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Derrick Graham's Biography

Office:
  • State House (KY) - District 57, Democratic Minority Caucus Chair, Minority Floor Leader

Contact Information

702 Capitol Avenue,
Annex Room 472
Frankfort, KY 40601

700 Capital Avenue
Capitol Room 305
Frankfort, KY 40601

157 Bellemeade Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601

Full Name:

Derrick W. Graham

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Mildred; 2 Children: Taylor, Blake

Birth Date:

06/09/1958

Birth Place:

Frankfort, KY

Home City:

Frankfort, KY

Religion:

African Methodist Episcopal

MA, Political Science, Ohio State University, 1982

BA, History/Political Science, Kentucky State University, 1980

Minority Floor Leader, Kentucky House of Representatives, 2023-present

Representative, Kentucky House of Representatives, District 57, 2003-present

Former Mayor Pro Tempore, City of Frankfort

Minority Caucus Chair, Kentucky House of Representatives, 2022

Candidate, Kentucky House of Representatives, District 57, 2022

Commissioner, City of Frankfort, 1992-2000

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on Personnel, Public Retirement, and Finance

Former Member, Constitutional Amendment Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Chair, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Elections Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Horse Farming Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Intergovernmental Affairs Task Force, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Agriculture, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Postsecondary Education Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Public Pensions Working Group, Kentucky State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Equine Issues, Kentucky State House of Representatives

Former Co-Chair, Subcommittee on School Finance, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Task Force on Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Teacher, Frankfort High School

Member, South Frankfort Community Center Board, 2001-present

Member, Frankfort Education Association, 1985-present

Member, Kentucky Education Association, 1985-present

Member, National Education Association, 1985-present

Board Member/Attendee, Saint John African Methodist Episcopal Church, present

Former Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters

Former Member, Frankfort Arts Foundation

Former Member, Frankfort Salvation Army Advisory Board

Former Board Member, Franklin County Council on Family Abuse, Incorporated

Former Board Member, Greenhill Cemetary

Member, National Standards for Civics and Government

Former Member, South Frankfort Neighborhood Association

Former Member, Youth Association Board, Kentucky Young Men's Christian Organization (YMCA)

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