there are any important committee meetings that day, or any important votes scheduled on the House or Senate floor.

KFTC tries to pair up experienced citizen lobbyists with those with less or no experience. Other than meeting with one’s own legislators (you may want to call ahead to make an appointment with them), KFTC does not expect anyone to lobby by themselves unless they feel comfortable doing so. Groups are usually more fun and effective.

Talking with legislators is generally

a pleasant experience. Most legislators are happy to hear the opinions of the public, especially their own constituents. Legislators do have busy days or some just don’t want to hear from citizens. That can be disheartening.

You are not expected to know all the details of the bills you ask legislators to support (or oppose). What is important is that you tell the lawmaker why you support the bill, and how it will affect you personally or your community.

KFTC can provide a factsheet for the details.

If you are asked a question that you don’t know the answer to, let that legislator that someone from KFTC will get back to them with an answer. Don’t for­get to tell a KFTC staff person that this needs to be done!

Many KFTC members find that they know as much or more about the issue as the legislator does. Don’t be surprised by this — legislators have several hundred bills to study and can’t be well-informed about all of them. The information you provide may be more than they receive from anyone else.

After meeting with legislators, report back to the KFTC lobbying coordinator about the conversation and any commitments or questions they had. This information helps us prepare

2012 Legislative Calendar

for meetings on the next lobby day.

Your lobbying experience will include more than face-to-face meetings with legislators. Attending committee meetings or sessions of the House or Senate can be interesting and informative. And meeting other KFTC members from around the state will make the day enjoyable and remind you that you are part of a larger family of concerned Kentuckians.

Another important thing: when you lobby with KFTC, expect to be asked to lobby for other bills that may not be your top priority, but are a top priority to KFTC members from other

counties. You can do this knowing that other KFTC members are lobbying their own legislators on the bills that you are most interested in.

Don’t forget that citizen lobbying does not have to take place in the halls of the Capitol. Meeting with your legislator in his or her home district can be very effective. That often gives you a chance to get more people to attend the meeting. Most legislators are home on weekends while the General Assembly is in session and expect to meet with constituents.

Good luck. And enjoy the feeling of knowing you’re making a difference.

“Going to Frankfort during the legislative session is one of the most important things that a citizen can do. It gives you the opportunity to share your desires in your own words, face to face, with your representatives. Your representatives are waiting to hear from you. Don’t pass up the opportunity to influence the 2012 Kentucky General Assembly.”

K.A. Owens

The House and Senate go into session at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. On Fridays, the House and Senate usually meet at 10 a.m., with special committee meetings sometimes before and occasionally afterwards. However, when

In 2012 and other even-numbered years, the General Assembly meets for 60 Monday is a legislative holiday, schedules may be working days. This year they will start on January altered. All sessions, except for Rules Committee 3 and will finish April 9.

January meetings, are open to the public.

While in session, the legislature meets Mon 3 General Assembly reconvenes

Committees have regular weekly meetings day through Friday, except for the January 16 and 16 Legislative holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr.) scheduled (listed on page 18). Committees may February 20 legislative holidays. The last regular February hold additional meetings, as often happens in the day is March 27, followed by a two-week recess 17 Last day for legislators to request new bills last week or two when things get rushed. These until April 7 to give the governor time to veto any 20 Legislative holiday (Presidents Day) are often announced only a day or two, sometimes bills. On April 9, legislators consider any vetoes 27 Last day to file new bills in the Senate only a few hours, ahead of time. and adjourn. These dates are subject to change.

29 Last day to file new bills in the House

The Legislative Research Commission oper On Mondays, the House and Senate usually March ates a toll-free Calendar Line which gives the day’s go into full session at 4 p.m., and often there are 26 & 27 Concurrence days meeting schedule. The number is: 800-633-9650. Do no committee meetings on Mondays. Committee 28 The General Assembly recesses until April 9 not depend on this message for meetings scheduled meetings generally are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays April at the last minute or meeting cancellations. and Thursdays, starting as early as 8 a.m. The House

9 Action on any vetoes, then adjournment and Senate Rules Committees usually meet daily.

Kentuckians For The Commonwealth — 2012 Citizens Legislative Guide

KFTC Legislative Priority for 2012

January 10, 2012

Restoration of Voting Rights GOAL: To strengthen our democracy by increasing voter participation.

Problem: Kentucky is one of a handful of states that permanently take away the right to vote from all people convicted of a felony at any time in their lives. More than 186,000 Kentuckians have lost the right to vote.

Solution: Pass Rep. Jesse Crenshaw’s bill, House Bill 70, to change Kentucky’s constitution by restoring the right to vote to most former felons once they have completed his or her debt to society. As a constitutional amendment, it needs 60% of each chamber to pass, and would go to a vote of the people in November 2012.

“I’m politically active.

I read newspapers and pay a lot of attention to what’s going on nationally and locally and it’s frustrating not to be able to participate by voting.”

Ron Barrow Lincoln County

Status: This bill has passed the House by large margins in each of the last several years – but has been denied a hearing in the Senate by Senate President David Williams and Sen. Damon Thayer. HB 70 will start again in the House Elections & Constitutional Amendments Committee.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION • The problem lies in our constitution, dating back to 1792, which says that felons lose the right to vote unless they receive an executive pardon from the governor. Only a small portion of disenfranchised people receive a pardon each year.

• Governor Fletcher made the process even more difficult.

His administration required a $2 fee, plus an essay and three personal references. Hundreds of applications were never processed.

• Governor Beshear has streamlined the process, allowing a few thousand people their right to vote back, but the existing requirements still leave us with 186,000 people who are barred from voting.

• A League of Women Voters study found that one in four African Americans in Kentucky can’t vote because of felon disenfranchisement — a rate higher than any state in the nation and triple the national average.

• Former felons who vote are half as likely to commit additional crimes as former felons who do not vote (Voting and Subsequent Crime and Arrest, by Christopher Uggen and Jeff Manza). People who vote become more integrated into the community and have a greater stake in their society, both of which increase their chances to become successful in life.

“It impacts the children more than anything else. They learn from us. I fought to get my rights back for them – to show them that my vote counts and so will theirs.”

Katrina Byrnes Jefferson County

Voting Rights Lobby Day

Thursday, March 8, 2012 Room 111, Capitol Annex, 9 a.m.

Lobby Orientation The big rally in the Capitol Rotunda 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. opportunities for low-income people and people of color who are currently and historically under-represented.

• Again this year, House Bill 70 is sponsored by Rep. Jesse Crenshaw, and has been assigned to the House Elections & Constitutional Amendments Committee. Members of that committee are: Darryl T. Owens, chair Kevin Bratcher Larry Clark Joseph Fischer Derrick Graham Mike Harmon Melvin Henley Mary Lou Marzian John Will Stacy

• A 2006 University of Kentucky Survey Research Center poll found that 56 percent of Kentuckians believe former felons should have the right to vote. Only 40.4 percent said they should not be allowed to vote.

But the real challenge is pressuring the Senate to allow the bill to be heard in their chamber.

• This issue is about democracy. We should err on the side of expanding opportunities for Kentuckians to have a voice and fair representation in our political system, especially

ACTION: Call Senate President David Williams at (502) 5643120 and ask him to allow HB 70 to have a hearing in the Senate this session.

Members of the Kentucky Voting Rights Coalition: NAACP • Kentuckians for the Commonwealth • Kentucky AFL-CIO • League of Women Voters of Kentucky • Catholic Conference of Kentucky • AFSCME Council 62 • Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression • Addiction Recovery Advocates of Kentuckiana • Kentucky Council of Churches • Making Connections, Louisville • People Advocating Recovery (PAR) • Kentucky Mental Health Coalition • Fairness Campaign • Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Kentucky • Kentucky Domestic Violence Association • Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice • Lexington Diocesan Council for Peace and Justice • Fayette Chapter of The Women’s Network • American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky • Interfaith Alliance of the Bluegrass (TIA) • Kentucky Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (KBCLEO) • Kentucky Jobs with Justice • Kentucky Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

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KFTC Legislative Priority for 2012

Fair and Adequate Tax Reform

GOAL: We are Kentuckians and we want good jobs, good schools, quality health care, clean drinking water, and healthy and safe communities. Adequate public dollars and honest and transparent governance would make this Kentucky possible.

Opportunity: This year could be our biggest opportunity yet to pass revenue reforms that help us work toward our shared goals and priorities. This legislative session is a “budget” session, when the legislators create the budget for the next two years. The federal stimulus dollars are dried up, the state is out of oneshot fixes, and across the state, Kentuckians are speaking out loudly for what Kentucky deserves. This is the year to update our tax code by asking everyone to contribute their fair share.

Solution: The Kentucky Forward Revenue Plan, House Bill 127, sponsored by Rep. Jim Wayne, would raise $540,000 -740,000, while directing about $100 million back to low- and moderate-income working families through an Earned Income Tax Credit.

Standing In The Way: Kentucky’s current tax system stands in our way. Because our taxes are out of balance, Kentucky doesn’t generate enough revenue for adequate funding for quality education, health care and other essential services – even in a normal economy. The imbalance also means that our taxes disproportionately impact low- and middle-income Kentuckians. Low-income and middleincome Kentuckians pay about 10 to 11 percent of their income for state and local taxes, while the richest Kentuckians only pay about 6 percent. We deserve a tax system that generates adequate revenue and asks everyone to contribute equitably.

Status: The legislature must reform our tax system to avoid more steep budget cuts to all areas of our state government, including schools, health care, environmental protection and higher education. Those cuts would mean more pollution, higher tuition costs, reduced health care benefits, and lost jobs for teachers and other public workers.

ACTION: Come to KFTC’s Economic Justice Lobby Day on January 18.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION • Rep. Wayne’s proposal would direct about $100 million dollars back to working poor families across Kentucky by establishing a state Earned Income Tax Credit worth 15% of the federal credit. Kentucky currently sends one of the highest income tax bills in the nation to families of four living just above the federal poverty line (families living at 125% of poverty).

• The plan has other policy reform proposals that would work together to raise much needed revenue to move Kentucky forward: 1) Close tax loopholes for the rich with an Estate Tax on non-farm estates worth more than $1 million dollars; 2) Replace our current income tax rates and ad-hoc exemptions with a simple and clean stairstepped rate structure so that higher incomes are taxed at higher rates; 3) Expand Kentucky’s sales tax to a limited number of luxury services, starting with services that are taxed in several surrounding states.

• A sustainable tax structure means a broad base of taxes that helps maintain and grow the revenues Kentucky needs. Eliminating individual and corporate income

taxes, as some are proposing, would radically narrow Kentucky’s tax base, impacting revenue sustainability over time.

• Some legislators want to change our tax structure so that a much larger share of revenue comes from sales taxes, instead of income tax. This would result in a tax system that’s even more imbalanced than our current system, shifting even more of the responsibility from the wealthiest to low- and middle-income Kentuckians.

Principles!

KFTC and the Kentucky Forward Coalition believe that tax reform should be built on the following principles: √ Revenue solutions should sustain a good quality of life in Kentucky through essential investments in good schools, health care, public safety, and other necessary public structures and services. √ Our taxes should be balanced, reasonable, and fair, with fiscal responsibilities shared equitably among all citizens and businesses by minimizing taxes on low-income people and bringing more balance to our tax code. √ Our tax structure should be sustainable, with reliably constant sources of revenue that grow along with the economy.

“I want businesses to want to hire my son because he’s skilled, educated and creative. Not because he’s cheap.

We need a tax structure that lets us invest in ourselves.

That’s what the Kentucky Forward plan would do.”

Dana Beasley Brown Bowling Green

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Ending Mountaintop Removal and Valley Fills GOAL: An end to mountaintop removal and the dumping of mining wastes into valleys and streams.

KFTC Legislative Priority for 2012

Problem: Mountaintop removal and other forms of radical stripmining are destroying Kentucky’s streams, forests and mountain communities. The problem is worsened by state officials’ failure to enforce existing water protection laws.

Solution: Pass the Stream Saver Bill, House Bill 231, to prohibit coal companies from dumping toxic mine waste – including rocks and soil – into headwater streams.

Status: In 2008, the bill had its first-ever hearing and vote in the Appropriations and Revenue Committee. It failed to pass by just 2 votes because some lawmakers abstained from voting.

Since then, it has been in the House Natural Resources and Environment Committee, where Rep. Jim Gooch and House leaders refuse to allow a hearing.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION • More than 1,400 miles of these streams have already been buried or seriously impaired in our state by mountaintop removal and valley fills.

• People living in areas where mining has affected the quality of the water have a lower life expectancy, higher rates of a variety of life-threatening illness, and are 26% more likely to give birth to a child with a birth defect, • The Appalachian mountains are among the most ancient in the world, home to the nation’s most biologically diverse hardwood forests.

Mine site runoff pollution legislation Background: Any water that leaves a permitted coal mine has to go through a pipe; this pipe has to have a water pollution permit issued by the state. This permit sets a numerical limit on the pH, Iron, Manganese and Total Suspended Solids allowed in the water that is leaving the mine site. Additionally, coal companies are required to test for a few other things such as conductivity. Coal companies are required to test the water leaving all mine sites twice a month and then those test results are submitted to the state four times a year.

But currently Kentucky does not have any numerical limits on pollutants other than the four listed above, even though there is good documentation that there are many other harmful pollutants associated with these discharges. Many of these metals occur naturally in the rock layers in

“These headwater streams provide essential goods and service … Rivers are networks, and their downstream navigable portions are inextricably linked to small headwaters just as fine roots are an essential part of the root structure of a tree or our own circulatory system is dependent on the function of healthy capillaries. The small ephemeral stream is not isolated from the mighty river.”

— from a letter signed by 85 professional aquatic scientists with broad knowledge and expertise in stream ecosystems, all members of the National Academy of Sciences, April 2003

• They are the source of three rivers and provide drinking water for more than a million Kentuckians.

• For many of us these mountains are our home.

• They are destroyed forever for the sake of a few decades worth of profit and energy.

• Mountaintop removal mining is totally unnecessary to meet the U.S. demand for coal.

• This Stream Saver Bill would outlaw the practice of filling in headwater mountain streams (valley fills) and require companies to put the soil and rock back on the mine site or another unreclaimed site. This common sense measure would greatly reduce the use of mountaintop removal mining.

central Appalachia, but when coal companies blow up the surface in order to expose the coal these metals leach out into the streams. Example: It’s like making coffee, if you just pour water over the whole coffee beans then not much happens, but when you grind up the beans then the coffee is released from the beans into the water. The pollution occurs the same way.

The Idea for the Bill: KFTC members and coalfield citizens want to increase the number of metals tested each month and to set numeric limits on each pollutant. Some of the pollution citizens want to see limits on are Arsenic, Chromium, Selenium, Aluminum, Diesel Fuel and possibly others.

Status: Members are working with legislators to craft a specific bill to address the adequate testing of metals and pollutants leaving mine sites.

Tips for using the Toll-Free Legislative Message Line

Listed throughout this publication you will find the toll-free Legislative Message Line: 1-800-372-7181. This number is operated by the Legislative Research Commission (LRC) for leaving messages for legislators.

As its name implies, it is only a message line. You cannot be transferred to talk to a legislator directly. To do that, call the LRC at 502-564-8100 and ask for the specific legislator you want to talk to (or find the legislator’s extension in the listings that follow). You could also use the Message Line to leave a message for your legislator to call you back.

When you reach the Message Line, an operator will ask your name, address, phone number and message. You can leave a message for one or more legislators — even all 138 at one time. However, for your message

to be most effective, leave it for no more than three legislators at one time.

When you leave a message for three or fewer legislators, the operator will usually send individual messages for each legislator and put it on their desks. But when the message is to more than three, often just one message is written and posted on a bulletin board — a much less effective way to communicate.

Be sure to thank the operators. They often sit at a telephone for hours, answering and writing as fast as they can! And don’t be discouraged if you get a busy signal — the message line is a popular way to reach legislators.

The Message Line is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday thru Thursday, and 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Fridays during the legislative session.

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Creating A Clean Energy Future

KFTC Legislative Priority for 2012

GOAL: Pass legislation that advances clean, sustainable energy enabling Kentucky to generate new jobs and help all Kentuckians save money and energy.

Opportunity: We have an opportunity to grow our economy, create jobs and save Kentuckians money and energy through clean energy solutions that lower energy costs and put people to work, building on clean energy progress being made right now from Paducah to Pikeville.

Solution: Pass the Clean Energy Opportunity Act, House Bill 167, to take modest but important steps in that direction. The bill will keep Kentuckians’ electricity rates the same or lower than if we do nothing and can create 26,000 new jobs.

What stands in the way: Kentucky is 93% coal-dependent for our electricity and we have done very little as a state to diversify our energy mix. It’s important we act now. Kentucky is at risk of being left behind as nearby states, such as Ohio, reap the jobs and other benefits of similar clean energy policies already in place. In fact, 37 U.S. states have renewable and energy efficiency standards in place.

The Clean Energy Opportunity Act will...

• Curb energy costs for our families, farms and businesses • Use Kentucky’s resources and knowhow to put people to work and get our economy back on track and • Improve Kentuckians’ health and wellbeing.

It does all these things without costing the state any tax revenue!

It does these things by:

Status: Last year this bill received an informational hearing – one without a vote – in the House Tourism Development and Energy Committee, where the bill also has been assigned this year.

• Setting modest energy savings and renewable energy production goals for most Kentucky utilities over the next 10 years. This is called a Renewable and Efficiency Portfolio Standard or REPS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Outlining energy savings targets that would have to come directly from improvements to the homes of lowincome Kentuckians

Kentucky has the clean energy resources and knowhow to do it.

• Affordable housing providers like Kentucky Habitat for Humanity and Frontier Housing are successfully building quality, energy efficient homes for affordable prices. Lower energy bills help families to stay in their homes and to thrive.

• Geo-thermal heating and cooling and solar hot water system installers report that payback for KY residential systems average 4-7 years. Kentuckians across the state are taking advantage of this quick payback and installing systems in their homes and businesses.

Passing this bill will curb our energy costs and create jobs.

• Kentucky’s electricity rates have risen 41% over the last five years and are projected to continue rising, even if we do nothing to change our current fuel sources. Over the next decade, this legislation will keep bills the same or lower and it will decrease our

future risk by increasing the share of our electricity that comes from clean sources.

• This bill will capitalize on our economic potential and ability to create homegrown clean energy sector jobs by generating 26,000 new jobs.

Neighboring states are reaping the benefits of similar energy policies.

• In 2011, Ohio was ranked second in the nation for solar-panel manufacturing and installations.

• North Carolina had 14,800 people employed in clean energy jobs – in both rural and urban areas - as of the end of 2011. Job growth is expected to continue with estimates of 17,500 direct jobs created by 2012.

Kentucky is losing ground.

• 40 states have a renewable or alternative energy standard or goal and 25 states now have an energy efficiency standard or goal.

• Of the $12.5 billion in venture capital investment in clean energy during 10-year period 1998-2007, $0 was invested in Kentucky.

Clean Energy Lobby Day

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

• And, establishing contract terms and payment rates that utilities would pay instate renewable energy producers. These are called feed-in-tarriffs.

DATES TO MARK ON YOUR CALENDAR

Thursday, January 19, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Webinar: Introduction to the Clean Energy Opportunity Act

Learn more about the clean energy bill that KFTC supports and how to lobby effectively for it. Register by emailing kristin@kysea.org.

Tuesday, February 28

Clean Energy Lobby Day

Join KFTC and the Kentucky Sustainable Energy Alliance for a full day of meetings with legislators aimed at having good conversations about the benefits of clean energy for Kentuckians and about the specifics of the Clean Energy Opportunity Act of 2012. The group will meet in the Capitol Annex room 113 between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Bring friends or colleagues! Sign up to attend by emailing lisa@kftc.org.

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Kentucky House Members

Below and on the following pages is information on the members of the Kentucky House of Representatives. If you are not sure who your representative is, the list on page 20-21 may help. All representatives have state-provided e-mail accounts, styled as: firstname.lastname@lrc.ky.gov. You may access an online email list and form at: www.lrc.ky.gov/whoswho/email.htm.

Name, Home Address (Party) Rep. Julie Raque Adams (R) 213 South Lyndon Lane Louisville , KY 40222

Phone Numbers

District – Counties

H: 502-744-9264 A: 502-564-8100 x682

32 Jefferson

H-Home W-Work A-Annex

Name, Home Address (Party) Rep. Johnny Bell (D) 108 North Green Street Glasgow, Kentucky 42141

Phone Numbers

H-Home W-Work A-Annex

H: 270-590-0110 A: 502-564-8100 x688 W: 270-651-7005

District – Counties 23 Barren, Warren

Committees: Economic Development, Health & Welfare, Local Government, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Banking & Insurance, Judiciary, State Government, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety

Rep. Royce Adams (D) 580 Bannister Pike Dry Ridge, KY 41035

Rep. Kevin D. Bratcher (R) 10215 Landwood Drive Louisville, Kentucky 40291

H: 859-428-1039 A: 502-564-8100 x627 W: 859-824-3387

61 Gallatin, Grant, Owen

H: 502-231-3311 A: 502-564-8100 x680

29 Jefferson

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Appropriations & Revenue, Tourism Development & Energy

Committees: Elections & Constitutional Amendments, State Government, Tourism Development & Energy

Rep. Rocky Adkins (D) PO Box 688 Sandy Hook, Kentucky 41171

Rep. Regina Bunch (R) 1051 Old Corbin Pike Rd .

Williamsburg , KY 40769

H: 606-549-3439 A: 502-564-8100 x683

82 Laurel, Whitley

Rep. Thomas J. Burch (D) 4012 Lambert Ave Louisville, Kentucky 40218

H: 502-454-4002 A: 502-564-8100 x601

30 Jefferson

H: 606-738-4242 A: 502-564-5565 W: 606-928-0407

99 Boyd, Elliott, Lawrence, Rowan

Committees: Rules – Majority Floor Leader Rep. John A. Arnold Jr. (D) P.O. Box 124 Sturgis, Kentucky 42459

A: 502-564-8100 x709 W: 270-333-4641

7 Daviess, Henderson, Union

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Appropriations & Revenue, Health & Welfare, Labor & Industry, Rules, Transportation

Committees: Health & Welfare (chair), Licensing & Occupations, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety

Rep. Linda Howlett Belcher (D) A: 502-564-8100 x663 4804 Hickory Hollow Lane H: 502-957-2793 Shepherdsville, Kentucky 40165

Rep. Dwight D. Butler (R) P.O. Box 9 Harned, Kentucky 40144

49 Bullitt

Committees: Economic Development, Education, State Government, Transportation, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety

Important House Telephone Numbers House Leaders (elected by full membership of the House) Speaker of the House (Rep. Greg Stumbo).....................502-564-3366 Speaker Pro Tem (Rep. Larry Clark)................................502-564-7520 Party Leaders (chosen by their respective party members) Majority Floor Leader (Rep. Rocky Adkins)....................502-564-5565 Minority Floor Leader (Rep. Jeffrey Hoover)...................502-564-5391 Majority Caucus Chair (Rep. Robert Damron)................502-564-2217 Minority Caucus Chair (Rep. Bob DeWeese)..................502-564-4334 Majority Whip (Rep. Tommy Thompson)........................502-564-7756 Minority Whip (Rep. Danny Ford)..................................502-564-5855 House Clerk..................................................................502-564-3900 House Members’ Offices...............................................502-564-8100 Message Line for all House Members (toll-free).............800-372-7181 TTY Message Line . .......................................................800-896-0305 Legislator Fax Line ........................................................502-564-6543

H: 270-756-0100 A: 502-564-8100 x640 W: 270-756-5931

18 Breckinridge, Bullitt, Daviess, Hancock, Hardin

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Banking & Insurance, State Government, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety Rep. John “Bam” Carney (R) 341 Pembroke Way Campbellsville, Kentucky 42718

A: 502-564-8100 x708 H: 270-465-5400

51 Adair, Taylor

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Appropriations & Revenue, Economic Development, Education Rep. Mike Cherry (D) 803 S. Jefferson Princeton, Kentucky 42445

H: 270-365-7801 A: 502-564-8100 x665

4 Caldwell, Crittenden, Livingston, McCracken

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, State Government (chair), Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety Rep. Larry Clark (D) 5913 Whispering Hills Bld Louisville, Kentucky 40219

H: 502-968-3546 A: 502-564-7520

46 Jefferson

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Name, Home Address (Party) Rep. Hubert Collins (D) 72 Collins Dr Wittensville, Kentucky 41274

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District – Counties

H: 606-297-3152 A: 502-564-8100 x654

97 Floyd, Johnson, Martin, Pike

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Name, Home Address (Party) Rep. Mike Denham (D) 306 Old Hill City Rd Maysville, Kentucky 41056

Phone Numbers

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H: 606-759-5167 A: 502-564-8100 x696

District – Counties 70 Bracken, Fleming, Mason

Committees: Education, Natural Resources & Environment, Transportation (chair)

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Appropriations & Revenue, Banking & Insurance, Economic Development, Local Government

Rep. Leslie Combs (D) 245 E Cedar Drive Pikeville, Kentucky 41501

Rep. Bob M. DeWeese (R) 6206 Glenhill Rd Louisville, Kentucky 40222

H: 606-444-6672 A: 502-564-8100 x669

94 Harlan, Letcher, Pike

H: 502-426-5565 A: 502-564-4334

48 Jefferson

Committees: Education, State Government, Tourism Development & Energy (chair), Transportation, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Economic Development, Health & Welfare, Rules

Vacant Seat Election to be held Tuesday February 7 to replace Rep. James R. Comer, Jr. (R).

Rep. Myron Dossett (R) 491 E Nashville St Pembroke, Kentucky 42266

53 Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe

H: 270-475-9503 A: 502-564-8100 x657

9 Christian

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Economic Development, Tourism Development & Energy, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety Rep. Tim Couch (R) PO Box 710 Hyden, Kentucky 41749

H: 606-672-8998 A: 502-564-8100 x632

90 Clay, Harlan, Leslie

Rep. Ted Edmonds (D) 1257 Beattyville Rd Jackson, Kentucky 41339

H: 606-666-4823 A: 502-564-8100 x641

91 Breathitt, Estill, Lee

Committees: Natural Resources & Environment, Transportation, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Economic Development, Education, Local Government, Tourism Development & Energy

Rep. Will R. Coursey (D) 285 Oak Leavel Elva Rd. Symsonia, Kentucky 42082

Rep. C.B. Embry, Jr. (R) P.O. Box 1215 Morgantown, Kentucky 42261

H: 270-851-4433 A: 502-564-8100 x659 W: 270-252-1278

6 Lyon, Marshall, McCracken

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Economic Development, Labor & Industry, State Government, Transportation Rep. Jesse Crenshaw (D) 121 Constitution St Lexington, Kentucky 40507

H: 859-252-6967 W: 859-259-1402 A: 502-564-8100 x620

77 Fayette

H: 502-245-8905 A: 502-564-8100 x706 W: 502-400-3838

17 Butler, Grayson, Hardin

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Education, Labor & Industry Rep. Bill Farmer (R) 3361 Squire Oak Dr Lexington, Kentucky 40515

H: 859-272-8675 W: 859-272-1425 A: 502-564-8100 x628

88 Fayette

Committees: Education, Labor & Industry, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Judiciary Rep. Ron Crimm (R) PO Box 43244 Louisville, Kentucky 40253

W: 270-526-6237 H: 270-791-1879 A: 502-564-8100 x710

33 Jefferson

Rep. Joseph M. Fischer (R) 126 Dixie Place Ft. Thomas, Kentucky 41075

H: 859-781-6965 A: 502-564-8100 x742 W: 513-794-6442

68 Campbell

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Banking & Insurance, Local Government, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Elections & Constitutional Amendments, Judiciary

Rep. Robert R. Damron (D) 231 Fairway W Nicholasville, Kentucky 40356

Rep. Kelly M. Flood (D) 121 Arcadia Park Lexington, Kentucky 40503

H: 859-887-1744 A: 502-564-2217

39 Fayette, Jessamine

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Rules, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety – Majority Caucus Chair Rep. Jim DeCesare (R) P.O. Box 122 Rockfield, Kentucky 42274

H: 270-792-5779 A: 502-564-8100 x660 W: 270-792-5779

21 Warren

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Economic Development, Education, Transportation

A: 502-564-8100 x675 H: 859-221-3107

75 Fayette

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Education, Judiciary, Health & Welfare, Rep. David Floyd (R) 102 Maywood Ave Bardstown, Kentucky 40004

H: 502-350-0986 A: 502-564-8100 x664

50 Bullitt, Nelson, Spencer

Committees: Licensing & Occupations, Rules, Transportation, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety

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Name, Home Address (Party)

Phone Numbers

Rep. Danny R. Ford (R) P.O. Box 1245 Mt. Vernon, Kentucky 40456

H: 606-256-4446 A: 502-564-5855 W: 606-678-0051

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District – Counties 80 Lincoln, Pulaski, Rockcastle

Name, Home Address (Party) Rep. Melvin B. Henley (D) 1305 South 16th St Murray, Kentucky 42071-2809

Phone Numbers

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H: 270-753-3855 A: 502-564-8100 x611

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District – Counties 5 Calloway, Trigg

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Banking & Insurance, Rules, State Government – Minority Whip

Committees: Economic Development, Elections & Constitutional Amendments, State Government, Tourism Development & Energy, Transportation

Rep. Jim Glenn (D) P.O. Box 21562 Owensboro, Kentucky 42304

Rep. Jeff Hoover (R) P.O. Box 985 Jamestown, Kentucky 42629

H: 270-686-8760 A: 502-564-8100 x705

13 Daviess

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Education, Health & Welfare, State Government, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety Rep. Jim Gooch, Jr. (D) 714 North Broadway B2 Providence, Kentucky 42450

H: 270-667-7327 A: 502-564-8100 x687 W: 270-635-7855

12 Daviess, Hopkins, McLean, Webster

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Natural Resources & Environment (chair), Tourism Development & Energy Rep. Derrick Graham (D) 702 Capitol Ave. Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

H: 502-223-1769 A: 502-564-8100 x639

57 Franklin

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Education, Elections & Constitutional Amendments, State Government Rep. Jeff Greer (D) P.O. Box 1007 Brandenburg, Kentucky 40108

H: 270-422-5100 A: 502-564-8100 x603

27 Bullitt, Hardin, Meade

Committees: Banking & Insurance (chair), Tourism Development & Energy, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety Rep. Sara Beth Gregory (R) 1900 N. Main Street Monticello KY 42633

H: 606-348-9767 A: 502-564-8100 x673

52 McCreary Pulaski (part) Wayne

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Banking & Insurance, Judiciary Rep. W. Keith Hall (D) P.O. Box 466 Phelps, Kentucky 41553

H: 606-456-8666 A: 502-564-8100 x635 W: 606-456-3432 x25

93 Pike

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Natural Resources & Environment, Tourism Development & Energy, Transportation Rep. Mike Harmon (R) 633 North 3rd Street Danville, Kentucky 40422

H: 859-238-7792 A: 502-564-8100 x677

54 Boyle, Washington

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Elections & Constitutional Amendments, Tourism Development & Energy Rep. Richard Henderson (D) P.O. Box 238 Jeffersonville, Kentucky 40337

H: 859-585-0886 A: 502-564-8100 x642

74 Montgomery, Powell, Wolfe

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Appropriations & Revenue, Labor & Industry, Local Government, Transportation

H: 270-343-2264 A: 502-564-0521 W: 270-343-5588

83 Clinton, Pulaski, Russell

Committees: Judiciary, Rules – Minority Floor Leader Rep. Dennis Horlander (D) 1806 Farnsley Rd, Suite 6 Shively, Kentucky 40216

H: 502-447-2498 A: 502-564-8100 x636 W: 502-447-9000

40 Jefferson

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Economic Development, Labor & Industry, Licensing & Occupations Rep. David Brent Housman (R) A: 502-564-8100 x634 2307 Jefferson Street H: 270-366-6611 Paducah, Kentucky 42001

3 McCracken

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Health & Welfare, Local Government Rep. Wade Hurt (R) 4507 Bellevue Avenue Louisville KY 40215

H: 502-424-1544 A: 502-564-8100 x629

37 Jefferson

Committees: Economic Development, Labor & Industry, Licensing & Occupations Rep. Joni L. Jenkins (D) 2010 O’Brien Court Shively, Kentucky 40216

H: 502-447-4324 A: 502-564-8100 x692

44 Jefferson

Committees: Health & Welfare, Judiciary, Labor & Industry, Licensing & Occupations, Rules Rep. Dennis Keene (D) 1040 Johns Hill Rd Wilder, Kentucky 41076

H: 859-441-5894 A: 502-564-8100 x626

67 Campbell

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Economic Development, Licensing & Occupations (chair) Rep. Thomas Robert Kerr (R) 5415 Old Taylor Mill Taylor Mill, Kentucky 41015

H: 859-356-1344 A: 502-564-8100 x694 W: 859-431-2222

64 Kenton

Committees: Economic Development, Judiciary, Labor & Industry, Tourism Development & Energy Rep. Kim King (R) 250 Bright Leaf Drive Harrodsburg KY 40330

H; 859-734-2173 A: 502-564-8100 x763

55 Anderson Mercer Spencer (part)

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Name, Home Address (Party) Rep. Martha Jane King (D) Lake Malone 633 Little Cliff Estates Lewisburg, Kentucky 42256

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16 Logan, Todd

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Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, State Government, Tourism Development & Energy, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety Rep. Adam Koenig (R) 3346 Canterbury Ct Erlanger, Kentucky 41018

H: 859-578-9258 A: 502-564-8100 x689

69 Boone, Campbell, Kenton

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Economic Development, Labor & Industry, Licensing & Occupations, Local Government Rep. Jimmie Lee (D) 901 Dogwood Dr Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701

H: 270-737-8889 W: 270-765-6222 A: 502-564-8100 x650

25 Hardin

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Rules, State Government, Transportation, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety Rep. J. Stan Lee (R) PO Box 2090 Lexington, Kentucky 40588

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45 Fayette

Name, Home Address (Party) Rep. Charles Miller (D) 3608 Gateview Circle Louisville, Kentucky 40272

Phone Numbers

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A: 502-564-8100 x631 H: 502-937-7788

District – Counties 28 Jefferson

Committees: Education, Labor & Industry, Licensing & Occupations, Transportation Rep. Terry Mills (D) 695 McElroy Pike Lebanon KY 40033

H: 270-692-2757 A: 502-564-8100 x684

24 Casey, Marion, Pulaski (part)

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Economic Development, Labor & Industry, Transportation, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety Rep. Brad Montell (R) 543 Main Street Shelbyville, Kentucky 40066

H: 502-633-7533 A: 502-564-8100 x609 W: 502-633-7017

58 Shelby, Spencer

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Banking & Insurance, State Government Rep. Tim Moore (R) 417 Bates Rd Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701

H: 270-769-5878 A: 502-564-8100 x702

26 Hardin

Committees: Judiciary, Local Government, Natural Resources & Environment

Committees: Health & Welfare, Natural Resources & Environment, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety

Rep. Mary Lou Marzian (D) 2007 Tyler Lane Louisville, Kentucky 40205

Rep. Lonnie Napier (R) 302 Danville Street Lancaster, Kentucky 40444

H: 502-451-5032 A: 502-564-8100 x643

34 Jefferson

Committees: Elections & Constitutional Amendments, Health & Welfare, Judiciary, Labor & Industry Rep. Donna Mayfield (D) 2059 Elkin Station Rd. Winchester KY 40391

H: 859-745-5941 A: 502-564-8100 x630

73 Clark Madison (part)

H: 859-792-4860 A: 502-564-8100 x649 W: 859-792-2535

36 Garrard, Madison

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, State Government, Transportation Rep. Rick G. Nelson (D) 117 Gumwood Road Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965

H: 606-248-8828 A: 502-564-8100 x612

87 Bell, Harlan

Committees: Economic Development, Education, Transportation

Committees: Education, Labor & Industry (chair), Transportation, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety

Rep. Thomas M. McKee (D) 1053 Cook Road Cynthiana, Kentucky 41031

Rep. Mike Nemes (R) 5318 Westhall Avenue Louisville KY 40214

H: 859-234-5879 A: 502-564-8100 x667

78 Campbell, Harrison, Pendleton, Robertson

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business (chair), Local Government, Tourism Development & Energy Rep. Reginald K. Meeks (D) P.O. Box 757 Louisville, Kentucky 40201

W: 502-741-7464 A: 502-564-8100 x653

42 Jefferson

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Education, Licensing & Occupations, Natural Resources & Environment Rep. Michael Meredith (R) P.O. Box 292 Brownsville KY 42210

W: 270-597-6049 A: 502-564-8100 x719

19 Edmonson Hart Larue

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Banking & Insurance, Local Government

H: 502-807-2423 A: 502-564-8100 x670

38 Jefferson

Committees: Judiciary, Labor & Industry, Licensing & Occupations Rep. Fred Nesler (D) P.O. Box 308 Mayfield, Kentucky 42066

H: 270-247-8557 W: 270-623-6184 A: 502-564-8100 x638

2 Graves, McCracken

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Appropriations & Revenue, Economic Development, Rules, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety Rep. David Osborne (R) P.O. Box 8 Prospect, Kentucky 40059

A: 502-564-8100 x679 H: 502-228-3201 W: 502-645-2186

59 Jefferson, Oldham

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Licensing & Occupations, Local Government, Rules, Tourism Development & Energy

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Name, Home Address (Party) Rep. Sannie L. Overly (D) 340 Main St. Paris, Kentucky 40361

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District – Counties

H: 859-987-9879 A: 502-564-8100 x752

72 Bath, Bourbon, Fayette, Nicholas

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Name, Home Address (Party) Rep. Tom Riner (R) 1143 E Broadway Louisville, Kentucky 40204

Phone Numbers

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H: 502-584-3639 A: 502-564-8100 x606

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District – Counties 41 Jefferson

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Appropriations & Revenue, Banking & Insurance, State Government

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Education, Judiciary, Labor & Industry, State Government, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety

Rep. Darryl T. Owens (D) 1018 S. 4th. St, Ste. 100 Louisville, Kentucky 40203

Rep. Carl P. Rollins II (D) PO Box 424 Midway, Kentucky 40347

H: 502-584-6341 A: 502-564-8100 x685

43 Jefferson

H: 859-846-4407 A: 502-564-8100 x736 W: 502-696-7474

56 Fayette, Franklin, Woodford

Committees: Elections & Constitutional Amendments (chair), Health & Welfare, Licensing & Occupations

Committees: Education (chair), Licensing & Occupations, State Government, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety

Rep. Ruth Ann Palumbo (D) 10 Deepwood Dr Lexington, Kentucky 40505

Rep. Steven Rudy (R) 3430 Blueridge Drive W Paducah, Kentucky 42086

H: 859-299-2597 A: 502-564-8100 x600

76 Fayette

H: 270-744-8137 A: 502-564-8100 x637

1 Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman, McCracken

Committees: Economic Development (chair), Education, Health & Welfare, Licensing & Occupations, Rules

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Judiciary, State Government, Transportation

Rep. Tanya G. Pullin (D) 1026 Johnson Lane South Shore, Kentucky 41175

Rep. Sal Santoro (R) 596 Walterlot Court Florence, Kentucky 41042

A: 502-564-8100 x678 W: 606-932-2505

98 Boyd, Greenup

H: 859-371-8840 A: 502-564-8100 x691

60 Boone

Committees: Labor & Industry, Rules, State Government, Transportation, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety (chair)

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Licensing & Occupations, State Government, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety

Rep. Ryan Quarles (R) P.O. Box 1001 Georgetown KY 40324

Rep. John Short (D) P.O. Box 1133 Hindman, KY 41822

A: 502-564-8100 x671

62 Scott, Fayette (part)

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Banking & Insurance, Education Rep. Marie L. Rader (R) P.O. Box 323 McKee, Kentucky 40447

H: 606-287-7303 A: 502-564-8100 x720 W: 606-287-3300

89 Jackson, Laurel, Owsley

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Education, Natural Resources & Environment, Transportation Rep. Rick W. Rand (D) P.O. Box 273 Bedford, Kentucky 40006

W: 502-255-3286 H: 502-255-3392 A: 502-564-8100 x619

47 Carroll, Henry, Oldham, Trimble

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue (chair) Rep. Jody Richards (D) 817 Culpeper St Bowling Green, Kentucky 42103

H: 270-842-6731 A: 502-564-8100 x699 W: 270-781-9946

20 Warren

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Banking & Insurance, Education, Local Government, Rules Rep. Steven Riggs (D) P.O. Box 24586 Louisville, Kentucky 40224

A: 502-564-8100 x674

31 Jefferson

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Local Government (chair), Rules, Transportation

W: 606-785-9018 A: 502-564-8100 x668

92 Knott Magoffin Wolfe

Committees: Economic Development, Natural Resources & Environment, Tourism Development & Energy, Transportation Rep. Arnold Simpson (D) 112 West 11th Street Covington, Kentucky 41011

A: 502-564-8100 x695 W: 859-261-6577 H: 859-581-6521

65 Kenton

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Banking & Insurance, Licensing & Occupations, Local Government, Rules, Transportation Rep. Kevin P. Sinnette (D) P.O. Box 1358 Ashland, Kentucky 41105-1358

A: 502-564-8100 x703 H: 606-324-5711

Boyd

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Local Government, Natural Resources & Environment, Rules Rep. Rita Smart (D) 419 W. Main Street Richmond, KY 40475

H: 859-623-7876 A: 502-564-8100 x607

81 Madison

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Education, Local Government, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety Rep. John Will Stacy (D) PO Box 135 West Liberty, Kentucky 41472

H: 606-743-1516 A: 502-564-8100 x693

71 Menifee, Morgan, Rowan, Wolfe

Committees: Elections & Constitutional Amendments, Rules, State Government

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Name, Home Address (Party) Rep. Emerson “Fitz” Steele (D) 176 Woodland Avenue Hazard, Kentucky 41701

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District – Counties

Name, Home Address (Party)

84 Harlan, Perry

Rep. Jim Wayne (D) 1280 Royal Ave Louisville, Kentucky 40204

Committees: Natural Resources & Environment, Tourism Development & Energy, Transportation Rep. Jim Stewart III (R) 545 KY 223 Flat Lick, Kentucky 40935

H: 606-542-5210 A: 502-564-8100 x690

86 Knox, Laurel

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Natural Resources & Environment, Transportation Rep. Wilson L. Stone (D) 1481 Jefferson School Rd. Scottsville, Kentucky 42164

A: 502-564-8100 x672 H: 270-622-5054

22 Allen, Simpson, Warren

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Banking & Insurance, Economic Development, Education Rep. Gregory D. Stumbo (D) 108 Kassidy Drive Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653

H: 606-886-9953 A: 502-564-3366

95 Floyd

H: 270-926-1740 A: 502-564-7756

Phone Numbers

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A: 502-564-8100 x616 W: 502-451-8262

District – Counties 35 Jefferson

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Local Government, State Government Rep. Alecia Webb-Edgington (R) H: 859-426-7322 1650 Chestnut Ct. A: 502-564-8100 x701 Ft. Wright, Kentucky 41011

63 Kenton

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Education, State Government, Transportation, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety Rep. Susan Westrom (D) P.O. Box 22778 Lexington, Kentucky 40522-2778

A: 502-564-8100 x740 W: 859-266-7581

79 Fayette

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Appropriations & Revenue, Health & Welfare, Licensing & Occupations Rep. Addia Wuchner (R) P.O. Box 911 Burlington, Kentucky 41005

W: 859-525-6698 A: 502-564-8100 x707

66 Boone

Committees: Education, Health & Welfare, Tourism Development & Energy, Transportation

Committees: Rules – Speaker of the House Rep. Tommy Thompson (D) P.O. Box 458 Owensboro, Kentucky 42302

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14 Daviess, Ohio

Rep. Brent Yonts (D) 232 Norman Cir Greenville, Kentucky 42345

H: 270-338-6790 A: 502-564-8100 x686 W: 270-338-0816

15 Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Economic Development, Rules, State Government – Majority Whip

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Labor & Industry, State Government

Rep. John Tilley (D) 126 Moreland Dr. Hopkinsville, KY 42240

Rep. Jill K. York (R) P.O. Box 591 Grayson, Kentucky 41143

H: 270-881-4717 A: 502-564-8100 x658

8 Christian, Trigg

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Judiciary (chair), State Government, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety Rep. Tommy Turner (R) 175 Clifty Grove Church R Somerset, Kentucky 42501

H: 606-274-5175 A: 502-564-8100 x716

A: 502-564-8100 x704 W: 270-824-9227

10 Hopkins

Committees: Education, Health & Welfare, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Safety Rep. David Watkins (D) 5600 Timberlane Drive Henderson, Kentucky 42420

H: 270-826-0952 A: 502-564-8100 x700

96 Carter, Lewis

Committees: Education, Natural Resources & Environment, Tourism Development & Energy

85 Laurel, Pulaski

Committees: Agriculture & Small Business, Appropriations & Revenue, Rules, State Government, Transportation Rep. Ben Waide (R) 100 YMCA Dr. Ste. 5 Madisonville KY 42431

W: 606-474-7263 A: 502-564-8100 x602

11 Henderson

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Education, Health & Welfare, Transportation

“I’m really proud of the lobby-related work KFTC youth have been doing. It’s been awesome to see young folks empowered by sharing the stories that exist on the citizen side of legislation with the folks who make those decisions at the state level. I think that lobbying is important not only as a tool to educate politicians, but also as one way to be heard.”

Megan Naseman Madison County

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House Committee Assignments

AGRICULTURE & SMALL BUSINESS

Tom McKee, chair Royce Adams John Arnold Johnny Bell John Carney Mike Cherry Will Coursey Jim DeCesare Mike Denham Myron Dossett C. B. Embry Jim Glenn Sara Beth Gregory Richard Henderson Kim King Martha King Michael Meredith Terry Mills Brad Montell Fred Nesler David Osborne Sannie Overly Ryan Quarles Tom Riner Steven Rudy Rita Smart Wilson Stone Tommy Turner Susan Westrom

APPROPRIATIONS & REVENUE

Rick Rand, chair Royce Adams John Arnold Dwight Butler John Carney Jesse Crenshaw Ron Crimm Mike Denham Bob DeWeese Kelly Flood Danny Ford Derrick Graham Keith Hall Richard Henderson Jimmie Lee Reginald Meeks Lonnie Napier Fred Nesler Sannie Overly Marie Rader Jody Richards Sal Santoro Arnold Simpson Jim Stewart Tommy Turner Jim Wayne Brent Yonts Susan Westrom Alecia Webb-Edgington

BANKING & INSURANCE

Jeff Greer, chair Johnny Bell Dwight Butler Will Coursey Ron Crimm Robert Damron Mike Denham Ted Edmonds Joseph Fischer Danny Ford Jim Gooch Sara Beth Gregory Mike Harmon Dennis Horlander Brent Housman Dennis Keene Adam Koenig Michael Meredith Brad Montell Sannie Overly Ryan Quarles Jody Richards Steve Riggs Arnold Simpson Kevin Sinnette Wilson Stone John Tilley David Watkins Tommy Thompson

COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES Rocky Adkins Jeff Hoover

Greg Stumbo, chair Larry Clark Robert Damron Tommy Thompson

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Ruth Ann Palumbo, chair Julie Adams Linda Belcher John Carney Will Coursey Jim DeCesare Mike Denham Bob DeWeese Myron Dossett Ted Edmonds Melvin Henley Dennis Horlander Wade Hurt Dennis Keene Thomas Kerr Kim King Adam Koenig Donna Mayfield Terry Mills Fred Nesler John Short Wilson Stone Tommy Thompson

EDUCATION

Carl Rollins, chair Linda Belcher John Carney Hubert Collins Leslie Combs Jim DeCesare Ted Edmonds C. B. Embry Bill Farmer Kelly Flood Jim Glenn Derrick Graham Donna Mayfield Reginald Meeks Charles Miller Rick Nelson Ruth Ann Palumbo Ryan Quarles Marie Rader Jody Richards Tom Riner Rita Smart Ben Waide Wilson Stone David Watkins Alecia Webb-Edgington Addia Wuchner Jill York

ELECTIONS, CONST. AMENDMENTS & INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

Darryl T. Owens, chair Kevin Bratcher Larry Clark Joseph Fischer Derrick Graham Mike Harmon Melvin Henley Mary Lou Marzian John Will Stacy

ENROLLMENT

Susan Westrom, chair Jeff Hoover John Will Stacy

Rocky Adkins

HEALTH & WELFARE

Tom Burch, chair Julie Adams John A. Arnold Jim Glenn Brent Housman Joni L. Jenkins Mary Lou Marzian Darryl Owens David Watkins Ruth Ann Palumbo Ben Waide

Bob DeWeese Kelly Flood Tim Moore Susan Westrom Addia Wuchner

JUDICIARY

John Tilley, chair Johnny Bell Jesse Crenshaw Kelly Flood Sara Beth Gregory Joni Jenkins Thomas Kerr Mary Lou Marzian Michael Nemes Tany Tom Riner Steven Rudy

Joseph Fischer Jeff Hoover Stan Lee Darryl Owens Brent Yonts

LABOR & INDUSTRY John A. Arnold Bill Farmer Wade Hurt Adam Koenig Terry Mills Tom Riner

Rick G. Nelson, chair Will Coursey C. B. Embry Richard Henderson Dennis Horlander Joni L. Jenkins Thomas Kerr Mary Lou Marzian Charles Miller Mike Nemes Tanya Pullin Jim Stewart Brent Yonts

LICENSING & OCCUPATIONS Tom Burch Dennis Horlander Adam Koenig Mike Nemes Ruth Ann Palumbo Arnold Simpson

Dennis Keene, chair Larry Clark David Floyd Wade Hurt Joni L. Jenkins Reginald Meeks Charles Miller David Osborne Darryl Owens Carl Rollins Sal Santoro Susan Westrom

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Steve Riggs, chair Julie Adams Ron Crimm Ted Edmonds Richard Henderson Adam Koenig Stan Lee Michael Meredith David Osborne Arnold Simpson Kevin Sinnette Jim Wayne

Mike Denham Brent Housman Tom McKee Jody Richards Rita Smart

NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT Hubert Collins Stan Lee Marie Rader Fitz Steele

Jim Gooch, chair Tim Couch Reginald Meeks John Short Jim Stewart

Keith Hall Tim Moore Kevin Sinnette Jill York

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RULES

Greg Stumbo, chair Rocky Adkins John A. Arnold Larry Clark Robert Damron Bob DeWeese David Floyd Danny Ford Jeff Hoover Joni L. Jenkins Jimmie Lee Fred Nesler David Osborne Ruth Ann Palumbo Tanya Pullin Jody Richards Steve Riggs Steven Rudy Arnold Simpson Kevin Stinnette John Will Stacy Tommy Thompson Tommy Turner

STATE GOVERNMENT

Mike Cherry, chair Linda Belcher Johnny Bell Kevin Bratcher Dwight Butler Leslie Combs Tim Couch Will Coursey Danny Ford Jim Glenn Derrick Graham Melvin Henley Martha Jane King Jimmie Lee Brad Montell Lonnie Napier Sannie Overly Tanya Pullin Tom Riner Carl Rollins Steven Rudy Sal Santoro John Will Stacy Tommy Thompson John Tilley Tommy Turner Jim Wayne Brent Yonts Alecia Webb-Edgington

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT & ENERGY Royce Adams Myron Dossett Jeff Greer Melvin Henley Martha Jane King John Short Jill York

Leslie Combs, chair Kevin Bratcher Larry Clark Ted Edmonds Jim Gooch Keith Hall Mike Harmon Thomas Kerr Kim King Tom McKee David Osborne Fitz Steele Addia Wuchner

TRANSPORTATION

Hubert Collins, chair John A. Arnold Linda Belcher Leslie Combs Tim Couch Will Coursey Jim DeCesare David Floyd Keith Hall Richard Henderson Melvin Henley Jimmie Lee Donna Mayfield Charles Miller Terry Mills Lonnie Napier Rick Nelson Tanya Pullin Marie Rader Steve Riggs Steven Rudy John Short Arnold Simpson Fitz Steele Jim Stewart Tommy Turner David Watkins Addia Wuchner Alecia Webb-Edgington ­

VETERANS, MILITARY AFFAIRS & PUBLIC SAFETY

Rocye Adams Tom Burch Larry Clark Ron Crimm Bill Farmer Jeff Greer Terry Mills Fred Nesler Sal Santoro Ben Waide

Tanya Pullin, chair Linda Belcher Johnny Bell Dwight Butler Mike Cherry Leslie Combs Tim Couch Robert Damron Myron Dossett David Floyd Jim Glenn Martha Jane King Jimmie Lee Tim Moore Rick Nelson Tom Riner Carl Rollins Rita Smart John Tilley Alecia Webb-Edgington

Legislative Message Line: 800-372-7181 To fax a legislator: 502-564-6543

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Kentucky Senate Members Below and on the following pages is information on the 38 members of the Kentucky Senate.

If you are not sure who your senator is, the list on page 21-22 may help.

Name, Home Address (Party) Sen. Walter Blevins, Jr. (D) 115 Hill N Dale Morehead, KY 40351

Phone Numbers

H-Home W-Work A-Annex

W: 606-743-1200 A: 502-564-8100 x793 H: 606-743-1212

District – Counties 27 Boyd, Elliott, Fleming, Lawrence, Rowan

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Education, State & Local Government Sen. Joe Bowen (R) 2031 Fieldcrest Drive Owensboro, KY 42301

H: 270-685-1859 A: 502-564-8100 x662

8 Daviess, McLean

Committees: Agriculture, Appropriations & Revenue, Health & Welfare, Natural Resources & Energy Sen. Tom Buford (R) 409 W Maple Street Nicholasville, KY 40356

H: 859-885-0606 A: 502-564-8100 x610

22 Boyle, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Banking & Insurance, Health & Welfare, Licensing Occupations & Administrative Regulations Sen. Jared Carpenter (R) 138 Legacy Drive Berea KY 40403

H: 859-623-7199 A: 502-564-8100 x730

34 Lincoln, Madison, Rockcastle

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Banking & Insurance, Economic Development Tourism & Labor, Education Sen. Julian M. Carroll (D) 702 Capitol Ave Annex Room 229 Frankfort, KY 40601

A: 502-564-8100 x651

7 Anderson, Fayette, Franklin, Woodford

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Economic Development Tourism & Labor, Licensing Occupations & Administrative Regulations Sen. Perry B. Clark (D) 5716 New Cut Rd Louisville, KY 40214

H: 502-366-1247 A: 502-564-8100 x715

37 Jefferson

Committees: Health & Welfare, Judiciary, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Protection Sen. Julie Denton (R) 1708 Golden Leaf Way Louisville, KY 40245

H: 502-489-9058 A: 502-564-8100 x646

36 Jefferson

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Economic Development Tourism & Labor, Health & Welfare (chair), Licensing Occupations & Administrative Regulations Sen. Carroll Gibson (R) P.O. Box 506 Leitchfield, KY 42755

H: 270-230-5866 A: 502-564-2450

5 Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Hart, Larue, Meade

Committees: Agriculture, Judiciary, Rules, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Protection – Majority Whip

Name, Home Address (Party) Sen. David Givens (R) P.O. Box 12 Greensburg, KY 42743

Phone Numbers

H-Home W-Work A-Annex

A: 502-564-8100 x624

District – Counties 9 Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Green, Metcalfe, Simpson

Committees: Agriculture, Education, Health & Welfare, Transportation Sen. Denise Harper Angel (D) 2521 Ransdell Ave Louisville, KY 40204

H: 502-452-9130 A: 502-564-8100 x633

35 Jefferson

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Economic Development Tourism & Labor, Education, Health & Welfare, Licensing Occupations & Administrative Regulations Sen. Ernie Harris (R) P.O. Box 1073 Crestwood, KY 40014

H: 502-241-8307 A: 502-564-8100 x605

26 Carroll, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Economic Development Tourism & Labor, Natural Resources & Energy, Transportation (chair) Sen. Jimmy Higdon (R) 344 North Spalding Lebanon, KY 40033

W: 270-692-6945 A: 502-564-8100 x623

14 Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, Washington

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Education, Licensing Occupations & Administrative Regulations, State & Local Government, Transportation Sen. Paul Hornback (R) 6102 Cropper Road Shelbyville KY 40065

H: 502-461-9005 A: 502-564-8100 x648

20 Bullitt, Shelby, Spencer

Committees: Agriculture, Appropriations & Revenue, Licensing Occupations & Administrative Regulations, Transportation

Important Senate Telephone Numbers Senate Leaders (elected by full membership of the Senate) President of the Senate (Sen. David Williams) 502-564-3120 President Pro Tem (Sen. Katie Kratz Stine) 502-564-3120 Party Leaders (elected by membership of the respective parties) Majority Floor Leader (Sen. Robert Stivers) 502-564-2450 Minority Floor Leader (Sen. R.J. Palmer) 502-564-2470 Majority Caucus Chair (Sen. Dan Seum) 502-564-2450 Minority Caucus Chair (Sen. Johnny Ray Turner) 502-564-6136 Majority Whip (Sen. Carroll Gibson) 502-564-2450 Minority Whip (Sen. Jerry Rhoads) 502-564-2470 Senate Members’ Offices 502-564-8100 Senate Clerk 502-564-5320 Message Line for all House Members (toll-free) 800-372-7181 TTY MESSAGE LINE 800-896-0305 LEGISLATOR FAX LINE 502-564-6543

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List of Senate members (continued) Name, Home Address (Party)

Sen. Tom Jensen (R) 303 South Main St London, KY 40741

Phone Numbers

H-Home W-Work A-Annex

H: 606-878-8845 A: 502-564-8100 x604

District – Counties 21 Estill, Jackson, Laurel, Menifee, Powell

Name, Home Address (Party) Sen. Joey Pendleton (D) 905 Hurst Dr Hopkinsville, KY 42240

Phone Numbers

H-Home W-Work A-Annex

H: 270-885-1639 A: 502-564-8100 x622

District – Counties 3 Christian, Logan, Todd

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Judiciary (chair), Natural Resources & Energy, State & Local Government

Committees: Agriculture, Appropriations & Revenue, Health & Welfare, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Protection

Sen. Ray S. Jones II (D) P.O. Drawer 3850 Pikeville, KY 41502

Sen. Jerry P. Rhoads (D) 9 East Center Street Madisonville, KY 42431

A: 502-564-8100 x681 W: 606-432-5777

31 Johnson, Martin, Pike

H: 270-825-2949 A: 502-564-2470

6 Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Ohio

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Judiciary, Natural Resources & Energy, Transportation

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Economic Development Tourism & Labor, Judiciary, Rules – Minority Whip

Sen. Alice Forgy Kerr (R) 3274 Gondola Drive Lexington, KY 40513

Sen. J. Dorsey Ridley (D) 4030 Hidden Creek Drive Henderson, KY 42420

H: 859-223-3274 A: 502-564-8100 x625

12 Fayette

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Economic Development Tourism & Labor, Education, Health & Welfare, State & Local Government Sen. Robert J. “Bob” Leeper (I) 229 South Friendship Road Paducah, KY 42003

H: 270-554-2771 A: 502-564-8100 x712 W: 270-554-9637

2 Ballard, Marshall, McCracken

H: 270-826-5402 W: 270-869-0505 A: 502-564-8100 x655

4 Caldwell, Crittenden, Henderson, Livingston, Union, Webster

Committees: Agriculture, Banking & Insurance, Natural Resources & Energy Sen. John Schickel (R) 2147 Natches Trace Union, KY 41091

A: 502-564-8100 x617

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Boone, Gallatin, Kenton

Committees: Agriculture, Appropriations & Revenue, Natural Resources & Energy, Transportation

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Judiciary, Licensing Occupations & Administrative Regulations (chair), State & Local Government, Transportation

Sen. Vernie McGaha (R) 4787 W Hwy 76 Russell Springs, KY 42642

Sen. Dan Seum (R) 1107 Holly Avenue Fairdale, KY 40118

H: 270-866-3068 A: 502-564-8100 x656

15 Adair, Casey, Pulaski, Russell

Committees: Agriculture, Appropriations & Revenue, Education, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Protection Sen. Gerald A. Neal (D) Suite 2150 Meidinger Twr 462 South 4th Street Louisville, KY 40202

H: 502-776-1222 W: 502-584-8500 A: 502-564-8100 x718

33 Jefferson

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Education, State & Local Government Sen. R.J. Palmer II (D) 1391 McClure Road Winchester, KY 40391

H: 859-737-2945 A: 502-564-2470

28 Bath, Bourbon, Clark, Harrison, Montgomery, Nicholas

H: 502-749-2859 A: 502-564-2450

38 Jefferson

Committees: Banking & Insurance, Judiciary, Licensing Occupations & Administrative Regulations, Rules, State & Local Government, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Protection – Majority Caucus Chair Sen. Tim Shaughnessy (D) 9712 Southern Breeze Ln. Louisville KY 40299

W: 502-584-1920 A: 502-564-8100 x621

19 Jefferson

Committees: Economic Development Tourism & Labor, Transportation, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Protection Sen. Bandon D. Smith (R) 350 KY Blvd Hazard, KY 41701

H: 606-436-4526 A: 502-564-8100 x661

30 Bell, Harlan, Leslie, Perry

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Education, Rules, State & Local Government – Minority Floor Leader

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Banking & Insurance, Judiciary, Natural Resources & Energy (chair), Transportation

Sen. Dennis Parrett (D) 731 Thomas Road Elizabethtown KY 42701

Sen. Kathy W. Stein (D) 364 Transylvania Pk Lexington, KY 40508

H: 270-765-4565 A: 502-564-8100 x645

10 Hardin, Jefferson (part)

Committees: Agriculture, Banking & Insurance, Health & Welfare, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Protection

H: 859-252-1500 A: 502-564-8100 x608 W: 859-225-4269

13 Fayette

Committees: Economic Development Tourism & Labor, Licensing Occupations & Administrative Regulations, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Protection

A note about email: all senators have state-provided e-mail accounts. They are styled as follows: firstname.lastname@lrc.ky.gov. Not all senators respond to email.

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List of Senate members (continued)

Name, Home Address (Party) Sen. Katie Stine (R) 21 Fairway Drive Southgate, KY 41071

Phone Numbers

H-Home W-Work A-Annex

H: 859-781-5311 A: 502-564-3120

District – Counties 24 Campbell, Pendleton

Committees: Economic Development Tourism & Labor, Health & Welfare, Judiciary, Natural Resources & Energy, Rules, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Protection – President Pro Tem Sen. Robert Stivers(R) 207 Main St Manchester, KY 40962

H: 606-598-8575 A: 502-564-2450 W: 606-598-2322

25 Clay, Knox, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan, Owsley, Wolfe

Committees: Judiciary, Natural Resources & Energy, Rules, State & Local Government Sen. Damon Thayer (R) 102 Grayson Way Georgetown, KY 40324

H: 859-621-6956 A: 502-564-8100 x644

17 Grant, Kenton, Owen, Scott

Committees: Agriculture, Licensing Occupations & Administrative Regulations, State & Local Government (chair), Transportation Sen. Johnny Ray Turner (D) 849 Crestwood Dr. Prestonsburg, KY 41653

H: 606-889-6568 A: 502-564-6136

29 Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Letcher

Committees: Education, Natural Resources & Energy Rules, State & Local Government, Transportation – Minority Caucus Chair

“I have talked to several long-time members who say they were terrified of lobbying and speaking before committees in the legislature. But once they found their voice, they were empowered. I think this sense of empowerment is what KFTC gives to its members. When you know that you have a strong group backing you up, you no longer feel like an isolated voice that no one hears. You have power!”

Toby Wilcher Madison County

Name, Home Address (Party) Sen. Robin L.Webb (D) 404 W. Main Street Grayson, KY 41143

Phone Numbers

H-Home W-Work A-Annex

H: 606-474-5380 A: 502-564-8100 x676

District – Counties 18 Bracken, Carter, Greenup, Lewis, Mason, Robertson

Committees: Agriculture, Judiciary, Licensing Occupations & Administrative Regulations, Natural Resources & Energy Sen. Jack Westwood (R) 209 Graves Avenue Erlanger, KY 41018

H: 859-344-6154 A: 502-564-8100 x615

23 Kenton

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Economic Development Tourism & Labor, Education, Health & Welfare, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Protection Sen. David L. Williams (R) P.O. Box 666 Burkesville, KY 42717

H: 270-433-7777 A: 502-564-3120 W: 270-864-5636

16 Clinton, Wayne, Cumberland, McCreary, Monroe, Whitley

Committees: Rules (chair) — President of the Senate Sen. Mike Wilson (R) 635 Crossings Court Bowling Green, KY 42104

H: 270-781-7326 A: 502-564-8100 x717

32 Warren, Butler

Committees: Appropriations & Revenue, Education, Transportation, Veterans Military Affairs & Public Protection Sen. Ken Winters (R) 1500 Glendale Rd Murray, KY 42075

H: 270-759-5751 A: 502-564-8100 x870

1 Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Lyon, Trigg

Committees: Agriculture, Economic Development Tourism & Labor, Education (chair), Veterans Military Affairs & Public Protection

Stay in touch with the General Assembly Citizens who wish to stay in touch with their legislators and keep track of legislative activities have toll-free telephone numbers for their use. These are a Legislator Message Line to leave messages for legislators (also available in TTY and Spanish), a Bill Status Line to check the status of any bill and a Calendar Line to receive a taped calendar of committee meetings for that day. A number is also available for sending faxes to legislators.

Those toll-free (except the fax) numbers are:

MESSAGE LINE............................... 1-800-372-7181 BILL STATUS LINE......................... 1-866-840-2835 CALENDAR LINE.......................... 1-800-633-9650 TTY MESSAGE LINE..................... 1-800-896-0305 EN ESPANOL.................................. 1-866-840-6574 LEGISLATOR FAX LINE............... 1-502-564-6543

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Senate Committee Meetings Senate committees have regularly scheduled meetings, as listed below.

However, committee meetings do get cancelled, and committees often meet in addition to their regular meetings. Check with the Calendar Line (800-6339650), call the Legislative Research Commission or check www.lrc.ky.gov/legislative_calendar/index.aspx to confirm meeting days and times (knowing that any of these may have last-minute changes). Meeting rooms are in the Capitol Annex.

Committee

Day

Time Rm.

Appropriations and Revenue

Tues.

9 a.m.

plus Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays upon adjournment Licensing, Occupations & Admin. Regs.

Tues.

10 a.m.

Economic Dev., Tourism & Labor

Tues.

11:30 a.m.

Banking and Insurance

Tues. noon Transportation

Wed. 9 a.m.

Health and Welfare

Wed. 10 a.m.

Natural Resources & Energy

Wed. 11 a.m.

State and Local Government

Wed. noon Veterans, Military Affairs, Public Protection Thurs. 9 a.m.

Judiciary

Thurs. 10 a.m.

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Thurs. 10 a.m.

Education

Thurs. 11:30 a.m.

149 149 169 131 129 154 131 154 154 169 154 129 171

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House Committee Meetings

House committees have regularly scheduled meetings, as listed below.

However, committee meetings do get cancelled, and committees often meet in addition to their regular meetings. Check with the Calendar Line (800-6339650) or www.lrc.ky.gov/legislative_calendar/index.aspx to confirm meeting days and times (knowing that any of these may have last-minute changes).

Meeting rooms are in the Capitol Annex.

Committee

Day

Time

Elections and Constitutional Amendments Education

Appropriations and Revenue

Transportation

Agriculture and Small Business

Licensing and Occupations

Banking and Insurance

Judiciary

Local Government

Seniors, Military Affairs, Public Safety Economic Development

Natural Resources and Environment

Labor and Industry

Tourism Development and Energy

State Government

Health and Welfare

Tues.

Tues.

Tues.

Tues.

Wed. Wed. Wed. Wed. Wed. Wed. Thurs.

Thurs.

Thurs.

Thurs.

Thurs.

Thurs.

8 a.m.

8 a.m.

10 a.m. noon 8 a.m.

8 a.m.

10 a.m. noon noon noon 8 a.m.

8 a.m.

10 a.m.

10 a.m. noon noon

Get Involved, Stay Informed ...

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171 129 154 149 129 169 149 171 131 169 171 129 149 131 154 169

If you would like to get on KFTC’s email legislative action alert list, contact info@kftc.org

You can be involved by:

Finding and Tracking Legislation

• keeping informed — watching the news and reading newspapers, or visiting the LRC’s web site

1. TO FIND OUT WHAT BILLS HAVE BEEN FILED: The Legislative Research Commission (LRC) maintains an online and a written Legislative Record of all bills and resolutions that have been filed and all action taken. The internet is the quickest way to access this information. Go to: www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12rs/record.htm to find House or Senate bills and resolutions by number or sponsor. There also is an index to help locate bills by topic.

Once you find the bill you are looking for, the Record will list all sponsors (the first name listed is the primary sponsor; any cosponsors are listed alphabetically) and a bill summary. If you click on the bill number (e.g. HB 385) you will download a copy of that bill in Microsoft Word format. This summary page also lists all official action taken on that bill. This information is updated each night after a legislative day.

A printed copy of the Legislative Record is published each legislative day. A single copy is $2.75 (plus postage if mailed), and lists the same information on the online record. A mail subscription to the daily Record is $165 (plus postage, if mailed); for a Friday-only Record the cost is $38.50 (plus postage). Many public libraries may get a copy of the printed Legislative Record, and also have computers for public use.

The LRC can mail you a copy of any bill, committee substitute or amendment. The cost is $.05 per page. You must know the bill number to request a copy of it. There is a minimum charge of $1 to have a bill mailed to you.

• lobbying with KFTC and attending legislative hearings • calling, writing and visiting your representative and senator at home or in Frankfort • becoming a member of KFTC and keeping informed through KFTC’s newspaper, web site, and phone tree

Useful telephone numbers

Legislative Message Line 800-372-7181 TTY Message Line 800-896-0305 En Espanol 866-840-6574 Bill Status Line 866-840-2835 Calendar Line 800-633-9650 Leg. Research Comm.

502-564-8100 Public Bill Room Ext. 527, 502-564-8100 House of Rep. Ext. 746, 502-564-8100 Senate Ext. 743, 502-564-8100 Governor’s Office 502-564-2611 Attorney General 502-696-5300

2. TO KEEP UP WITH BILLS OF INTEREST: In addition to the resources above, there are others ways to keep up with the status a bill. You can call the toll-free Bill Status Line at 866-840-2835 to find out anything that has happened to a particular bill up through the previous day. It is helpful to know the number of the bill you are calling about. You may also follow the day-to-day activities of the legislature through nightly broadcasts on the Kentucky Educational Television.

A new LRC service is its online Bill Watch. Registered users can create profiles based on bill subject or topic (such as keywords, sponsors, committees, subject or bill number). You will receive email notification to a regular email or mobile email account when new bills are offered or changed based on the criteria you set up. Go to: www. lrc.ky.gov/legislation.htm to register.

Much of this information, as well as additional information, for bills that KFTC is working on in the 2012 General Assembly can also be found on KFTC’s web site: www.kftc.org/generalassembly.

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Kentucky Senate Committee Membership

All of the legislature’s “standing committees” have a regular weekly meeting. Certain committees may meet more often as their workload demands. All committee meetings except for the Rules Committee, are open to the public. For a schedule of when the committees meet, see page 18.

AGRICULTURE Joe Bowen Bob Leeper Joey Pendleton Robin Webb

David Givens, chair Carroll Gibson Paul Hornback Vernie McGaha Dennis Parrett Dorsey Ridley Damon Thayer Ken Winters

EDUCATION

Ken Winters, chair Walter Blevins Jared Carpenter David Givens Denise Harper Angel Jimmy Higdon Alice Forgy Kerr Vernie McGaha Gerald Neal R.J. Palmer Johnny Ray Turner Jack Westwood Mike Wilson

ENROLLMENT

APPROPRIATIONS & REVENUE Walter Blevins Jared Carpenter Jimmy Higdon Alice Forgy Kerr R.J. Palmer Jack Westwood

Bob Leeper, chair Joe Bowen Tom Buford Denise Harper Angel Ernie Harris Paul Hornback Ray Jones Vernie McGaha Gerald Neil Joey Pendleton Brandon Smith Mike Wilson

BANKING & INSURANCE Jared Carpenter Tom Jensen Dorsey Ridley Brandon Smith

Tom Buford, chair Julian Carroll Julie Denton Dennis Parrett Jerry Rhoads John Schickel Dan Seum

COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

David L. Williams, chair Carroll Gibson R.J. Palmer Jerry Rhoads Dan Seum Katie Kratz Stine Robert Stivers Johnny Ray Turner

ECONOMIC DEV., TOURISM & LABOR

Alice Forgy Kerr, chair Jared Carpenter Julian Carroll Julie Denton Ernie Harris Jerry Rhoads Tim Shaughnesy Kathy Stein Katie Kratz Stine Jack Westwood

Ken Winters

Denise Harper Angel

Jack Westwood, chair Katie Kratz Stine

Julian Carroll

HEALTH & WELFARE

Julie Denton, chair Joe Bowen Tom Buford Perry Clark David Givens Alice Forgy Kerr Dennis Parrett Joey Pendleton Katie Kratz Stine Jack Westwood Denise Harper Angel

JUDICIARY

Perry Clark Jerry Rhoads Brandon Smith Robin Webb

Tom Jensen, chair Carroll Gibson Ray Jones John Schickel Dan Seum Katie Kratz Stine Robert Stivers

LICENSING, OCCUPATIONS & ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS

John Schickel, chair Tom Buford Julian Carroll Julie Denton Denise Harper Angel Jimmy Higdon Paul Hornback Dan Seum Kathy Stein Damon Thayer Robin Webb

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NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY

Brandon Smith, chair Joe Bowen Ernie Harris Tom Jensen Ray Jones Bob Leeper Dorsey Ridley Katie Kratz Stine Robert Stivers Robin Webb Johnny Ray Turner

RULES

David L. Williams, chair Carroll Gibson R. J. Palmer Jerry Rhoads Dan Seum Katie Kratz Stine Robert Stivers Johnny Ray Turner

STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Damon Thayer, chair Walter Blevins Jimmy Higdon Tom Jensen Alice Forgy Kerr Gerald Neal John Schickel R.J. Palmer Dan Seum Robert Stivers Johnny Ray Turner

TRANSPORTATION David Givens Ray Jones Tim Shaughnessy Johnny Ray Turner

Ernie Harris, chair Jimmy Higdon Paul Hornback Bob Leeper John Schickel Brandon Smith Damon Thayer Mike Wilson

VETERANS, MILITARY AFFAIRS, & PUBLIC PROTECTION

Jack Westwood, chair Perry Clark Carroll Gibson Vernie McGaha Dennis Parrett Joey Pendleton Dan Seum Tim Shaughnessy Kathy Stein Katie Kratz Stine Mike Wilson Ken Winters

KFTC members share suggestions for effective citizen lobbying KFTC members have learned valuable lessons over the years on how to be effective citizen lobbyists.

We asked them to share some ideas for meeting with legislators. Here are their top suggestions.

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Clearly identify yourself. Tell them who you are, if you are representing a group, and why you or your group cares about the issue.

Tell the truth. If you don’t know the answer to something, be honest about it. Tell the legislator you will find out and get back to them. And do it!

Be Polite. Be friendly, but firm. Respect a legislator’s right to disagree. A positive, friendly approach works best!

Come prepared. Know your facts — figures do matter! You should be able to tell where your figures came from. It is very important to have well-designed and written materials to supplement what you are saying. With the materials in their possession, it will remind them of your issue even when you are not there. These materials are also helpful for those who want to lobby but who don’t feel completely comfortable talking about the issues.

Whenever possible, personalize your message. Tell your experience or someone else’s personal experience around the issue. We all know how powerful our stories are!

People are more likely to remember a personal story than a statistic.

Be clear and concise. Legislators are often busy. Don’t take any more of their time than necessary. Be brief but to the point. Make an appointment ahead of time, if possible. Thank them for taking the time to meet with you.

Be thick skinned. Legislators can often come across as dismissive and impolite. Expect to feel frustrated. Don’t let a negative experience discourage you or hold you back.

Keep your cool and be polite and persistent. The experiences with friendly, encouraging and grateful legislators will outweigh the negative encounters.

Follow up. Let others know the legislator’s position and confirm any favorable position with a thank you letter. And remember, if the legislator has asked for more information, get it to them.

You are educating the legislators. You will often know more about the issue than the legislator does. They deal with hundreds of bills each session and often will not know the personal sides of an issue. You can be their best source of information. Here again, the printed materials are invaluable.

Remember that you are making a difference. Grassroots citizens are important in Frankfort! Even if you don’t get the answers or actions you are looking for, you are helping to hold legislators accountable and building the base for long-term change.

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Legislators by county

COUNTY

ADAIR

ALLEN

ANDERSON

BALLARD

BARREN

BATH

BELL

BOONE

BOURBON

BOYD

BOYLE

BRACKEN

BREATHITT

BRECK.

BULLITT

BUTLER

CALDWELL

CALLOWAY

CAMPBELL

CARLISLE

CARROLL

CARTER

CASEY

CHRISTIAN

CLARK

Representative/Senator

Rep. John “Bam” Carney Sen. Vernie McGaha Rep.Wilson Stone Sen. David Givens Rep. Kim King Sen. Julian Carroll Rep. Steven Rudy Sen. Robert Leeper Rep. Johnny Bell Sen. David Givens Rep. Sannie Overly Sen. R. J. Palmer II Rep. Rick Nelson Sen. Brandon Smith Rep. Adam Koenig Rep. Sal Santoro Rep. Addia Wuchner Sen. John Schickel Rep. Sannie Overly Sen. R. J. Palmer II Rep. Rocky Adkins Rep. Tanya Pullin Rep. Kevin Sinnette Sen. Walter Blevins Rep. Mike Harmon Sen. Tom Buford Rep. “Mike” Denham Sen. Robin L. Webb Rep. Teddy Edmonds Sen. Johnny Ray Turner Rep. Dwight Butler Sen. Carroll Gibson Rep. Linda Belcher Rep. Dwight Butler Rep. David Floyd Rep. Jeff Greer Sen. Paul Hornback Rep. C.B. Embry Sen. Mike Wilson Rep. Mike Cherry Sen. Dorsey Ridley Rep. Melvin Henley Sen. Ken Winters Rep. Joe Fischer Rep. Dennis Keene Rep. Adam Koenig Rep. Thomas M. McKee Sen. Katie Kratz Stine Rep. Steven Rudy Sen. Ken Winters Rep. Rick Rand Sen. Ernie Harris Rep. Jill York Sen. Robin L. Webb Terry Mills Sen. Vernie McGaha Rep. Myron Dossett Rep. John Tilley Rep. Brent Yonts Sen. Joey Pendleton Rep. Donna Mayfield Sen. R. J. Palmer II

District 51 15 22 9 55 7 1 2 23 9 72 28 87 30 69 60 66 11 72 28 99 98 100 27 54 22 70 18 91 29 18 5 49 18 50 27 20 17 32 4 4 5 1 68 67 69 78 24 1 1 47 26 96 18 24 15 9 8 15 3 73 28

Use this list to identify the legislator and district for each county. In counties with more than one representative or senator, call the county clerk to learn exact district boundaries.

COUNTY Representative/Senator CLAY

CLINTON

CRITTENDEN

CUMBERLAND

DAVIESS

EDMONSON

ELLIOTT

ESTILL

FAYETTE

FLEMING

FLOYD

FRANKLIN

FULTON

GALLATIN

GARRARD

GRANT

GRAVES

GRAYSON

GREEN

GREENUP

HANCOCK

HARDIN

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District

Rep. Tim Couch Sen. Robert Stivers Rep. Jeff Hoover Sen. David Williams Rep. Mike Cherry Sen. Dorsey Ridley Vacant Sen. David Williams Rep. John Arnold, Jr. Rep. Dwight Butler Rep. Jim Glenn Rep. Jim Gooch, Jr. Rep.Tommy Thompson Sen. Joe Bowen Rep. Michael Meredith Sen. David Givens Rep. Rocky Adkins Sen. Walter Blevins Rep. Teddy Edmonds Sen. Tom Jensen Rep. Sannie Overly Rep. Jesse Crenshaw Rep. Bob Damron Rep. Bill Farmer Rep. Kelly Flood Rep. Ryan Quarles Rep. Stan Lee Rep. Ruth Ann Palumbo Rep. Carl Rollins Rep. Susan Westrom Sen. Tom Buford Sen. Julian Carroll Sen. Alice Forgy Kerr Sen. Kathy Stein Rep. “Mike” Denham Sen. Walter Blevins Rep. Hubert Collins Rep. Greg Stumbo Sen. Johnny Ray Turner Rep. Derrick Graham Rep. Carl Rollins Sen. Julian Carroll Rep. Steven Rudy Sen. Ken Winters Rep. Royce Adams Sen. John Schickel Rep. Lonnie Napier Sen. Tom Buford Rep. Royce Adams Sen. Damon Thayer Rep. Fred Nesler Sen. Ken Winters Rep. C.B. Embry Sen. Carroll Gibson Vacant Sen. David Givens Rep. Tanya Pullin Sen. Robin L. Webb Rep. Dwight Butler Sen. Carroll Gibson Rep. Dwight Butler Rep. C.B. Embry Rep. Jeff Greer

90 25 83 16 4 4 53 16 7 18 13 12 14 8 19 9 99 27 91 21 72 77 39 88 75 62 45 76 56 79 22 7 12 13 70 27 97 95 29 57 56 7 1 1 61 11 36 22 61 17 2 1 17 5 53 9 98 18 18 5 18 17 27

COUNTY Representative/Senator

HARLAN

HARRISON

HART

HENDERSON

HENRY

HICKMAN

HOPKINS

JACKSON

JEFFERSON

JESSAMINE

JOHNSON

KENTON

District

Rep. Jimmie Lee Rep. Tim Moore Sen. Dennis Parrett Rep. Leslie Combs Rep. Tim Couch Rep. Rick Nelson Rep. Fitz Steele Sen. Brandon Smith Rep. Thomas M. McKee Sen. R. J. Palmer II Rep. Michael Meredith Sen. Carroll Gibson Rep. John Arnold, Jr. Rep. David Watkins Sen. Dorsey Ridley Rep. Rick Rand Sen. Ernie Harris Rep. Steven Rudy Sen. Ken Winters Rep. Ben Waide Rep. Jim Gooch, Jr. Rep. Brent Yonts Sen. Jerry Rhoads Rep. Marie L. Rader Sen. Tom Jensen Rep. Charles Miller Rep. Kevin D. Bratcher Rep. Thomas Burch Rep. Steve Riggs Rep. Julie Raque Adams Rep. Ron Crimm Rep. Mary Lou Marzian Rep. Jim Wayne Rep. Wade Hurt Rep. Mike Nemes Rep. Dennis Horlander Rep. Tom Riner Rep. Reginald Meeks Rep. Darryl Owens Rep. Joni Jenkins Rep. Larry Clark Rep. Bob Deweese Rep. David Osborne Sen. Dennis Parrett Sen. Tim Shaughnessy Sen. Ernie Harris Sen. Gerald Neal Sen. Denise Harper Angel Sen. Julie Denton Sen. Perry Clark Sen. Dan Seum Rep. Robert Damron Sen. Tom Buford Rep. Hubert Collins Sen. Ray Jones Rep. Alecia Webb-Edgington Rep. Thomas Kerr Rep. Adam Koenig Rep. Arnold Simpson Sen. John Schickel Sen. Damon Thayer Sen. Jack Westwood

25 26 10 94 90 87 84 30 78 28 19 5 7 11 4 47 26 1 1 10 12 15 6 89 21 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 40 41 42 43 44 46 48 59 10 19 26 33 35 36 37 38 39 22 97 31 63 64 69 65 11 17 23

January 10, 2012 COUNTY Representative/Senator KNOTT

KNOX

LARUE

LAUREL

LAWRENCE

LEE

LESLIE

LETCHER

LEWIS

LINCOLN

LIVING.

LOGAN

LYON

MADISON

MAGOFFIN

MARION

MARSHALL

MARTIN

MASON

McCRACKEN

McCREARY

McLEAN

MEADE

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Rep. John Short Sen. Johnny Ray Turner Rep. Jim Stewart Sen. Robert Stivers Rep. Michael Meredith Sen. Carroll Gibson Rep. Marie L. Rader Rep. Regina Bunch Rep. Jim Stewart Rep. Tommy Turner Sen. Tom Jensen Rep. Rocky Adkins Sen. Walter Blevins Rep. Teddy Edmonds Sen. Robert Stivers Rep. Tim Couch Sen. Brandon Smith Rep. Leslie Combs Rep. John Short Sen. Johnny Ray Turner Rep. Jill York Sen. Robin L. Webb Rep. Danny Ford Sen. Jared Carpenter Rep. Mike Cherry Sen. Dorsey Ridley Rep. Martha Jane King Sen. Joey Pendleton Rep. Will Coursey Sen. Ken Winters Rep. Rita Smart Rep. Lonnie Napier Rep. Donna Mayfield Sen. Jared Carpenter Rep. John Short Sen. Robert Stivers Terry Mills Sen. Jimmy Higdon Rep. Will Coursey Sen. Robert Leeper Rep. Hubert Collins Sen. Ray Jones Rep. “Mike” Denham Sen. Robin L. Webb Rep. Mike Cherry Rep. Will Coursey Rep. Brent Housman Rep. Fred Nesler Rep. Steven Rudy Sen. Robert Leeper Rep. Sara Beth Gregory Sen. David Williams Rep. Jim Gooch, Jr. Sen. Joe Bowen Rep. Jeff Greer Sen. Carroll Gibson

District 92 29 86 25 19 5 89 82 86 85 21 99 27 91 25 90 30 94 92 29 96 18 80 34 4 4 16 3 6 1 81 36 73 34 92 25 24 14 6 2 97 31 70 18 4 6 3 2 1 2 52 16 12 8 27 5

COUNTY Representative/Senator MENIFEE

MERCER

METCALFE

MONROE

MONTGOMERY

MORGAN

MUHLENBERG

NELSON

NICHOLAS

OHIO

OLDHAM

OWEN

OWSLEY

PENDLETON

PERRY

PIKE

POWELL

PULASKI

ROBERTSON

District

Rep. John Will Stacy Sen. Tom Jensen Rep. Kim King Sen. Jimmy Higdon Vacant Sen. David Givens Vacant Sen. David Williams Rep. Richard Henderson Sen. R. J. Palmer II Rep. John Will Stacy Sen. Robert Stivers Rep. Brent Yonts Sen. Jerry Rhoads Rep. David Floyd Sen. Jimmy Higdon Rep. Sannie Overly Sen. R. J. Palmer II Rep. Tommy Thompson Sen. Jerry Rhoads Rep. David Osborne Rep. Rick Rand Sen. Ernie Harris Rep. Royce Adams Sen. Damon Thayer Rep. Marie L. Rader Sen. Robert Stivers Rep. Thomas M. McKee Sen. Katie Kratz Stine Rep. Fitz Steele Sen. Brandon Smith Rep. Hubert Collins Rep. Leslie Combs Rep. W. Keith Hall Sen. Ray Jones Rep. Richard Henderson Sen. Tom Jensen Rep. Danny Ford Terry Mills Rep. Jeff Hoover Rep. Tommy Turner Rep. Sara Beth Gregory Sen. Vernie McGaha Rep. Thomas M. McKee Sen. Robin L. Webb

71 21 55 14 53 9 53 16 74 28 71 25 15 6 50 14 72 28 14 6 59 47 26 61 17 89 25 78 24 84 30 97 94 93 31 74 21 80 24 83 85 52 15 78 18

COUNTY Representative/Senator ROCKCASTLE

ROWAN

RUSSELL

SCOTT

SHELBY

SIMPSON

SPENCER

TAYLOR

TODD

TRIGG

TRIMBLE

UNION

WARREN

WASH.

WAYNE

WEBSTER

WHITLEY

WOLFE

WOODFORD

District

Rep. Danny Ford Sen. Jared Carpenter Rep. Rocky Adkins Rep. John Will Stacy Sen. Walter Blevins Rep. Jeff Hoover Sen. Vernie McGaha Rep. Ryan Quarles Sen. Damon Thayer Rep. Brad Montell Sen. Paul Hornback Rep.Wilson Stone Sen. David Givens Rep. David Floyd Rep. Brad Montell Rep. Kim King Sen. Paul Hornback Rep. John “Bam” Carney Sen. Jimmy Higdon Rep. Martha Jane King Sen. Joey Pendleton Rep. Melvin Henley Rep. John Tilley Sen. Ken Winters Rep. Rick Rand Sen. Ernie Harris Rep. John Arnold, Jr. Sen. Dorsey Ridley Rep. Johnny Bell Rep. Jim DeCesare Rep. Jody Richards Rep.Wilson Stone Sen. Mike Wilson Rep. Mike Harmon Sen. Jimmy Higdon Rep. Sara Beth Gregory Sen. David Williams Rep. Jim Gooch, Jr. Sen. Dorsey Ridley Rep. Regina Bunch Sen. David Williams Rep. Richard Henderson Rep. John Will Stacy Sen. Robert Stivers Rep. Carl Rollins Sen. Julian Carroll

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Finding or calling a legislator at the Capitol

Kentucky senators have offices on the second floor, representatives on the third and fourth floors, of the Capitol Annex, located directly behind the Capitol building. Each legislator has his or her own office. Several legislators are served by each reception area and receptionist. The Senate and House leaders also have offices in the Capitol, third floor. If you wish to call and talk to a legislator directly (instead of leaving a message on the toll-free line), call 502-564-8100 and ask for the extension listed below. Where a four-digit extension is listed, call 502-564- then the four digits.

Representative

Ext.

Office

Representative

Ext.

Office

Representative

Overly, Sannie Owens, Darryl T. Palumbo, Ruth Ann Pullin, Tanya Quarles, Ryan Rader, Marie Rand, Rick Richards, Jody Riggs, Steve Riner, Tom Rollins II, Carl Rudy, Steven Santoro, Sal Short, John Simpson, Arnold Sinnette, Kevin Smart, Rita Stacy, John Will Steele, Fitz Stewart III, Jim Stone, Wilson Stumbo, Greg Thompson, Tommy Tilley, John Turner, Tommy Waide, Ben Watkins, David Wayne, Jim Webb-Edgington, Alecia Westrom, Susan Wuchner, Addia Yonts, Brent York, Jill

Adams, Julie Adams, Royce W. Adkins, Rocky Arnold Jr., John A. Belcher, Linda Bell, Johnny Bratcher, Kevin D. Bunch, Regina Burch, Tom Butler, Dwight D. Carney, John “Bam” Cherry, Mike Clark, Larry Collins, Hubert Combs, Leslie Couch, Tim Coursey, Will Crenshaw, Jesse Crimm, Ron Damron, Robert R. DeCesare, Jim Denham, Mike DeWeese, Bob M. Dossett, Myron Edmonds, Ted Embry Jr., C. B. Farmer, Bill Fischer, Joseph M. Flood, Kelly Floyd, David Ford, Danny Glenn, Jim Gooch Jr., Jim

682 405A 627 324C 5565 Capitol 309 709 329E 663 351B 688 357C 680 429E 683 424A 601 332E 640 405D 708 413A 665 370A 7520 304A 654 329H 669 373 632 429F 659 351A 620 332D 706 424F 2217 313A 660 432E 696 329G 4334 416 657 424D 641 466E 710 401 628 424B 742 429D 675 373 664 432A 5855 414 705 358 687 370D

Graham, Derrick Greer, Jeff Gregory, Sara Beth Hall, Keith Harmon, Mike Henderson, Richard Henley, Melvin B. Hoover, Jeff Horlander, Dennis Housman, Brent Hurt, Wade Jenkins, Joni L. Keene, Dennis Kerr, Thomas King, Kim King, Martha Jane Koenig, Adam Lee, Jimmie Lee, Stan Marzian, Mary Lou Mayfield, Donna McKee, Tom Meeks, Reginald Meredith, Michael Miller, Charles Mills, Terry Montell, Brad Moore, Tim Napier, Lonnie Nelson, Rick G. Nemes, Mike Nesler, Fred Osborne, David

639 603 673 635 677 642 611 0521 636 634 629 692 626 694 763 618 689 650 698 643 630 667 653 719 631 684 609 702 649 612 670 638 679

329F 367 429B 466C 429C 466D 357D 418 351D 432B 429E 329D 358 457E 429J 329J 432D 457B 424G 357 405F 332B 329C 413A 457D 329B 432C 413H 405E 358 413C 316D 405B

Senator

Ext.

Senator

Ext.

Office

604 681 625 712 656 718 2470 645 622 2470 655 617 2450

228 229 215 252 203 255 254 255 255 254 255 209 242

Blevins Jr., Walter Bowen, Joe Buford, Tom Carpenter, Jared Carroll, Julian M. Clark, Perry B. Denton, Julie Gibson, Carroll Givens, David Harper Angel, Denise Harris, Ernie Higdon, Jimmy Hornback, Paul

793 662 610 730 651 715 646 2450 624 633 605 623 648

Office 255 228 252 203 229 255 252 242 215 229 204 204 203

Jensen, Tom Jones II, Ray S. Kerr, Alice Forgy Leeper, Bob McGaha, Vernie Neal, Gerald A. Palmer II, R.J. Parrett, Dennis Pendleton, Joey Rhoads, Jerry P. Ridley, Dorsey Schickel, John Seum, Dan “Malano”

Senator

Shaughnessy, Tim Smith, Brandon Stein, Kathy W. Stine, Katie Kratz Stivers II, Robert Thayer, Damon Turner, Johnny Ray Webb, Robin L. Westwood, Jack Williams, David L. Wilson, Mike Winters, Ken

Ext.

Office

752 367 685 316A 600 370B 678 332C 671 424C 720 405C 619 366B 699 324D 674 370C 606 457C 736 367 637 413E 691 413D 668 352 695 357B 703 316C 607 352 693 466B 697 316B 690 429G 672 329A 2363 Capitol 303 7756 315 658 373 716 413F 704 429A 700 351C 616 451B 701 402 740 352 707 424E 686 366A 602 451D

Ext. 621 661 608 3120 2450 644 6136 676 615 3120 717 870

Office 229 204 255 236 242 209 254 229 228 236 203 215

How A Bill Becomes A Law In Kentucky

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The first step is to start with an idea.

Many ideas come from legislators, but the public may also suggest new laws and even write proposed legislation.

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When citizens have an idea for a new law, they

must find a legislator willing to act as its sponsor in the General Assembly. Every bill must have a sponsor, and a bill can have several co-sponsors. Similar bills can have sponsors in both the House and the Senate.

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The legislator

asks the Legislative Research Commission (LRC) to put the idea into legal language, or to draft a bill.

The LRC may do any necessary research, note any projected fiscal impact, and make sure the idea does not conflict with any existing laws.

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Many, but not all, bills have a hearing

before a standing committee and are approved or not approved by a majority vote of committee members.

The committee chairperson sometimes does not bring up a bill as a way to kill it. Committee hearings are open to the public and citizens may testify for or against a bill at the discretion of the chairperson.

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After approval by a

standing committee, the bill goes to the Rules Committee which may refer it to the full membership (floor) or send it back to another standing committee for further consideration (a tactic some-times used to kill a bill). The Rules Committee has a lot of power.

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Next, the bill is introduced into the General

Assembly, either in the House or the Senate depending on whether the sponsor is a representative or senator (all revenue measures must originate in the House). The bill first goes to the Committee on Committees which assigns it to a standing committee. Some bills may be pre-filed in the interim between legislative sessions but may only be passed while the legislature is in session.

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At any step in the process, a bill may be modified

or amended. If different versions of the same bill pass each chamber, a conference committee made up of senators and representatives is formed to reach a compromise. A compromise bill must pass both chambers again. If it does, it is sent to the governor.

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The governor has 10

days to sign a bill or it becomes law automatically. The governor may veto a bill if he or she opposes it.

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If a bill gets through the Rules Committee, it is sent to the House

or Senate floor where it is supposed to be read and voted on. Amendments can be and often are proposed on the floor. Occasionally, legislative leaders refuse to allow a bill to be voted on. If a bill receives a majority vote, it is sent to the other legislative chamber where it must go through a similar process of hearings and votes.

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The legislature may override a veto if

at least 50 percent of the members in both chambers vote to do so. New laws take effect 90 days after the legislature adjourns unless it passed with an emergency clause, whereby it takes effect immediately.

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Kentucky Needs Your Voice

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Join KFTC members in Frankfort as we lobby, march and rally for New Power.

ECONOMIC JUSTICE LOBBY DAY Wednesday, January 18

Join us in Room 113 of the Capitol Annex starting at 8:30 am and lobbying throughout the day.

CLEAN ENERGY LOBBY DAY Tuesday, February 28

Join allies in the Kentucky Sustainable Energy Alliance for a day of conversations with legislators about the benefits of clean energy and the Clean Energy Opportunity Act of 2012.

Meet in Room 113 of the Capitol Annex with a rolling orientation between 8:30 am and 10:30 am

I LOVE MOUNTAINS DAY Tuesday, February 14

Join hundreds of Kentuckians in standing up for our land, water and people. Gather at noon on the Capitol steps for a march that will start at 12:30, followed by a rally on the steps at 1 pm. Wear red, bring a homemade sign and a pinwheel.

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VOTING RIGHT LOBBY DAY Thursday, March 8

Join us as we speak out for voting rights for former felons who have served their debt to society. Meet in Room 111 of the Capitol Annex starting at 8:30 am and lobbying throughout the day with a rally in Capitol Rotunda from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm.