| R. J. Palmer | |
| Office: | Minority Leader of the Kentucky Senate |
| Term Start: | January 4, 2011 |
| Term End: | January 1, 2015 |
| Predecessor: | Ed Worley |
| Successor: | Ray Jones II |
| State Senate1: | Kentucky |
| District1: | 28th |
| Term Start1: | September 19, 2001 |
| Term End1: | January 1, 2015 |
| Predecessor1: | Dale Shrout |
| Successor1: | Ralph Alvarado |
| State House2: | Kentucky |
| District2: | 73rd |
| Term Start2: | January 1, 1999 |
| Term End2: | September 19, 2001 |
| Predecessor2: | Drew Graham |
| Successor2: | Don Pasley |
| Birth Date: | 25 December 1970 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Winchester, Kentucky |
R. J. Palmer II (born December 25, 1970) is an American politician from the state of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Kentucky State Senate from September 19, 2001, to January 1, 2015. Palmer was the minority leader of the Kentucky Senate from January 4, 2011, to January 1, 2015.
Palmer is from Winchester, Kentucky. He was first elected to the house in 1998 when incumbent representative Drew Graham retired to run for Judge/Executive of Clark County.[1] He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from January 1, 1999, through September 19, 2001, and served in the Kentucky Senate from 2001 until he was defeated by challenger Ralph Alvarado and replaced in 2015.[2] His senate district included Bath, Bourbon, Clark, Harrison, Montgomery, Nicholas counties.