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Steven Rudy

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Steven Rudy
Majority Leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 5, 2021
SpeakerDavid Osborne
Preceded byBam Carney
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2005
Preceded byCharles Geveden
Personal details
Born
Steven Jack Rudy

(1978-08-09) August 9, 1978 (age 46)
Political partyRepublican
ResidencePaducah, Kentucky
EducationWest Kentucky Community and Technical College
Murray State University (BA)
CommitteesCommittee on Committees
Rules
Enrollment
Banking and Insurance

Steven Jack Rudy (born August 9, 1978) is an American politician and agribusiness owner who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2005.[1] He represents Kentucky's 1st House district, which includes Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, and Hickman counties as well as part of McCracken County.[1]

He has served as the House Majority Leader since 2021.[2]

Early life

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Steven Jack Rudy was born to parents Jack and Jeanette Rudy of Ballard County on August 9, 1978. Rudy was educated in the Ballard County School system, and graduated from Ballard Memorial High School in 1996. Rudy attended college at the former Paducah Community College (now West Kentucky Community and Technical College) and graduated from Murray State University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts in agriculture education. While at Murray he was a member of the Future Farmers of America.[3]

Political career

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Nuclear Energy

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In the 2008 session of the Kentucky General Assembly, Rudy introduced legislation that would allow for nuclear plants to be built in Kentucky without having a permanent waste disposal facility, in an attempt to end the state's moratorium on nuclear power plants. The legislation did not pass.[4]

In the 2009 regular session of the Kentucky General Assembly, Rudy refiled legislation to lift the moratorium on nuclear power plants. The General Assembly adjourned sine die that year without the matter passing the house,[5] but the moratorium was later lifted during the 2017 regular session with the passage of the Robert J. Lepper Act. Rudy voted in favor of the bill's passage.[6]

Elections

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  • 2006 Rudy was unopposed in the 2006 Republican primary[9] and won the 2006 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 8,226 votes (57.7%) against Democratic candidate Thomas French.[10]
  • 2008 Rudy was unopposed in the 2008 Republican primary[11] and won the 2008 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 9,753 votes (53.4%) against McCracken County Circuit Clerk and Democratic candidate Mike Lawrence.[12]
  • 2010 Rudy was unopposed in the 2010 Republican primary,[13] and won the 2010 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 8,494 votes (59.4%) against Democratic candidate Mike Lawrence.[14]
  • 2012 Rudy was unopposed in the 2012 Republican primary[15] and 2012 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning the latter with 14,080 votes.[16]
  • 2014 Rudy was unopposed in the 2014 Republican primary[15] and 2014 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning the latter with 13,017 votes.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  2. ^ "GOP-dominated Kentucky House presses forward with legislative goals". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  3. ^ "The Shield Yearbook". Murray State University Yearbooks. Murray State University: 212. 2000. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "08RS House Bill 542". apps.legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  5. ^ "09RS House Bill 376". apps.legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  6. ^ "17RS Senate Bill 11". apps.legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  7. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2004 Official Primary Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2004, Official General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 2006 Official Primary Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 7, 2006, Official General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  11. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 20, 2008, Official Primary Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  12. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 4, 2008, Official General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  13. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010, Official Primary Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010, Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 27. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  15. ^ a b c d "Steven Rudy". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  16. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012, Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 25. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  17. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 4, 2014, Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 24. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  18. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 8, 2016, Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 26. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  19. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2018, Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 21. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  20. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky June 23, 2020, Official Primary Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 30. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  21. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 3, 2020, Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 31. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  22. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 17, 2022, Official Primary Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 25. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  23. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 8, 2022, Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 28. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  24. ^ "2024 KY State House General Election Results". The Courier-Journal. 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
Kentucky House of Representatives
Preceded by Majority Leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives
2021–present 		Incumbent
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