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| Lowerhouse = [[Kentucky House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] | | Lowerhouse = [[Kentucky House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] | ||
| Judiciary = [[Kentucky Supreme Court]] | | Judiciary = [[Kentucky Supreme Court]] | ||
| Senators = {{nowrap|[[Mitch McConnell]] ( | | Senators = {{nowrap|[[Mitch McConnell]] (R)}}<br />{{nowrap|[[Rand Paul]] (R)}} | ||
| Representative = 5 Republicans<br />1 Democrat | | Representative = 5 Republicans<br />1 Democrat | ||
| postal_code = KY | | postal_code = KY | ||
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===Legislative branch=== | ===Legislative branch=== | ||
[[File:Kentucky_State_Capitol_Building.jpg|thumb|The Kentucky State Capitol Building]] | [[File:Kentucky_State_Capitol_Building.jpg|thumb|The Kentucky State Capitol Building]] | ||
Kentucky's legislative branch consists of a [[bicameralism|bicameral]] body known as the [[Kentucky General Assembly]]. The [[Kentucky Senate|Senate]] is considered the [[upper house]]. It has 38 members and is led by the [[President of the Senate]], currently [[Robert Stivers]] ( | Kentucky's legislative branch consists of a [[bicameralism|bicameral]] body known as the [[Kentucky General Assembly]]. The [[Kentucky Senate|Senate]] is considered the [[upper house]]. It has 38 members and is led by the [[President of the Senate]], currently [[Robert Stivers]] (R). The [[Kentucky House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] has 100 members, and is led by the Speaker of the House, currently [[David Osborne (politician)|David Osborne]] of the Republican Party.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wlky.com/article/kentucky-house-speaker-jeff-hoover-resigns-as-speaker-of-the-house/13304171|title=Representative Jeff Hoover resigns as Speaker of the House|last=Shaw|first=Courtney|date=November 6, 2017|work=WLKY|access-date=September 22, 2018|archive-date=September 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923005843/https://www.wlky.com/article/kentucky-house-speaker-jeff-hoover-resigns-as-speaker-of-the-house/13304171|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
In 2016, Republicans won control of the House for the first time since 1922. The party currently holds supermajorities in both chambers.<ref name="Hoover">{{cite web|url=http://www.wave3.com/story/34171035/jeff-hoover-becomes-kentuckys-first-republican-house-speaker-in-96-years|title=Jeff Hoover becomes Kentucky's first Republican House Speaker in 96 years|last=Boyd|first=Gordon|date=January 3, 2017|publisher=[[WAVE (TV)|WAVE]]|access-date=January 21, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002236/http://www.wave3.com/story/34171035/jeff-hoover-becomes-kentuckys-first-republican-house-speaker-in-96-years|url-status=live}}</ref> | In 2016, Republicans won control of the House for the first time since 1922. The party currently holds supermajorities in both chambers.<ref name="Hoover">{{cite web|url=http://www.wave3.com/story/34171035/jeff-hoover-becomes-kentuckys-first-republican-house-speaker-in-96-years|title=Jeff Hoover becomes Kentucky's first Republican House Speaker in 96 years|last=Boyd|first=Gordon|date=January 3, 2017|publisher=[[WAVE (TV)|WAVE]]|access-date=January 21, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002236/http://www.wave3.com/story/34171035/jeff-hoover-becomes-kentuckys-first-republican-house-speaker-in-96-years|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||