Damon Thayer Explained

Damon Thayer
Office:Majority Leader of the Kentucky Senate
Term Start:January 8, 2013
Predecessor:Robert Stivers
State Senate1:Kentucky
District1:17th
Term Start1:February 4, 2003
Predecessor1:Daniel Mongiardo (redistricting)
Birth Date:16 September 1967
Party:Republican
Education:Michigan State University (BA)

Damon Thayer (born September 16, 1967) is an American politician. He is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate, representing the 17th District.[1] He is not running for reelection in 2024.

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 Senate in a special election to represent the 17th District. 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 limit the powers of the executive branch.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Damon Thayer. Ballotpedia. July 16, 2014.
  2. Web site: Meet Damon. Campaign website. January 4, 2019. April 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190413002840/http://damonthayer.com/meet-damon/. dead.
  3. "Video Clip from the Daily Show". https://web.archive.org/web/20160504164032/http://www.cc.com/video-clips/pyu6gz/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-can-t-touch-this. dead. May 4, 2016. July 31, 2013. Comedy Central.
  4. News: Senate Republican Leaders go after Andy Beshear's power with three new bills.. 2020. Lexington Herald-Leader.