Damon Thayer

Damon Thayer REPRepublican

State Senator, District 17

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Damon ThayerREPRepublican State Senator, District 17
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Damon Thayer (born September 16, 1967) is an American politician. He is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate, representing the 17th District.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, 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.He appeared on The Daily Show in 2013.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.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
Michigan State University
BA Communications
1985 - 1989
Past Positions1 - 9 of 9
Majority Floor Leader
Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
2013 - Current
Senator
Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
2003 - Current
President
Thayer Communications & Consulting, Limited Liability Company
2007 - Current
Vice President of Event Management
Breeder's Cup World Championships, National Thoroughbred Racing Association
1999 - 2007
Director of Communications
Turfway Park
1992 - 1999
Director
Media Relations, Maryland Jockey Club
1991 - 1992
Media Coordinator
Preakness Stakes
1992
Director
Media Relations, Thistledown Racetrack
1989 - 1991
Owner
Damon Thayer Thoroughbreds
Other Experience1 - 19 of 19
Vice Chair
Executive Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky
1999 - 2004
Treasurer
Grant County Republican Party
1995 - 1999
Associate Member
University of Kentucky Alumni Association
Former President
Scott County Humane Society
Member
Saint John's Catholic Parish
Member
Kentucky League of Property Owners
Member
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
Member
Central Kentucky Right to Life
Member
Scott County Chamber of Commerce
Member
Grant County Chamber of Commerce
Member
National Thoroughbred Racing Association
Member
Scott County Farm Bureau
Member
Owen County Chamber of Commerce
Member
National Rifle Association (NRA)
Former Member
Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
Former Member
Task Force on Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate
Former Member
Public Pensions Working Group, Kentucky State Senate
Former Member
Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Committee, Kentucky State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on Equine Issues, Kentucky State Senate
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