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.

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

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Based on the U.S. Constitution

KY Scorecard 2024

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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 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate

House of Representatives

Senate

1. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

Good Vote: Yes

SB295 Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates (passed 25 to 11 on 3/26/2024). Prohibits a requirement for any individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccine for the purposes of student enrollment, employment, or medical treatment.

2. Universal Education Funding Amendment

Good Vote: No

HB2 Universal Education Funding Amendment (passed 27 to 8 on 3/15/2024). Proposes to amend the Kentucky Constitution to authorize the financial support of students outside the public school system.

3. Second Amendment Financial Privacy

Good Vote: Yes

HB357 Second Amendment Financial Privacy (passed 32 to 6 on 3/13/2024). Forbids the use of a merchant category code that distinguishes a firearms retailer from other retailers and provides that no person or governmental entity may keep a list of privately owned firearms or firearms owners.

4. Federal Drug Pricing

Good Vote: No

SB27 Federal Drug Pricing (passed 32 to 5 on 3/8/2024). Ensures that pharmaceutical manufactures comply with the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program.

5. Protecting the Rights of Tenants and Landlords

Good Vote: Yes

HB18 Protecting the Rights of Tenants and Landlords (passed 25 to 11 on 2/20/2024). Preempts local governments from adopting or enforcing ordinances that bar owners of housing accommodations from refusing to lease or rent to persons who receive federal housing assistance.

6. Secure Voter ID Requirements

Good Vote: Yes

SB80 Secure Voter ID Requirements (passed 27 to 7 on 1/30/2024). Removes college and university identification documents, along with credit and debit cards, from being used as “proof of identification” to confirm a voter’s eligibility.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Julie Raque Adams	R	SD-036	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Karen Berg	D	SD-026	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
Gary Boswell	R	SD-008	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Jared Carpenter	R	SD-034	80%	+	.	+	-	+	+
Danny Carroll	R	SD-002	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Casey Chambers Armstrong	D	SD-019	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
Matthew Deneen	R	SD-010	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Donald Douglas	R	SD-022	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Greg Elkins	R	SD-028	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Shelley Frommeyer	R	SD-024	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Rick Girdler	R	SD-015	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
David Givens	R	SD-009	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Denise Harper Angel	D	SD-035	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
Jimmy Higdon	R	SD-014	60%	+	-	+	-	+	.
Jason Howell	R	SD-001	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Amanda Mays Bledsoe	R	SD-012	50%	.	-	+	+	-	.
Christian McDaniel	R	SD-023	40%	-	-	+	+	-	.
Stephen Meredith	R	SD-005	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Robert Mills	R	SD-004	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Gerald Neal	D	SD-033	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
Mike Nemes	R	SD-038	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
John Schickel	R	SD-011	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Brandon Smith	R	SD-030	75%	+	.	+	-	.	+
Adrienne Southworth	R	SD-007	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Robert Stivers	R	SD-025	60%	.	-	+	-	+	+
Brandon Storm	R	SD-021	80%	+	+	+	-	.	+
Damon Thayer	R	SD-017	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Reginald Thomas	D	SD-013	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
Lindsey Tichenor	R	SD-006	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Johnnie Turner	R	SD-029	50%	+	-	+	-	-	+
Robin Webb	D	SD-018	40%	-	.	+	-	+	-
Steve West	R	SD-027	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Whitney Westerfield	R	SD-003	25%	-	-	+	.	-	.
Phillip Wheeler	R	SD-031	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Gex Williams	R	SD-020	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Mike Wilson	R	SD-032	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
George Wise	R	SD-016	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
David Yates	D	SD-037	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	64.7%
Democrat	20.3%

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