Bertram Robert Stivers II (born December 24, 1961), is a
Republican
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member of the
Kentucky Senate representing the 25th Senate District since 1997. He served as the Republican
Majority Leader
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President of the Kentucky Senate on the opening day of the 2013 legislative session on January 8.
Personal life
Stivers graduated from the University of Kentucky with a
B.S.
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in
Industrial Management and a minor in
Economics
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. He graduated with a
Juris Doctor from the
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville. At Kentucky, Stivers became a member of
Phi Sigma Kappa
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fraternity.
He worked as Assistant Commonwealth Attorney in
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from 1989 to 1993. Stivers ran and lost a bid for
Commonwealth Attorney in 1993.
Stivers lives and works in
Manchester, Kentucky
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History
The t ...
.
State Senator
In 1996, Stivers ran for State Senate. He beat Democratic nominee Charles Derrickson with 52% of the vote.
Stivers was sworn into office in 1997 to represent the 25th District. The 25th District includes
Clay
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,
Jackson
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,
Knox,
McCreary,
Owsley, and
Whitley Counties.
Stivers won contested re-elections in 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012. Stivers won an uncontested re-election in 2016.
Committee assignments
;Session Committees
*BR Sub. on Justice & Judiciary – Liaison Member
*Committee on Committees – Vice Chair
*Judiciary
*Natural Resources and Energy
*Rules – Vice Chair
*State & Local Government
;Interim Committees
*BR Sub. on Justice & Judiciary – Liaison Member
*Energy Special Subcommittee
*Judiciary
*Local Government
*Natural Resources & Environment
*State Government
;Statutory Committees
*Legislative Research Commission
Senate Majority Floor Leader
In 2008, Stivers was elected Republican
Majority Leader
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Kentucky State Senate
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. He succeeded State Senator Dan Kelly (R) when Kelly was appointed to Kentucky Judiciary by Governor
Steve Beshear (D).
Senate President
After then-Senate President
David Williams resigned in November 2012 to accept an appointment as a
circuit judge, Stivers was elected by the Republican caucus as Williams' successor.
He was elected by the full Senate on the opening day of the 2013 legislative session.
In March 2020 during the first session of the Kentucky Senate since Democrat Andy Beshear took office as Governor, Stivers proposed legislation to strip powers away from the Governor.
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1961 births
21st-century American politicians
Kentucky lawyers
Republican Party Kentucky state senators
Living people
People from Laurel County, Kentucky
People from Manchester, Kentucky
University of Kentucky College of Law alumni
Presidents of the Kentucky Senate