19-1756: Thomas or Tom Riley may refer to: Public officials [ edit ] Thomas W. Riley ( c. 1804–1872), American political figure in Kentucky Thomas S. Riley (1852–1938), American attorney general in West Virginia Tom Riley (Iowa politician) (1929–2011), lawyer and member of state House and Senate Thomas T. Riley (born 1949), American ambassador to Morocco from 2003 to 2009 Thomas Riley (Pennsylvania politician) , chairman of Convention Center Authority Board from 2007 to 2011 Sportsmen [ edit ] Tom Riley (footballer) (1882–1942), English full-back Thomas J. Riley (1885–1928), American football player, coach and attorney Tom Riley (soccer) , Canadian who won one cap in 1975 Tom Riley (rugby union) (born 1985), Welsh centre Others [ edit ] Thomas Riley (Medal of Honor) , Irish-born American Civil War Medal of Honor 1865 recipient Tom Riley (tattoo artist) (1870–after 1902), English tattoo artist, nicknamed "Professor" Thomas Joseph Riley (1900–1977), American Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop Thomas F. Riley (1912–1998), American Marine Corps brigadier general Tom Riley (actor) (born 1981), English performer, producer and director Characters [ edit ] Tommy Riley, protagonist of 2004 American film Fighting Tommy Riley See also [ edit ] Tom Rielly (born 1966), American state senator in Iowa Thomas Reilly (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
38-543: A Confederate government for the state . The group established a Confederate state capital in Bowling Green , but never successfully displaced the elected General Assembly in Frankfort. The General Assembly played a decisive role in the disputed gubernatorial election of 1899. Initial vote tallies had Republican William S. Taylor leading Democrat William Goebel by a scant 2,383 votes. The General Assembly, however, wielded
57-479: A quorum . Goebel died four days after receiving the fatal shot, and the election was eventually contested to the U.S. Supreme Court , who ruled the General Assembly's actions legal and made Goebel's lieutenant governor , J. C. W. Beckham , governor of the state. The General Assembly is bicameral , consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The House and Senate chambers are on opposite ends of
76-495: A district must be contiguous. Districts must be reviewed every 10 years and be re-divided if necessary. Under the state constitution, only three counties may be divided to form a Senate district— Jefferson ( Louisville ), Fayette ( Lexington ) and Kenton ( Covington ). The Senate is the upper house of the General Assembly. According to Section 32 of the Kentucky Constitution , a senator must: Under section 30 of
95-533: A final decision on the election, called out the militia and ordered the General Assembly into a special session, not in Frankfort, but in London, Kentucky , a Republican area of the state. The Republican minority naturally heeded the call and headed to London. Democrats predictably resisted the call, many retiring to Louisville instead. Both factions claimed authority, but the Republicans were too few in number to muster
114-686: A mayor in Kentucky is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Louisville -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kentucky General Assembly The Kentucky General Assembly , also called the Kentucky Legislature , is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky . It comprises the Kentucky Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives . The General Assembly meets annually in
133-551: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Thomas W. Riley Thomas W. Riley (1804? – December 27, 1872) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the twelfth mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1858 to 1859. Riley was a prominent lawyer and member of the Whig Party , elected to the Kentucky General Assembly , serving as Speaker of
152-563: Is the lower house of the General Assembly. Section 47 of the Kentucky Constitution stipulates that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House of Representatives. According to Section 32 of the Kentucky Constitution , a representative must: Per section 30 of the Kentucky Constitution , representatives are elected every two years in the November following a regular session of
171-561: The Kentucky Constitution , senators are elected to four year staggered terms, with half the Senate elected every two years. Prior to a 1992 constitutional amendment, the Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky presided over the Senate; the 1992 amendment created a new office of President of the Senate to be held by one of the 38 senators. Additionally, each party elects a floor leader , whip , and caucus chair . The House of Representatives
190-677: The Mason–Dixon line . Operation Boptrot led to the conviction of more than a dozen legislators between 1992 and 1995. The investigation also led to reform legislation being passed in 1993. Due to the strong Union sympathies of a majority of the Commonwealth's citizens and elected officials, Kentucky remained officially neutral during the Civil War . Even so, a group of Confederate sympathizers met in Russellville in November 1861, to establish
209-457: The General Assembly occurred in 1792, shortly after Kentucky was granted statehood. Legislators convened in Lexington , the state's temporary capital. Among the first orders of business was choosing a permanent state capital. In the end, the small town of Frankfort, with their offer to provide a temporary structure to house the legislature and a cache of materials for constructing a permanent edifice,
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#1733086003904228-570: The General Assembly. Additionally, each party elects a floor leader, whip, and caucus chair. Senate Standing Committees and Chairs House Standing Committees and Chairs The Kentucky General Assembly is served by a 16-member nonpartisan agency called the Legislative Research Commission (LRC). Created in 1948, the LRC provides the General Assembly with staff and research support including committee staffing, bill drafting, oversight of
247-612: The House from 1849 to 1850. His law firm moved to Louisville in 1852. He was elected to the city council in 1855 and 1857. His firm dissolved when he was elected Circuit Court judge in 1857. On May 14, 1858, Riley was elected by the council to fill the position of mayor after William S. Pilcher fell too ill to continue on. Pilcher died on August 14 of that year and Riley served until April 2, 1859. After his term expired, he returned to practicing law from 1865 to 1870. He died in Bullitt County, Kentucky in 1872. This article about
266-464: The final authority in election disputes. With a majority in both houses, the Democrats attempted to invalidate enough votes to give the election to Goebel. During the contentious days that followed, an unidentified assassin shot Goebel as he approached the state capitol. As Goebel hovered on the brink of death, chaos ensued in Frankfort, and further violence threatened. Taylor, serving as governor pending
285-406: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Riley&oldid=1151269750 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
304-602: The state capitol building in Frankfort , convening on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January. In even-numbered years, sessions may not last more than 60 legislative days, and cannot extend beyond April 15. In odd-numbered years, sessions may not last more than 30 legislative days, and cannot extend beyond March 30. Special sessions may be called by the Governor of Kentucky at any time and for any duration. The first meeting of
323-574: The state budget and educational reform, production of educational materials, maintenance of a reference library and Internet site, and the preparation and printing of research reports, informational bulletins and a legislative newspaper. It is led by the elected leadership of the Democratic and Republican parties in both the Kentucky House of Representatives and the Kentucky Senate, while the agency
342-399: The third floor of the capitol building, and legislators have offices in the nearby Capitol Annex building. Section 33 of the Kentucky Constitution requires that the General Assembly divide the state into 38 Senate and 100 House districts. Districts are required to be as nearly equal in population as possible. Districts can be formed by joining more than one county, but the counties forming
361-455: Was chosen, and the state's capital has remained there ever since. After women gained suffrage in Kentucky, Mary Elliott Flanery was elected to the Kentucky House of Representative from the 89th District, representing Boyd County, Kentucky . When Flanery took her seat in January 1922, she was the first female state legislator elected in Kentucky and the first female legislator elected south of
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