Damon Thayer

Damon Thayer (born September 16, 1967) is an American politician. He is a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate, representing the 17th District.[1]

Damon Thayer
Majority Leader of the Kentucky Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2013
Preceded by	Robert Stivers
Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 17th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2, 2003
Preceded by	Daniel Mongiardo
Personal details
Born	September 16, 1967
Political party	Republican
Education	Michigan State University (BA)
Website	Campaign website

Thayer was raised in Grayling, Michigan. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1989 with a B.A. in communications. He is the owner of Thayer Communications and Consulting LLC, a marketing communications firm. Thayer was vice chairman of the Republican Party of Kentucky from 1999 to 2004.

In 2003, Thayer was elected to the Kentucky State Senate in a special election to represent the 17th District, which encompasses Grant, Scott and southern Kenton Counties. In 2017, he was selected Senate Majority Floor Leader. As a member of Senate leadership, he serves on the Committee on Committees, the Rules Committee, and the Legislative Research Commission.[2]

He appeared on The Daily Show in 2013.[3]

In March 2020 during the first session of the Kentucky Senate since Democrat Andy Beshear took office as Governor, Thayer proposed legislation to strip powers away from the Governor.[4]

References

1. "Damon Thayer". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
2. "Meet Damon". Campaign website. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
3. "Video Clip from the Daily Show". Comedy Central. July 31, 2013.
4. "Senate Republican Leaders go after Andy Beshear's power with three new bills". Lexington Herald-Leader. 2020.

• Appearances on C-SPAN