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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 27 Republicans, and 11 Democrats. The Kentucky House, however, has 53 Democrats and 47 Republicans.
The Kentucky State Senate has 27 Republicans, and 11 Democrats. In the 2016 elections, the Republicans made massive gains, gaining a supermajority and holding the chamber for the first time since 1921.<ref name="Loftus">Loftus, Tom (November 9, 2016). [http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/kentucky/2016/11/08/control-kentucky-house-up-grabs/93344114/ GOP takes Ky House in historic shift]. ''Courier-Journal''. Retrieved November 9, 2016.</ref> The Kentucky State House was the last state legislature in the South to not have a Republican majority, and GOP trifecta in the state will allow conservative legislation to be passed.<ref name="Loftus"/><ref>Brammer, Jack & Blackford, Linda (November 8, 2016). [http://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article113464563.html Republicans take the Kentucky House after 95 years of Democratic control]. ''Lexington Herald-Leader''. Retrieved November 9, 2016.</ref>
==Elected Official==
==Elected Official==