Kentucky onAir

The Kentucky onAir Hub supports Kentuckians to become more informed about and engaged in local, state, and federal politics while facilitating more civil and positive discussions with their representatives, candidates, and fellow citizens.

  • Kentucky onAir is one of 50 state governance and elections hubs that the US onAir Network is providing to help reinvigorate US democracy.  This post has short summaries of current state and federal representatives with links to their complete Hub posts.  Students curate post content from government, campaign, social media, and public websites.  Key content on the Kentucky Hub is also replicated on the US onAir nations Hub at: us.onair.cc.
  • Kentucky students will be forming onAir chapters in their colleges and universities to help curate Hub content.  As more students participate and more onAir chapters are started, we will expand to include more state and local content as well as increase the number of aircasts – student-led, livestreamed, online discussions with candidates, representatives, and the public.

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Andy Beshear – KY

Current Position: Governor
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Attorney General from 2016 – 2019

Andy Beshear is the son of former Governor Steve Beshear. Beshear and Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman are the only Democratic statewide elected officials in Kentucky. In 2005, Beshear was hired by the law firm Stites & Harbison, at which his father was a partner.

Featured Quote: 
Thank you to @RepJohnYarmuth and leaders across this country for making the American Rescue Plan Act a reality. It will truly help us build a better Kentucky as we emerge from this pandemic and position our commonwealth to lead.

Gov. Andy Beshear – A message to state employees 7.28.2021

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KY General Assembly

The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It comprises the Kentucky Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives.

The General Assembly meets annually in the state capitol building in Frankfort, Kentucky, convening on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January. In even-numbered years, sessions may not last more than 60 legislative days, and cannot extend beyond April 15. In odd-numbered years, sessions may not last more than 30 legislative days, and cannot extend beyond March 30. Special sessions may be called by the Governor of Kentucky at any time for any duration.

Source: Wikipedia

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Mitch McConnell – KY

Current Position: US Senator since 1985
Affiliation: Republican
Candidate: 2022 US Senator
Former Position: Judge/Executive of Jefferson County from 1977 – 1984

McConnell has been the leader of the Senate Republican Conference since 2007 and is the longest serving Senate party leader in US history.

Other Positions:  
Senate Minority Leader

Featured Quote: 
Get vaccinated! These shots need to get into arms as rapidly as possible, or else we’re gonna be back in a situation this fall like what we went through last year.

 
Mitch McConnell APPLAUDS bipartisan compromise in remarks on Senate floor

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Rand Paul – KY

Current Position: US Senator since 2011
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: Opthamalogist from 1983 – 2011
Other Positions:  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Ranking Member)

Rand Paul is a son of former three-time presidential candidate and 12-term U.S. representative from Texas, Ron Paul. Paul describes himself as a constitutional conservative and supporter of the Tea Party movement. Paul was a practicing ophthalmologist in Bowling Green, Kentucky, from 1993 until his election to the Senate in 2010.

Featured Quote: 
4 million dead and Dr. Fauci still believes we should continue funding of the Wuhan Lab. Extraordinary and unmatched poor judgement that should preclude Dr. Fauci from being anywhere near the reins of power.

‘It’s Time We Reconsider Paving Roads Overseas’: Rand Paul Calls For 10% Reduction In Foreign Aid

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Kentucky Votes in 2024

Federal & state elections on the ballot: US Senator, 6 US House members, and State Senate and House members

Ballot measures:

The Kentucky State Board of Elections oversees all Kentucky elections.

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Kentucky Collaborators

The US onAir Network will be working with volunteers from Kentucky universities, colleges, and nonprofit organizations to oversee the curation and moderation of posts, aircasts (online discussions), and in person events for the Kentucky onAir Hub …  related to federal, state, and local elections and government.

Our first outreach will be to University of Kentucky partly because of its proximity to the state capital. We have identified many of University of Kentucky’s civic engagement, academic, internship and research programs related to making democracy and civic responsibility a focus of higher learning on their campus … for students, faculty, staff, and local community. This post, over time, will have similar information on other collaborating organizations in the state.

Contact ben.murphy@onair.cc for more information on how to involve your organization.

About Kentucky

Kentucky officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Upland South region of the United States, bordered by Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to the east; Tennessee to the south; and Missouri to the west. The bluegrass region in the central part of the commonwealth contains the commonwealth’s capital, Frankfort, as well as its two largest cities, Louisville and Lexington. Together they comprise more than 20% of the commonwealth’s population. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.

Government Website    Wikipedia page

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