Exterior photo of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, April 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) Credit: AP

Multiple Northern Kentucky state senators were named as committee chairs, vice chairs and co-chairs ahead of the 2025 General Assembly.

There are two types of committees in the Kentucky Senate: standing and statutory. Standing committees meet only during the General Assembly and are chaired and vice-chaired by only state senators. Statutory committees meet year-round and are co-chaired by a senator and member of the House of Representatives.

Standing Committees

  • Sen. Chris McDaniel (R-Ryland Heights) will reprise his role as the Senate’s Appropriations and Revenue chair.
  • Sen. Shelley Funke Frommeyer (R-Alexandria) was named the Senate’s Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor vice chair.
  • Sen. Gex Williams (R-Verona) was named the Senate’s Natural Resources and Energy vice chair.

Statutory Committees

  • Funke Frommeyer was named as the co-chair of the Capital Projects and Bond Oversight committee.
  • Williams was named as the co-chair of the Investments in IT improvement and Modernization Projects Oversight Board.

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