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Legislative Guide 2019 KENTUCKY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES LEGISLATIVE GUIDE 2019 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 our consumer-members. We encourage Kentuckians to engage with elected leaders and advocate for safe, reliable and affordable electricity. 1 The Kentucky Electric Cooperatives Government Relations team: Barry Mayfield, Ann Bridges (East Kentucky Power Cooperative), Sharla Wells (Big Rivers Electric Corporation) and Chase Crigler, Community and Government Affairs Director. This legislative guide is provided as a public service by Co-ops work together to develop new technologies and Kentucky Electric Cooperatives, the statewide association infrastructure, learn from each other and keep the power representing the commonwealth’s 26 member-owned grid secure. When disasters strike, electric co-ops are cooperatives. always ready to lend a hand. We work to protect the interests of the more than 1.5 We appreciate the service of elected leaders and other million Kentuckians who are served by electric co-ops by government officials tasked with oversight of the energy educating elected leaders and advocating for policies that sector, and we are proud to be a trusted resource for any support our ability to provide safe, reliable and affordable questions about how public policy affects our ability to electricity. effectively serve our consumer-members. Each of Kentucky’s local electric cooperatives is locally owned and controlled by the consumer-members who are served by that local co-op. Each co-op was built by, belongs to and is led by people in its own community. That means that instead of decisions being made with the concerns of out-of-town shareholders in mind, electric co-ops are uniquely suited to understand the hometowns Chris Perry they serve and advocate for them. President and CEO 2 KENTUCKY CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES KENTUCKY CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION Matt Bevin Jenean Hampton Sen. Mitch McConnell Sen. Rand Paul Governor Lt. Governor Senate Majority Leader (202) 224-4343 (502) 564-2611 (502) 564-2611 (202) 224-2541 Allison Ball Alison Lundergan Grimes 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 Andy Beshear 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 COMMONWEA 2019 LEADERSHIP St P.G rt iv d iv e i e e v b r n Mc Ha A a G e d . o s n i r N s a r l D a n a R r i g r s v r r E e e o y G M PRESIDENT PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 19 26 33 35 11 23 24 12 13 28 JEFFERSON OLDHAM JEFFERSON nTha McG o y n a 17 23 m e a 11 KENTON g r a r BOONE 24 r v CAMPBELL D e o u C a y q e A B. l l no a y a a ” M R d r r M S a r “ e k i 7 m e 17 n l GALLATIN 24 P GRANT 24 s u a PENDLETON BRACKEN J J J 20 20 D D MAJORITY MINORITY D TRIMBLE CARROLL 18 27 GREENUP FLOOR LEADER FLOOR LEADER MASON 27 7 27 LEWIS que ayT OWEN 27 ROBERTSON a A R u 36 37 38 HARRISON R d y r JEFFERSON JEFFERSON JEFFERSON a n e n n i m 20 27 e 26 l h HENRY r FLEMING 18 s OLDHAM 27 u o 18 BOYD J J J J J J J 7 NICHOLAS CARTER 27 7 10 14 19 20 20 17 27 Pa FRANKLIN SCOTT 18 is rr 26 33 35 36 37 38 BOURBON 21 27 MAJORITY MINORITY n e JEFFERSON 20 7 BATH ROWAN M n t SHELBY 31 CAUCUS CHAIR CAUCUS CHAIR y i a e WOODFORD 17 ELLIOTT b l C st t b l t l 31 o s t e D 14 12 13 28 28 LAWRENCE a MONTGOMERY eWil sPar R n SPENCER 22 28 34 CLARK so i r 5 7 k n e M 38 ANDERSON FAYETTE i n MEADE 21 n t BULLITT MENIFEE 31 M e t 14 NELSON 22 MORGAN D 8 10 JESSAMINE 21 30 HANCOCK HARDIN m JOHNSON 31 5 m POWELL 4 i 22 25 MARTIN 4 HENDERSON BRECKINRIDGE Me J 22 MERCER WOLFE 31 HENDERSON 8 n r 34 30 DAVIESS e e WASHINGTON MAGOFFIN d 10 22 MADISON 21 29 h FLOYD p i HARDIN ESTILL MAJORITY MINORITY 8 t 4 e 22 DAVIESS h 15 34 WHIP WHIP UNION t BOYLE GARRARD 25 30 S S S 5 14 15 LEE BREATHITT 4 8 LARUE 14 MARION LINCOLN 21 WEBSTER MহLEAN 6 5 JACKSON Car OHIO GRAYSON 31 y r Em 25 PIKE n o . br 5 OWSLEY n B GRAYSON 34 l 4 . y 16 25 29 a ROCKCASTLE l CRITTENDEN C TAYLOR KNOTT D 6 Wil 5 14 29 4 HOPKINS e s HART 9 CASEY 30 k o 5 GREEN PERRY LIVINGSTON 6 i n 25 MUHLENBERG EDMONSON CLAY 6 M 4 BUTLER 30 29 2 CALDWELL 15 LESLIE LETCHER 16 15 21 2 MCCRACKEN 6 9 ADAIR 21 BALLARD BUTLER BARREN PULASKI LAUREL 2 1 16 MহCRACKEN LYON 32 9 RUSSELL 3 WARREN P. 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