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(The Center Square) – Kentucky Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer announced Wednesday he would not seek re-election next year after more than two decades in office.
Damon Thayer, a conservative Republican, who left a major mark on the state of Kentucky, is the longest-serving GOP member to hold his leadership position.
Sen. Damon Thayer, Majority Leader of the Kentucky Senate and an advocate for the horse industry in Frankfort, will not seek reelection in 2024.
Thayer, an outspoken critic of Gov. Andy Beshear, has served in the Kentucky Senate for 21 years.
Democratic former Kentucky Gov. Julian Carroll, a prominent figure in the state party, died Sunday, according to family sources. He was 92.Carroll served as the Bluegrass State's governor from 1974 to 1979, and was later elected to the state Senate in 2004, where he served until 2021.Carroll "dedicated his career to public service. For decades,