floor leader
noun
: a member of a legislative body chosen by a party to have charge of its organization and strategy on the floor
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Stevenson has represented Louisville's House District 43 since 2021 and is currently the Democratic Party's House floor leader.
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Hannah Pinski, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
Even one of Kemp’s official floor leaders in the state House, Rep. Matthew Gambill, parted ways with the governor to endorse Collins.
—Jeff Amy, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Pamela Stevenson, the Democratic floor leader in the Kentucky House and the sole Democrat to launch a campaign for the U.S. Senate race so far, brought in $150,000 last quarter and ended June with nearly $49,000 in the bank.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2025
In other news: Drivers: The House floor leader is leading the charge to lower the age a teen is eligible for a driver's permit from 16 to 15 in the 2025 General Assembly.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Hannah Pinski, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
Even one of Kemp’s official floor leaders in the state House, Rep. Matthew Gambill, parted ways with the governor to endorse Collins.
—Jeff Amy, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Pamela Stevenson, the Democratic floor leader in the Kentucky House and the sole Democrat to launch a campaign for the U.S. Senate race so far, brought in $150,000 last quarter and ended June with nearly $49,000 in the bank.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2025
In other news: Drivers: The House floor leader is leading the charge to lower the age a teen is eligible for a driver's permit from 16 to 15 in the 2025 General Assembly.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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“Floor leader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor%20leader. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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