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KENTUCKY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES 2021 LEGISLATIVE GUIDE EJRODRIQUEZ/ADOBE STOCK Serving more than 1.5 million people in 117 of 120 Kentucky counties, Kentucky’s member-owned electric cooperatives are committed to improving the quality of life for their consumer-members. We encourage Kentuckians to engage with elected leaders and advocate for safe, reliable and affordable electricity. 1 TIM WEBB This 2021 Legislative Guide is provided as a public service by Co-ops work together to keep the power grid secure. Kentucky Electric Cooperatives, the statewide association When disasters strike, electric co-ops are always ready to that represents 26 co-ops that serve more than 1.5 million lend a hand. Kentuckians in 117 of the commonwealth’s 120 counties. We appreciate the service of elected leaders and other We work to educate elected leaders and advocate for government officials tasked with oversight of the energy policies that support our ability to provide safe, reliable and sector, and we are proud to be a trusted resource for any affordable electricity. questions about how public policy affects our ability to Each of Kentucky’s local electric cooperatives is locally effectively serve our members. owned and controlled by the consumer-members who are We encourage you to pull out this guide, save it and served by that local co-op. Each co-op was built by, belongs use it to contact elected leaders about issues that are to and is led by people in its own community. important to you. In that spirit, we encourage local co-op members to join our grassroots portal to stay up to date and communicate with legislators about issues important to co-ops. RuralPowerKY.com is a free service that helps connect local co-op members with their legislators, especially at Chris Perry critical times. President/CEO 2 KENTUCKY CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES KENTUCKY CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION Andy Beshear Jacqueline Coleman Sen. Mitch McConnell Sen. Rand Paul Governor Lt. Governor Senate Minority Leader (202) 224-4343 (502) 564-2611 (502) 564-2611 (202) 224-2541 Allison Ball Michael Adams Rep. James Comer Rep. Brett Guthrie Treasurer Secretary of State 1st District 2nd District (502) 564-4722 (502) 564-3490 (202) 225-3115 (202) 225-3501 Mike Harmon Daniel Cameron Rep. John Yarmuth Rep. Thomas Massie Auditor Attorney General 3rd District 4th District (502) 564-5841 (502) 696-5300 (202) 225-5401 (202) 225-3465 Ryan Quarles Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers Rep. Andy Barr Comm. of Agriculture 5th District 6th District (502) 573-0282 (202) 225-4601 (202) 225-4706 3 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY 2021 SENATE LEADERSHIP ST . 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