Kentucky Republican Senate Majority Leader Dan Kelly resigned his seat in October to accept the appointment by Governor Steve Beshear, a Democrat, to a vacant seat on the circuit court.

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Kentucky Republican Senate Majority Leader Dan Kelly resigned his seat in October to accept the appointment by Governor Steve Beshear, a Democrat, to a vacant seat on the circuit court. Senate Republicans chose veteran member Robert Stivers as the new majority leader. He has served in the chamber since 1997. In the meantime, an...