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
House Votes

House Votes

1. 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 1152659 Passed 97 to 0 on Feb 23, 2022 See Article I Section 8 10th Amendment Declaration of Independence

2. Gun Rights

Prohibits government within the state from enforcing federal firearm bans.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB29 Roll Call 1167774 Passed 75 to 20 on Mar 11, 2022 See Article VI Second Amendment Ninth Amendment 10th 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 1027839 Passed 77 to 20 on Mar 12, 2021 See First Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

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 1040214 Passed 91 to 3 on Mar 29, 2021 See Article I Section 4 14th Amendment Article II Section 1

5. 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 1188162 Passed 72 to 23 on Apr 13, 2022 See 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

6. Reopening the Economy

Allowed businesses to reopen and restored Kentuckian rights after COVID-19 lockdowns.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB1 Roll Call 994598 Passed 72 to 22 on Feb 2, 2021 See Article IV Section 4 First Amendment Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Shane Baker R 67%
Kimberly Banta R 60%
Lynn Bechler R 67%
Danny R. Bentley R 67%
John C. Blanton R 67%
Tina Bojanowski D 17%
Adam Bowling R 67%
Joshua Branscum R 67%
Kevin D. Bratcher R 67%
Josh Bray R 80%
Randall Bridges R 67%
George A. Brown D 0%
Thomas J. Burch D 0%
Josh Calloway R 75%
McKenzie Cantrell D 0%
Jonathan Dixon R 67%
Jeffery M. Donohue D 0%
Myron B. Dossett R 67%
Ryan Dotson R 67%
Jim Duplessis R 60%
Daniel B. Elliott R 67%
Joseph M. Fischer R 67%
Daniel A. Fister R 67%
Patrick Flannery R 67%
Ken Fleming R 67%
Kelly Flood D 0%
Deanna L. Frazier Gordon R 67%
Chris Freeland R 67%
Chris Fugate R 67%
Alan Gentry D 0%
Jim Gooch R 60%
Derrick W. Graham D 0%
David Hale R 60%
Mark Hart R 67%
Angie Hatton D 40%
Richard Heath R 67%
Samara Rae Heavrin R 67%
Jennifer Henson Decker R 67%
Keturah Herron D N/A
Regina Huff R 67%
Thomas Huff R 67%
Mary Beth Imes R 67%
Joni L. Jenkins D 0%
DJ Johnson R 67%
Kim King R 67%
Norma Kirk-McCormick R 67%
Matthew R. Koch R 67%
Adam Koenig R 67%
Nima Kulkarni D 0%
William Lee Lawrence R 67%
Derek Lewis R 67%
Scott Lewis R 67%
Matt Lockett R 67%
Savannah Maddox R 83%
Mary Lou Marzian D 0%
Ed Massey R 67%
Bobby Wayne McCool R 67%
Chad McCoy R 67%
Shawn McPherson R 67%
David Meade R 67%
Michael Lee Meredith R 67%
Suzanne Miles R 67%
Charles W. Miller D 0%
Jerry T. Miller R 60%
Patti Minter D 0%
Kimberly Poore Moser R 67%
Jason Michael Nemes R 67%
David W. Osborne R 67%
Ruth Ann Palumbo D 0%
Jason Petrie R 67%
Michael Pollock R 67%
Phillip Pratt R 67%
Melinda Gibbons Prunty R 67%
Felicia Rabourn R 80%
Josie Raymond D 0%
William Brandon Reed R 67%
Steve Riley R 80%
Rachel Roberts D 0%
Bart Rowland R 67%
Steven Jack Rudy R 67%
Sal Santoro R 67%
Attica Woodson Scott D 17%
Scott L. Sharp R 67%
Steve Sheldon R 67%
Tom Odell Smith R 67%
Cherlynn Stevenson D 20%
Pamela D. Stevenson D 0%
Ashley Tackett Laferty D 67%
Nancy J. Tate R 67%
Walker Wood Thomas R 67%
Killian Timoney R 50%
James A. Tipton R 67%
Timothy Truett R N/A
Ken Upchurch R 67%
Russell Webber R 67%
Billy Wesley R 67%
Susan Westrom D 17%
Charles Wheatley D 0%
Richard White R 67%
Lisa Willner D 0%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat7.4%
Republican67.1%
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