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Damon Thayer (born September 16, 1967) is an American politician. He is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate, representing the 17th District.[1]

Thayer was raised in Grayling, Michigan. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1989 with a B.A. in communications. He is the owner of Thayer Communications and Consulting LLC, a marketing communications firm. Thayer was vice chairman of the Republican Party of Kentucky from 1999 to 2004.

In 2003, Thayer was elected to the Kentucky Senate in a special election to represent the 17th District, which encompasses Grant, Scott and southern Kenton Counties. In 2017, he was selected Senate Majority Floor Leader. As a member of Senate leadership, he serves on the Committee on Committees, the Rules Committee, and the Legislative Research Commission.[2]

He appeared on The Daily Show in 2013.[3]

In March 2020 during the first session of the Kentucky Senate since Democrat Andy Beshear took office as governor, Thayer proposed legislation to limit the powers of the executive branch.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Damon Thayer". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  2. ^ "Meet Damon". Campaign website. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Video Clip from the Daily Show". Comedy Central. July 31, 2013.
  4. ^ "Senate Republican Leaders go after Andy Beshear's power with three new bills". Lexington Herald-Leader. 2020.
Kentucky Senate
Preceded by Majority Leader of the Kentucky Senate
2013–present
Incumbent