2023 KY Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Kentucky General Assembly in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our second 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. Eliminating the ‘Bourbon Barrel Tax’
Phases out state and local property taxes on the production of "distilled spirits stored or aging in barrels" beginning in 2026 and eliminating them by 2043.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
2. Parental Rights in Education
Limits the authority of public schools in relation to parental rights, a student's use of pronouns, medical or mental health services, and instructional content on human sexuality.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
3. Prohibiting Enforcement of Federal Firearms Restrictions
Prohibits state and local agencies from enforcing any "federal law, executive order, rule, or regulation that is enacted, adopted, or becomes effective on or after January 1, 2021."
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
4. Protecting Children from Lewd or Lascivious Conduct
Would make engaging in a "live sexually explicit performance" on public property or in a location where it could be viewed by a minor child a criminal offense.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
5. Saving Kentucky’s Coal Power Plants
Prevents a utility company from shutting down a "fossil fuel-fired electric generating unit" without demonstrating that it would result in reliability and resilience of the electric grid as well as cost savings for customers.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
6. “Electronic Money” in the Uniform Commercial Code
Would change Kentucky's definition of "money" to include "electronic money," as provided by the Uniform Commercial Code.
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Constitutional Vote: No
How did they vote?
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| Name | Party | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Adams | R | 50% | ||||||
| Karen Berg | D | 20% | ||||||
| Gary M. Boswell | R | 83% | ||||||
| Jared K. Carpenter | R | 80% | ||||||
| Danny Carroll | R | 33% | ||||||
| Casey Chambers Armstrong | D | 20% | ||||||
| Matthew D. Deneen | R | 67% | ||||||
| Donald Douglas | R | 83% | ||||||
| Shelley Frommeyer | R | 67% | ||||||
| Rick Girdler | R | 83% | ||||||
| David P. Givens | R | 67% | ||||||
| Denise Harper Angel | D | 20% | ||||||
| Jimmy Higdon | R | 67% | ||||||
| Jason G. Howell | R | 83% | ||||||
| Amanda Mays Bledsoe | R | 67% | ||||||
| Christian McDaniel | R | 50% | ||||||
| Stephen L. Meredith | R | 67% | ||||||
| Robert M. Mills | R | 67% | ||||||
| Gerald A. Neal | D | 20% | ||||||
| Mike Nemes | R | 67% | ||||||
| John Schickel | R | 67% | ||||||
| Brandon D. Smith | R | 60% | ||||||
| Adrienne E. Southworth | R | 67% | ||||||
| Robert Stivers | R | 83% | ||||||
| Brandon Jackson Storm | R | 67% | ||||||
| Damon Thayer | R | 83% | ||||||
| Reginald Thomas | D | 17% | ||||||
| Lindsey Tichenor | R | 83% | ||||||
| Johnnie L. Turner | R | 80% | ||||||
| Robin L. Webb | R | 40% | ||||||
| Steve West | R | 80% | ||||||
| Whitney H. Westerfield | R | 80% | ||||||
| Phillip Wheeler | R | 67% | ||||||
| Jay Williams | R | 67% | ||||||
| Mike Wilson | R | 83% | ||||||
| George Maxwell Wise | R | 80% | ||||||
| David Yates | D | 17% |
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 19% |
| Republican | 69.9% |
