UPDATED: State Rep. Wilson Stone, D-Scottsville, was elected to House minority whip.

EARLIER: A local lawmaker is seeking a Democratic leadership post in the state House of Representatives when the Kentucky General Assembly begins Tuesday in Frankfort.

The state Senate was set to convene at 11 a.m. EST and the state House was set to begin at noon EST.

State Rep. Wilson Stone, D-Scottsville, is running for state House minority whip.

The House minority leader, caucus chairman and minority whip will comprise the new Democratic House leadership in the 100-member chamber.

The GOP now controls the House by a 64-36 majority, the first time the Republicans have controlled the House since 1921. The state Senate is also GOP controlled, 27-11.

Stone said he is seeking the leadership post to provide a voice from southcentral Kentucky among the Democratic leadership.

“You deal with people who have different perceptions on the same issue,” Stone said. “The House Democrat leadership needs to reflect some experience.”

Stone said he expected state Rep. Rocky Adkins, D-Sandy Hook, to be elected House minority leader. Adkins was previously House majority leader.

House Speaker Greg Stumbo was one of several veteran Democrat lawmakers who were defeated in the fall general election as Republicans “flipped” the House.

Stone said he might have opposition in his race for House minority whip.

Stone said he will continue to keep an eye on major state education issues.

His concerns about public education stem from being the chairman of the Allen County Schools Board of Education for 15 years, starting when Stone was 24. He also previously chaired the House Education Subcommittee on Secondary Education and most recently served as vice chairman of the House Education Committee.

Lawmakers will have new office and committee assignments.

State Rep. Jim DeCesare, R-Bowling Green, said Monday that the physical move into the new offices by lawmakers won’t occur until the state House’s lengthy break from Friday to Feb. 7. The 30-day session ends March 30.

All 138 lawmakers will spend their first week with organizational activities and will receive word about committee assignments.

On Tuesday, House Speaker-elect Jeff Hoover, R-Jamestown, will be formally elected and receive the gavel from state Rep. Jody Richards, D-Bowling Green, who will begin the House session in charge as House speaker pro tem.

DeCesare said he will give the nominating speech for Hoover before the House membership.

“He’s a man of great character and integrity and is well respected on both sides of the aisle,” DeCesare said of Hoover.

DeCesare is the new chairman of the House Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment.

State Rep. Michael Meredith, R-Brownsville, is the new chairman of the House Local Government Committee, and state Rep. Steve Riley, R-Glasgow, will be the House Education Committee vice chairman.

In the state Senate, state Sen. Mike Wilson, R-Bowling Green, is Senate Education Committee co-chairman and state Sen. David Givens, R-Greensburg, is Senate president pro tem.

There is a toll-free number for the public to leave messages for lawmakers once the session gets underway. Kentucky’s Legislative Research Commission legislative message line is 800-372-7181 and is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST Mondays through Fridays.

— Profiles of lawmakers, schedules and information on pending bills may be found at lrc.ky.gov.

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