 Welcome to the web site of the Kentucky Senate Democratic Caucus. Here you will find profiles of caucus members and news of concern to you and your family.
Senate Democrats made Kentucky a safer, healthier, better place to raise a family through a visionary legislative agenda, "Commitment to Kentucky Families." Democrats moved Kentucky forward, renewing our commitment to improving education, safeguarding our youth, promoting energy independence, creating and keeping jobs and protecting Kentucky's small businesses through tax relief and improved health care.
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Ed Worley, Senate Democratic Leader
2009-01-09
colleagues of Sen. Jerry Rhoads, D-Madisonville elected him Senate minority whip in an uncontested race. Sen. Joey Pendleton, D-Hopkinsville, decided not to run again for the position.
Senate Democrats re-elected Ed Worley of Richmond as minority floor leader and Johnny Ray Turner of Drift as minority caucus chairman.
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Senator Jones Pre-Files Drugged Driver Bill
2008-08-28
FRANKFORT - State Senator Ray Jones, D-Pikeville, continues his fight to curb the rising drug problem in eastern Kentucky and will take it into the 2009 Kentucky General Assembly in January. On Thursday, Aug. 21, he pre-filed a bill that would strengthen Kentucky's DUI (Driving Under the Influence) law.
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Christian County Sees Rise in Tourism Revenue for 2007
2008-07-10
Frankfort, Kentucky, July 10, 2008 -- Senator Joey Pendleton, D-Hopkinsville, announced today that tourism in Christian County increased 11% percent in 2007 and added more than $96 million to the county’s economy. These new statistics were released by the Kentucky Department of Travel and based on an annual report compiled by the Travel Industry Association (TIA) in Washington D.C.
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Governor Beshear Names Senator Pendleton As Chair Of Animal Diagnostic Laboratory Advisory Committee
2008-07-09
FRANKFORT - Governor Steve Beshear this week named State Senator Joey Pendleton, D-Hopkinsville, as chairman of the Animal Diagnostic Laboratory Advisory Committee.
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Senator Harper Angel awarded 2008 Capitol Dome Award
2008-07-01
 FRANKFORT - The American Cancer Society has awarded Senator Denise Harper Angel, D-Louisville, with the 2008 Capitol Dome Award for her hard work and dedication to the elimination of cancer.
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Senator Pendleton receives 2008 Outstanding Legislative Award
2008-06-30
 FRANKFORT - The Kentucky Department of the American Legion awarded State Senator Joey Pendleton with the 2008 Charles E. "Chuck" Mattingly Legislative Award Saturday at the 90th Annual Convention of the American Legion of Kentucky in Louisville.
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Sen. Ridley Says West Kentucky Caucus Is Looking At Impact Of I-69
2008-06-24
FRANKFORT - The West Kentucky Caucus, chaired by Senator Dorsey Ridley, D-Henderson, met Tuesday to discuss projects that pertain specifically to western Kentucky, including the I-69 corridor.
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Senator Pendleton Says Pension Reform Ready For Special Session
2008-06-10
FRANKFORT - Positive strides were made to reach a deal in Kentucky's Public Pension Protection and Modernization plan, said Senator Joey Pendleton, D-Hopkinsville, who has been working with a committee comprised of Senate and House leadership targeting a compromise.
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Senator Boswell Joins Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear For Ribbon Cutting for Specialty Foods Group, Inc.
2008-06-03
 State benefits allow company to expand jobs and increase farmer income
FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 3, 2008) – Gov. Steve Beshear, along with several state officials including Senator David Boswell, D-Owensboro, last week presented Specialty Foods Group, Inc. with a check for $1,008,140 in Kentucky Agricultural Development Funds for the expansion of the Owensboro facility. Specialty Foods Group, Inc. is the parent company of Field/Fischer. The expansion has created 30 new jobs and shows potential to create an additional 40 jobs over time.
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Senator Boswell Joins Governor in the dedication of Specialist Timothy Adam Fulkerson Memorial Highway
2008-06-03
Stretch of US 231 in Daviess County named for fallen soldier
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Steve Beshear joined several state and local officials, including State Senators David Boswell, D-Owensboro; Joey Pendleton, D-Hopkinsville, and Dorsey Ridley, D-Henderson, in Owensboro last week for a ceremony naming a section of US 231 in Daviess County in memory of a soldier killed in action in Tikrit, Iraq. The ceremony is a result of Boswell's Senate Resolution naming a portion of the highway in honor of Specialist Timothy Adam Fulkerson.
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