Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
Legislative Scorecard
Based on the U.S. Constitution
KY Scorecard 2023
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
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.
House of Representatives
1. Eliminating the ‘Bourbon Barrel Tax’
HB5 Eliminating the ‘Bourbon Barrel Tax’ (passed 60 to 39 on 3/30/2023). 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.
2. Parental Rights in Education
3. Saving Kentucky’s Coal Power Plants
SB4 Saving Kentucky’s Coal Power Plants (passed 66 to 28 on 3/16/2023). 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.
4. Extending State “Unemployment Benefits”
HB146 Extending State “Unemployment Benefits” (passed 94 to 0 on 3/13/2023). Extends the minimum weeks of state “unemployment benefits” available from 12 weeks to 16 weeks.
5. Ban on Sex Mutilation of Children
HB470 Ban on Sex Mutilation of Children (passed 75 to 22 on 3/2/2023). Would, as the “Do No Harm Act,” ban the provision of “gender transition services” to a person under the age of 18 years.
6. Prohibiting Enforcement of Federal Firearms Restrictions
Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Chad Aull | D | HD-079 | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Shane Baker | R | HD-085 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Kimberly Banta | R | HD-063 | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
Jared Bauman | R | HD-028 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Danny Bentley | R | HD-098 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
John Blanton | R | HD-092 | 80% | - | + | + | . | + | + |
Tina Bojanowski | D | HD-032 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adam Bowling | R | HD-087 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Joshua Branscum | R | HD-083 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Kevin Bratcher | R | HD-029 | 80% | + | + | . | - | + | + |
Steve Bratcher | R | HD-025 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Josh Bray | R | HD-071 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Randy Bridges | R | HD-003 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
George Brown | D | HD-077 | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Lindsey Burke | D | HD-075 | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Emily Callaway | R | HD-037 | 50% | - | + | - | - | + | + |
Josh Calloway | R | HD-010 | 60% | - | + | + | - | + | . |
Beverly Chester-Burton | D | HD-044 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike Clines | R | HD-068 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Stephanie Dietz | R | HD-065 | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
Jonathan Dixon | R | HD-011 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Steven Doan | R | HD-069 | 50% | - | + | - | - | + | + |
Myron Dossett | R | HD-009 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Ryan Dotson | R | HD-073 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Robert Duvall | R | HD-017 | 80% | + | + | . | - | + | + |
Daniel Elliott | R | HD-054 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Daniel Fister | R | HD-056 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Patrick Flannery | R | HD-096 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Ken Fleming | R | HD-048 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Deanna Frazier Gordon | R | HD-081 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Chris Freeland | R | HD-006 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Chris Fugate | R | HD-084 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Alan Gentry | D | HD-046 | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Jim Gooch | R | HD-012 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Derrick Graham | D | HD-057 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Daniel Grossberg | D | HD-030 | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
David Hale | R | HD-074 | 60% | - | + | + | - | + | . |
Mark Hart | R | HD-078 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Richard Heath | R | HD-002 | 100% | + | + | + | . | . | + |
Samara Heavrin | R | HD-018 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Jennifer Decker | R | HD-058 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Keturah Herron | D | HD-042 | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
John Hodgson | R | HD-036 | 80% | + | + | . | - | + | + |
Thomas Huff | R | HD-049 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Mary Imes | R | HD-005 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Kevin Jackson | R | HD-020 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
DJ Johnson | R | HD-013 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Jacob Justice | R | HD-094 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Kim King | R | HD-055 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Matthew Koch | R | HD-072 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Nima Kulkarni | D | HD-040 | 0% | - | - | - | . | - | - |
William Lawrence | R | HD-070 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Scott Lewis | R | HD-014 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Derek Lewis | R | HD-090 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Matt Lockett | R | HD-039 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Savannah Maddox | R | HD-061 | 100% | + | + | + | . | + | + |
Candy Massaroni | R | HD-050 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Bobby McCool | R | HD-097 | 75% | + | + | . | - | + | . |
Shawn McPherson | R | HD-022 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
David Meade | R | HD-080 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Michael Meredith | R | HD-019 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Suzanne Miles | R | HD-007 | 80% | + | + | . | - | + | + |
Kimberly Moser | R | HD-064 | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
Amy Neighbors | R | HD-021 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Jason Nemes | R | HD-033 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
David Osborne | R | HD-059 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Ruth Palumbo | D | HD-076 | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Jason Petrie | R | HD-016 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Michael Pollock | R | HD-051 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Phillip Pratt | R | HD-062 | 80% | + | + | . | - | + | + |
Marianne Proctor | R | HD-060 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Felicia Rabourn | R | HD-047 | 80% | - | + | + | . | + | + |
Steve Rawlings | R | HD-066 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Rebecca Raymer | R | HD-015 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Josie Raymond | D | HD-041 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
William Reed | R | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + | |
Steve Riley | R | HD-023 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Rachel Roarx | D | HD-038 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rachel Roberts | D | HD-067 | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Steven Rudy | R | HD-001 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Scott Sharp | R | HD-100 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Tom Smith | R | HD-086 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Sarah Stalker | D | HD-034 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pamela Stevenson | D | HD-043 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cherlynn Stevenson | D | HD-088 | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Lamin Swann | D | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - | |
Ashley Tackett Laferty | D | HD-095 | 75% | - | + | + | . | . | + |
Nancy Tate | R | HD-027 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Walker Thomas | R | HD-008 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Killian Timoney | R | HD-045 | 60% | + | - | + | - | . | + |
James Tipton | R | HD-053 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Timmy Truett | R | HD-089 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Susan Witten | R | HD-031 | 67% | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Ken Upchurch | R | HD-052 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Russell Webber | R | 50% | - | + | - | - | + | + | |
Billy Wesley | R | HD-091 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Richard White | R | HD-099 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Wade Williams | R | HD-004 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Lisa Willner | D | HD-035 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nicolas Wilson | R | HD-082 | 75% | . | . | + | - | + | + |
Average Constitutional Score by Party
Party | Score |
---|---|
Democrat | 12.3% |
Republican | 74% |