Damon Thayer
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Majority Leader of the Kentucky Senate | |
Assumed office January 8, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Robert Stivers |
Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 17th district | |
Assumed office February 4, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Mongiardo (redistricting) |
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Born | (1967-09-16) September 16, 1967 (age 56) |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Michigan State University (BA) |
Website | Campaign website |
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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]
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