when in November 1949 she won a special election to replace her husband, J. Lee Moore, in the legislature after his death. Georgia Davis Powers became the first African-American to be elected to the Kentucky Senate in 1967. Gerald Neal became the first African-American ever to be elected to a leadership position in the Kentucky General Assembly in 2014. Ralph Alvarado became the first Hispanic to serve in the Kentucky General Assembly when he was elected in 2014. Standing committees . Past composition of the Senate See also Kentucky House of Representatives Government of Kentucky References External links Kentucky Legislature Senate Members official government website State Senate of Kentucky at Project Vote Smart Kentucky General Assembly State upper houses in the United States