Background Information on Legislator[]
Hometown: Paris
Senate District 27: Bourbon, Fleming, Harrison, Lewis, Mason, Nicholas, Robertson, and Rowan
Party: Republican
Service to State: Senator West has served in the Senate since 2015.
Leadership Roles :
Vice Chair of the Education Committee; Vice Chair of the Judiciary (Vice Chair)
Biography:
Senator West is a Real estate attorney and cattle farmer obtaining his undergraduate degree from Eastern Kentucky University and his JD from Northern Kentucky University's School of Law.
Committee Membership[]
Session Committees:
Agriculture; Appropriations & Revenue; Education (Vice Chair); Judiciary (Vice Chair)
Interim Committees:
Agriculture (Member); BR Sub. on Justice & Judiciary (Co-Chair); Equine Issues (Co-Chair) ; Judiciary (Member); Education (Member) ; Appropriations and Revenue (Member)
Statutory Committees:
Administrative Regulation Review Sub. (Co-Chair); Program Review and Investigations Comm. (Member)
Special Committee:
Electronic Recording of Official Documents by County Clerks (Member)
Legislative Sponsoring of Sen. West[]
2016 Session[]
Primary Sponsor-
SB 5, 86, 151, 168, 208, 223
Co-Sponsor-[]
SB 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 15, 20, 25, 50, 52, 85, 107, 115, 127, 180, 210, 212, 257, 263
2020 Session
Primary Sponsor
Co-Sponsor
Link to bills sponsored by Sen. West