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\nLongtime state Representative Jeff Hoover has been selected by his Republican colleagues to become Kentucky’s first GOP House speaker in nearly a century when lawmakers convene in January.<\/p>\n
\nLongtime state Representative Jeff Hoover has been selected by his Republican colleagues to become Kentucky’s first GOP House speaker in nearly a century when lawmakers convene in January.<\/p>\n
The newly elected House majority GOP caucus met behind closed doors at the Capitol on Thursday to unanimously select Hoover for the top leadership post.<\/p>\n
It comes two days after Republicans won control of the House.<\/p>\n
Republicans will hold a commanding 64-36 majority.<\/p>\n
Hoover has served 20 years in the House and spent 16 of them as minority leader.<\/p>\n
He calls his selection as the next House speaker the “highest honor” of his life.<\/p>\n
Hoover says he looks forward to working with Republican Governor Matt Bevin and the GOP-led Senate to make decisions to “move Kentucky in a new and better direction.”
\nSource: AP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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