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R. J. Palmer

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R. J. Palmer
Minority Leader of the Kentucky Senate
In office
January 4, 2011 – January 1, 2015
Preceded byEd Worley
Succeeded byRay Jones II
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 28th district
In office
September 19, 2001 – January 1, 2015
Preceded byDale Shrout
Succeeded byRalph Alvarado
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 73rd district
In office
January 1, 1999 – September 19, 2001
Preceded byDrew Graham
Succeeded byDon Pasley
Personal details
Born (1970-12-25) December 25, 1970 (age 53)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceWinchester, Kentucky

Ralph Joe Palmer II (born December 25, 1970) is an American politician from the state of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Kentucky State Senate from September 19, 2001, to January 1, 2015. Palmer was the minority leader of the Kentucky Senate from January 4, 2011, to January 1, 2015.

Palmer is from Winchester, Kentucky. He was first elected to the house in 1998 when incumbent representative Drew Graham retired to run for Judge/Executive of Clark County.[1] He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from January 1, 1999, through September 19, 2001, and served in the Kentucky Senate from 2001 until he was defeated by challenger Ralph Alvarado and replaced in 2015.[2] His senate district included Bath, Bourbon, Clark, Harrison, Montgomery, Nicholas counties.

References

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  1. ^ "N Central Kentucky legislative races". The Lexington Herald-Leader. November 4, 1998. p. A10. The seat was vacated by Rep. Drew Graham, D-Winchester, who was elected Clark County judge-executive.
  2. ^ "R.J. Palmer to lead state Senate Democrats - schurz-centralkentuckynews". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
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