▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁body ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁member ▁of ▁that ▁body . ▁ ▁The ▁President ▁Pro ▁Tem ▁was ▁almost ▁always ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁majority ▁party ▁from ▁among ▁their ▁members , ▁then ▁elected ▁on ▁a ▁party ▁line ▁vote . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁am end ment , ▁the ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁was ▁stri pped ▁of ▁all ▁duties ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁Senate . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁office , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Senate , ▁was ▁created ▁under ▁am ended ▁Se ctions ▁ 8 4 , ▁ 8 5 , ▁ 8 6 ▁and ▁ 8 7 ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Kentucky ; ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Senate ▁was ▁given ▁power ▁to ▁pres ide ▁over ▁the ▁Senate . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁President ▁pro ▁temp ore ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁highest - ran king ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Senate ▁was ▁John ▁" E ck " ▁Rose . ▁ ▁He ▁continued ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Senate ▁once ▁that ▁office ▁was ▁established . ▁ ▁The ▁office ▁of ▁President ▁pro ▁temp ore ▁continued ▁in ▁existence ▁as , ▁nomin ally , ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁ranking ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁body , ▁though ▁as ▁a ▁practical ▁matter ▁the ▁Major ity ▁Le ader ▁usually ▁w ield ed ▁more ▁influence ▁and ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁chamber . ▁ ▁Before ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Senate , ▁the ▁Senate ▁President ▁pro ▁temp ore ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Research ▁Commission . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Kentucky ▁General ▁Assembly