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==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]], is [[Secretary of Transportation]] under President Trump and formerly was [[United States]] [[Secretary of Labor]] under President [[George W. Bush]]. A former governor of the state 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 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 the [[Secretary of Transportation]] under President Trump and formerly was [[United States]] [[Secretary of Labor]] under President [[George W. Bush]]. A former governor of the state is [[Tea Party Movement|Tea Party]] Republican [[Matt Bevin]], only the third Republican governor since [[World War II]] to be elected along with [[Louie B. Nunn]] in 1967 and [[Ernie Fletcher]] in 2003.

Kentucky has six representatives in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]], and these seats are held by Republicans James Comer, Brett Guthrie, Thomas Massie, Andy Barr, and Hal Rogers, and Democrat John Yarmuth.  

Kentucky has six representatives in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]], and these seats are held by Republicans James Comer, Brett Guthrie, [[Thomas Massie]], Andy Barr, and Hal Rogers, and the Democrat John Yarmuth.  

The Kentucky State Senate has 27 Republicans, and 11 Democrats. In the 2016 elections, the Republicans made massive gains in the State House, 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). [https://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>

The Kentucky State Senate has 27 Republicans, and 11 Democrats. In the 2016 elections, the Republicans made massive gains in the State House, 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). [https://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>