The lieutenant governor of Kentucky was created under the state's second constitution, which was ratified in 1799. The inaugural officeholder was Alexander Scott Bullitt, who took office in 1800 follo
Jacqueline Coleman speaks to an audience from the Capitol steps in Frankfort
Kentucky's first governor's mansion served as the lieutenant governor's official residence for many years.
Thelma Stovall
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Thelma Loyace Stovall was a pioneering American politician in the state of Kentucky. In 1949, she won election as state representative for Louisville and served three consecutive terms. Over the next
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
…Constitution of Kentucky the lieutenant governor became acting governor at any time that the governor was outside of the commonwealth. Lieutenant governors Thelma Stovall (1975–1979) and Happy Chandler (1931–1935) engaged in high-profile use of their powers as acting governor when the elected governor was out of the…
Thelma Stovall in 1967: official portrait as Kentucky Secretary of State
Thelma Stovall in 1983 while Commissioner of Labor in the Cabinet for Governor John Y. Brown Jr.