Robert Stivers
American politician
Bertram Robert Stivers II (born December 24, 1961) is an American attorney and politician who has served as president of the Kentucky Senate since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he has served as a member of the Kentucky Senate representing Kentucky's 25th Senate district since 1997.
He is the longest-serving senate president in the commonwealth's history.
Early life and education
Bertram Robert Stivers II was born on December 24, 1961, to Bertram and Joan (Koch) Stivers. His father was an attorney, politician, and World War II veteran who served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky prior to being elected circuit court judge of Kentucky's 27th judicial circuit in 1963 and commonwealth attorney for Kentucky's 41st judicial circuit in 1987. His mother was a graduate of Harvard University who served in various teaching and administrative roles at Sue Bennett College, including president from 1988 to 1991.
Stivers was raised in London, Kentucky, and graduated from Laurel County High School in 1980. Afterwards, he intended to pursue a career as an architect and enrolled in the University of Kentucky. However, after graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial management and a minor in economics, Stivers instead chose to attend the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville, where he graduated with a Juris Doctor degree.
Political career
Commonwealth attorney's office (1989–1993)
Beginning in 1989, Stivers worked as an assistant commonwealth attorney under his father.
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