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. 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