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The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the commonwealth of Kentucky. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Kentucky. The list of names should be ...
The Second Congressional District covers much of Western Kentucky, from Muhlenberg County to LaRue County. Brett Guthrie (R) — Guthrie has been in office since 2009. He is from Bowling Green.
Kentucky's current congressional delegation in the 119th Congress consists of its two senators, both of whom are Republicans, and its six representatives: five Republicans and one Democrat. The current dean of the Kentucky delegation is Representative and Dean of the House Hal Rogers of the 5th district, having served in the House since 1981.
In 2023, Kentucky's Supreme Court upheld Republican-drawn boundaries for the state's congressional districts, finding that while the map represented a partisan gerrymander by the Republican-controlled legislature, the state's constitution does not "explicitly forbid"’ the advancement of partisan interests through redistricting.
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The stakes are higher than ever before this cycle, experts and voting rights advocates say, with fewer safeguards for voters of color.
The 119th United States Congress began on January 3, 2025. There were nine new senators (four Democrats, five Republicans) and 63 new representatives (33 Democrats, 30 Republicans), as well as two new delegates (a Democrat and a Republican), at the start of its first session. Additionally, three senators (all Republicans) have taken office in ...
The Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments in September 2023 in a suit alleging that the state legislature violated the state constitution by creating a partisan gerrymander in the state's congressional map by moving the state capital Frankfort to the heavily Republican 1st district. On December 14, 2023, the court affirmed a lower court ruling ...