a Democrat: Statewide offices Democrats control two of the seven elected statewide offices: State legislative leaders Senate Minority Leader: Gerald Neal Senate Minority Whip: Dennis Parrett Senate Minority Caucus Chair: Johnny Ray Turner House Minority Leader: Joni Jenkins House Minority Whip: Angie Hatton House Minority Caucus Chair: Derrick Graham Chief Executive Officers Chair: Colmon Elridge Kentucky General Assembly House of Representatives In the House of Representatives, Democrats hold a minority of seats. The Democratic Party in the House is led by the Minority Floor Leader Joni Jenkins; Minority Caucus Chairman is Derrick Graham and Minority Whip is Angie Hatton. Senate In the Senate, Democrats hold a minority of seats. Leading figures of the Democratic Party in the Senate include Minority Floor Leader Morgan McGarvey, Minority Caucus Chairman Reggie Thomas, and Minority Whip Dennis Parrett. Ideology Health care Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Kentucky Democrats have supported expanding Medicaid under the law. Under the Act, health care providers also cannot refuse coverage based on preexisting conditions. In 2006, 2,000,231 people between the ages of 25 and 64 were living in Kentucky, and an estimated 19% were living without health insurance. By 2020, the uninsured rate in Kentucky had fallen to 5.5%, and about a half-million Kentuckians had gained insurance under Medicaid expansion. Infrastructure The Kentucky Infrastructure Authority was founded in 1988 to develop and fund a better infrastructure for the state. Its main reason for existence has been to finance local development and works as an office under the Governor. In 2009, the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority distributed 47.8 million dollars to fund wastewater infrastructure projects. An additional 18.9 million dollars was made available to improve funding for drinking water projects in the state. The funding was to be distributed through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, which were directly funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which was strongly supported by Democrats and implemented by President Obama. Governor Beshear, a strong supporter of President Obama's Reinvestment Act, stated that these infrastructure improvements will not only create jobs but address short and long-term water challenges for the state of Kentucky. See also Political party strength in Kentucky References External links Kentucky Democratic Party Kentucky Young Democrats Democratic Party (United States) by state Democratic Party