2022 KY Legislative Scorecard 2021-

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Kentucky General Assembly in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

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Senate Votes

1. Reopening the Economy

Allowed businesses to reopen and restored Kentuckian rights after COVID-19 lockdowns.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB1 Roll Call 994599 Passed 29 to 8 on Feb 2, 2021 See Article IV Section 4 First Amendment Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

2. COVID-19 Policy

Prohibits the governor from creating a statewide mask mandate and prohibits healthcare facilities from requiring vaccinations of employees.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB2 Roll Call 1108476 Passed 23 to 5 on Sep 9, 2021 See First Amendment Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment

3. Vaccine Mandates

Provides exemptions from mandatory immunization for any child, emancipated minor, or adult who, personally or by a parent or guardian.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB8 Roll Call 1029920 Passed 33 to 1 on Mar 16, 2021 See First Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment

4. Elections

Expands the state's early voting, lets people fix their own ballot issues, and allows drop boxes for people to submit their absentee ballots.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB574 Roll Call 1029932 Passed 33 to 3 on Apr 7, 2021 See Article I Section 4 Article II Section 1 14th Amendment

5. Broadband Fund

Appropriates Federal Funds from the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 in the amount of $127,000,000 and Federal Funds from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 in the amount of $123,000,000 to the broadband deployment fund.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$143.00/year
HB459 Roll Call 1180553 Passed 36 to 0 on Mar 30, 2022 See Article I Section 8 10th Amendment Declaration of Independence

6. Women\'s Sports

Prohibits male students from participating in athletic teams, activities, and sports designated as "girls".
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB83 Roll Call 1188161 Passed 29 to 8 on Apr 13, 2022 See 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

How did they vote?

Julie Adams
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-036
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Ralph Alvarado
67% Report Score
Republican
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Karen Berg
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-026
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Jared K. Carpenter
60% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-034
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Danny Carroll
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-002
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Matt Castlen
60% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-008
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Donald Douglas
N/A Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-022
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
C.B. Embry
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-006
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Rick Girdler
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-015
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
David P. Givens
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-009
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Denise Harper Angel
N/A Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-035
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Jimmy Higdon
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-014
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Paul Hornback
60% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-020
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Jason G. Howell
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-001
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Alice Forgy Kerr
60% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-012
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Christian McDaniel
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-023
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Morgan McGarvey
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-019
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Stephen L. Meredith
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-005
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Robert M. Mills
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-004
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Gerald A. Neal
20% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-033
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Mike Nemes
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-038
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Dennis L. Parrett
25% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-010
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
John Schickel
80% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-011
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Wil Schroder
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-024
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Brandon D. Smith
60% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-030
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Adrienne E. Southworth
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-007
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Robert Stivers
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-025
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Brandon Jackson Storm
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-021
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Damon Thayer
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-017
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Reginald Thomas
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-013
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Johnnie L. Turner
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-029
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Robin L. Webb
40% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-018
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Steve West
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-027
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Whitney H. Westerfield
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-003
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Phillip Wheeler
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-031
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
Mike Wilson
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-032
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
George Maxwell Wise
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-016
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
David Yates
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-037
1. Reopening the Economy
2. COVID-19 Policy
3. Vaccine Mandates
4. Elections
5. Broadband Fund
6. Women\'s Sports
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