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American politician
Steve West
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 27th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 23, 2015
Preceded byWalter Blevins
Personal details
BornStephen West
(1970-04-28) April 28, 1970 (age 54)
Paris, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCindy
Children3
EducationEastern Kentucky University (BA)
Northern Kentucky University (JD)

Stephen Ashley West (born April 28, 1970) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Kentucky Senate from the 27th district. He assumed office on March 23, 2015.

Early life and education

West was born in Paris, Kentucky and attended Grant County High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Eastern Kentucky University in 1993 and a Juris Doctor from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University in 1996.

Career

Outside of politics, West has worked as a cattle farmer, attorney, and real estate agent. He was elected to the Kentucky Senate in a March 3, 2015 special election and assumed office on March 23, 2015. During the 2015 and 2017 legislative sessions, West served as vice chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee. During the 2019–2020 legislative session, he served as vice chair of the Senate Education Committee. Since 2019, he has served as vice chair of the Senate Education Committee. West also serves as co-chair of the Senate Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee.

References

  1. "Steve West's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  2. Conti, Dan (4 March 2015). "West Wins Senate Seat in Special Election". www.wmky.org. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  3. "Steve West: From cattle farmer to senator?". The Trail Blazer. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  4. "Senator Stephen West (R)". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  5. "Steve West (Kentucky)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
Members of the Kentucky Senate
President of the Senate
Robert Stivers (R)
President pro tempore
David P. Givens (R)
Majority Leader
Max Wise (R)
Minority Leader
Gerald Neal (D)
  1. ▌Jason Howell (R)
  2. ▌Danny Carroll (R)
  3. ▌Craig Richardson (R)
  4. ▌Robby Mills (R)
  5. ▌Stephen Meredith (R)
  6. ▌Lindsey Tichenor (R)
  7. ▌Aaron Reed (R)
  8. ▌Gary Boswell (R)
  9. ▌David P. Givens (R)
  10. ▌Matthew Deneen (R)
  11. ▌Steve Rawlings (R)
  12. ▌Amanda Mays Bledsoe (R)
  13. ▌Reginald Thomas (D)
  14. ▌Jimmy Higdon (R)
  15. ▌Rick Girdler (R)
  16. ▌Max Wise (R)
  17. ▌Matt Nunn (R)
  18. ▌Robin L. Webb (D)
  19. ▌Cassie Chambers Armstrong (D)
  20. ▌Gex Williams (R)
  21. ▌Brandon J. Storm (R)
  22. ▌Donald Douglas (R)
  23. ▌Christian McDaniel (R)
  24. ▌Shelley Funke Frommeyer (R)
  25. ▌Robert Stivers (R)
  26. ▌Karen Berg (D)
  27. ▌Stephen West (R)
  28. ▌Greg Elkins (R)
  29. ▌Scott Madon (R)
  30. ▌Brandon Smith (R)
  31. ▌Phillip Wheeler (R)
  32. ▌Mike Wilson (R)
  33. ▌Gerald A. Neal (D)
  34. ▌Jared Carpenter (R)
  35. ▌Keturah Herron (D)
  36. ▌Julie Raque Adams (R)
  37. ▌David Yates (D)
  38. ▌Michael J. Nemes (R)


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