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|capital=Frankfort
|capital=Frankfort
|language=English
|language=English
|governor=Steve Beshear
|governor=Matt Bevin
|gparty=Democrat
|gparty=Republican
|senator2=Rand Paul
|senator2=Rand Paul
|s2party=Republican
|s2party=Republican
==Politics==
==Politics==
Kentucky is generally considered a [[conservative]] state. Republicans [[Mitch McConnell]] and [[Rand Paul]] are their U.S. [[Senators]]. Senator McConnell is [[Minority Leader of the Senate]]. McConnell's wife, [[Elaine Chao]], was [[United States]] [[Secretary of Labor]] under President [[George W. Bush]]. However, Democrat [[Steve Beshear]] is the current Governor. Since World War II, Kentucky has elected only two Republican governors, [[Louie B. Nunn]], the chief executive from 1967 to 1971, and [[Ernie Fletcher]], who served from 2003 to 2007, until he was unseated by Beshear. Beshear handily won reelection in 2011 over the challenged waged by the now former Republican State Senate President David L. Williams.
Kentucky is generally considered a [[conservative]] state. Republicans [[Mitch McConnell]] and [[Rand Paul]] are their U.S. [[Senators]]. Senator McConnell is [[Majority Leader of the Senate]]. McConnell's wife, [[Elaine Chao]], was [[United States]] [[Secretary of Labor]] under President [[George W. Bush]]. The current governor of Kentucky is [[Tea Party Movement|Tea Party]] Republican [[Matt Bevin]], the third Republican governor since World War II to be elected with [[Louie B. Nunn]], the chief executive from 1967 to 1971, and [[Ernie Fletcher]], who served from 2003 to 2007, being elected before.
Kentucky is allowed to seat six representatives in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]], and these seats are held by Republicans Ed Whitfield, Brett Guthrie, Thomas Massie, Andy Barr, and Hal Rogers, and Democrat John Yarmuth.
Kentucky is allowed to seat six representatives in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]], and these seats are held by Republicans Ed Whitfield, Brett Guthrie, Thomas Massie, Andy Barr, and Hal Rogers, and Democrat John Yarmuth.
The Kentucky State Senate has 22 Republicans, 15 Democrats, and one Independent. The Kentucky House, however, has 59 Democrats and 41 Republicans.
The Kentucky State Senate has 27 Republicans, and 11 Democrats. The Kentucky House, however, has 53 Democrats and 47 Republicans.
==Elected Official==
==Elected Official==
===Statewide===
===Statewide===
*Governor [[Steve Beshear]] (D)
*Governor [[Matt Bevin]] (R)
*Lt. Governor [[Jerry Abramson]] (D)
*Lt. Governor [[Jenean Hampton]] (R)
*Attorney General [[Jack Conway]] (D)
*Attorney General [[Andy Beshear]] (D)
*Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)
*Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)
*Agriculture Commissioner James R. Comer (R)
*Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles (R)
*State Treasurer [[Todd Hollenbach]] (D)
*State Treasurer [[Allison Ball]] (R)
*State Auditor [[Mike Harmon]] (R)
[[Image:Ky outline.jpg|right|300px]]
[[Image:Ky outline.jpg|right|300px]]