Ernesto Scorsone
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Ernesto Scorsone is an American politician from Kentucky. A Democrat, he is currently a member of the Kentucky State Senate.
From 1984 to 1996, Scorsone served in the Kentucky House of Representatives. In 1996, he was elected to the State Senate by a wide margin, representing the state's 13th District in Fayette County. Since then, he has twice been re-elected unopposed.
He earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky in 1973 and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1976.
The only openly gay member of the Kentucky General Assembly, Scorsone has been with his life partner for over 12 years. His campaigns have often won the backing of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.