Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Warren County Lawmaker Joins Repubican Leadership Team in Kentucky House

LRC Public Information

Republicans in the Kentucky House have chosen to stay with Representative Jeff Hoover of Jamestown as their leader, despite a challenge from Representative Adam Koenig of Erlanger.  Hoover, the Republican Floor Leader, was elected Tuesday to an eighth consecutive term.

Also selected during caucus elections in Frankfort was Representative Jim DeCesare, R-Bowling Green, as House Republican Whip.  Rep. DeCesare replaces Rep. John ‘Bam’ Carney, R-Campbellsville, who had announced at the end of December that he would not seek another term as Whip.

Representative Stan Lee, R-Lexington, was chosen as House Republican Caucus Chair, who replaces former caucus chair Rep. Bob DeWeese, R-Louisville, who chose not to run for re-election for leadership.

Representatives Hoover, Lee, and DeCesare will serve as House Republican Leadership until January 2017.

The award-winning news team at WKU Public Radio consists of Dan Modlin, Kevin Willis, Lisa Autry, and Joe Corcoran.