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)

Legislative Scorecard

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

1. Universal Education Funding Amendment

Good Vote: No

HB2 Universal Education Funding Amendment (passed 65 to 32 on 3/13/2024). Proposes to amend the Kentucky Constitution to authorize the financial support of students outside the public school system.

2. "Stop Arm Camera" Citations

Good Vote: No

HB461 "Stop Arm Camera" Citations (passed 79 to 14 on 3/11/2024). Allows the use of “stop arm cameras” on school buses and enforces civil penalties against motor vehicle owners for violations, including fines of up to $1,000, license suspension, and imprisonment.

3. Second Amendment Financial Privacy

Good Vote: Yes

HB357 Second Amendment Financial Privacy (passed 78 to 18 on 2/27/2024). 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. Freeing Young Adults from "Child Labor Laws"

Good Vote: Yes

HB255 Freeing Young Adults from "Child Labor" Laws (passed 60 to 36 on 2/22/2024). Repeals a section of state law that prevents the Department of Workplace Standards from making “child labor” regulations less restrictive than those imposed by the United States Secretary of Labor.

5. Cutting "Work Waivers" for Food Stamps

Good Vote: Yes

HB367 Cutting "Work Waivers" for Food Stamps (passed 61 to 33 on 2/22/2024). Prohibits SNAP recipients who are “able-bodied adults without dependents” from receiving any waiver of work requirements, unless specifically authorized by the General Assembly.

6. "Moment of Silence" to Pray in School

Good Vote: Yes

HB96 "Moment of Silence" to Pray in School (passed 79 to 17 on 1/31/2024). Requires each local school district to have a “moment of silence or reflection” at the start of every school day, ensuring that all students may “pray” without distraction.

Legislator Scores

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

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Chad Aull	D	HD-079	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Shane Baker	R	HD-085	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Kimberly Banta	R	HD-063	40%	.	-	+	+	-	-
Jared Bauman	R	HD-028	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Danny Bentley	R	HD-098	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
John Blanton	R	HD-092	33%	-	-	+	-	-	+
Tina Bojanowski	D	HD-032	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Adam Bowling	R	HD-087	80%	+	-	+	+	.	+
Joshua Branscum	R	HD-083	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Kevin Bratcher	R	HD-029	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Steve Bratcher	R	HD-025	50%	-	-	+	+	-	+
Josh Bray	R	HD-071	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Randy Bridges	R	HD-003	60%	-	-	.	+	+	+
George Brown	D	HD-077	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Lindsey Burke	D	HD-075	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Emily Callaway	R	HD-037	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Josh Calloway	R	HD-010	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Adrielle Camuel	D	HD-093	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Beverly Chester-Burton	D	HD-044	20%	+	.	-	-	-	-
Mike Clines	R	HD-068	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Stephanie Dietz	R	HD-065	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Jonathan Dixon	R	HD-011	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Steven Doan	R	HD-069	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Myron Dossett	R	HD-009	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Ryan Dotson	R	HD-073	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Robert Duvall	R	HD-017	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Daniel Elliott	R	HD-054	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Daniel Fister	R	HD-056	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Patrick Flannery	R	HD-096	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Ken Fleming	R	HD-048	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Deanna Frazier Gordon	R	HD-081	60%	-	-	+	+	.	+
Chris Freeland	R	HD-006	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Chris Fugate	R	HD-084	80%	+	.	+	+	-	+
Alan Gentry	D	HD-046	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Jim Gooch	R	HD-012	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Derrick Graham	D	HD-057	20%	+	-	-	-	-	.
Daniel Grossberg	D	HD-030	25%	+	-	-	.	.	-
David Hale	R	HD-074	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Mark Hart	R	HD-078	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Richard Heath	R	HD-002	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Samara Heavrin	R	HD-018	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Jennifer Decker	R	HD-058	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Keturah Herron	D	HD-042	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
John Hodgson	R	HD-036	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Thomas Huff	R	HD-049	50%	-	-	+	+	-	+
Mary Imes	R	HD-005	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Kevin Jackson	R	HD-020	40%	+	-	.	-	-	+
DJ Johnson	R	HD-013	80%	-	.	+	+	+	+
Jacob Justice	R	HD-094	80%	-	.	+	+	+	+
Kim King	R	HD-055	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Matthew Koch	R	HD-072	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Nima Kulkarni	D	HD-040	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
William Lawrence	R	HD-070	100%	+	.	+	.	.	+
Scott Lewis	R	HD-014	50%	+	-	+	-	-	+
Derek Lewis	R	HD-090	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Matt Lockett	R	HD-039	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Savannah Maddox	R	HD-061	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Candy Massaroni	R	HD-050	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Bobby McCool	R	HD-097	40%	-	-	+	+	-	.
Shawn McPherson	R	HD-022	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
David Meade	R	HD-080	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Michael Meredith	R	HD-019	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Suzanne Miles	R	HD-007	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Kimberly Moser	R	HD-064	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Amy Neighbors	R	HD-021	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Jason Nemes	R	HD-033	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
David Osborne	R	HD-059	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Ruth Palumbo	D	HD-076	33%	+	-	-	-	-	+
Jason Petrie	R	HD-016	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Michael Pollock	R	HD-051	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Phillip Pratt	R	HD-062	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Marianne Proctor	R	HD-060	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Felicia Rabourn	R	HD-047	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Steve Rawlings	R	HD-066	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Rebecca Raymer	R	HD-015	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Josie Raymond	D	HD-041	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Steve Riley	R	HD-023	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Rachel Roarx	D	HD-038	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Rachel Roberts	D	HD-067	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Steven Rudy	R	HD-001	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Scott Sharp	R	HD-100	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Tom Smith	R	HD-086	50%	-	-	+	+	-	+
Sarah Stalker	D	HD-034	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Pamela Stevenson	D	HD-043	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Cherlynn Stevenson	D	HD-088	50%	+	-	+	-	-	+
Ashley Tackett Laferty	D	HD-095	50%	+	-	+	-	-	+
Nancy Tate	R	HD-027	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Walker Thomas	R	HD-008	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Killian Timoney	R	HD-045	50%	+	-	+	-	-	+
James Tipton	R	HD-053	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Timmy Truett	R	HD-089	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Susan Witten	R	HD-031	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Ken Upchurch	R	HD-052	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Billy Wesley	R	HD-091	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Richard White	R	HD-099	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Wade Williams	R	HD-004	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Lisa Willner	D	HD-035	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Nicolas Wilson	R	HD-082	50%	+	-	+	-	-	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	21.8%
Republican	65.8%

Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution