Kentucky House · District 97
Bobby McCool
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Bobby McCool's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Kentucky House District 97.
Also on the ballot: Rebekah D. Skaggs (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Bobby McCool.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Bobby McCool.
Bills
The bills Bobby McCool sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 9 |
| Passed both chambers | 0 |
| Became law | 0 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 71 of 100 in the House (tied with 29 others) · 71 of 80 Republicans (tied with 9 others)
A bill's sponsor is its prime sponsor, as the Legislative Record lists it; co-sponsors aren't counted. House and Senate bills are counted; resolutions aren't.
Bills that passed both chambers
None of the bills Bobby McCool sponsored passed both chambers.
Budget projects
Kentucky's budget bills don't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Kentucky legislators.
Contested votes where they split
20 against the Speaker; 21 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2026 | SB 37: Relating to state symbols House Floor Amendment 3 |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 1, 2026 | HB 677: Relating to energy production and byproduct management Final Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 26, 2026 | SB 29: Relating to solid waste management facilities and declaring an emergency Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 9, 2026 | HB 667: Relating to solid waste management service companies Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 5, 2026 | HB 534: Relating to elections Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 25, 2026 | HB 497: Relating to postsecondary tuition waivers Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 25, 2026 | HB 497: Relating to postsecondary tuition waivers House Floor Amendment 3 |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 17, 2026 | HB 490: Relating to employment at public postsecondary education institutions and declaring an emergency Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 5, 2026 | HB 189: Relating to pedestrians Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 5, 2026 | HB 276: Relating to keeping chickens on residential property Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 28, 2025 | HB 618: Relating to alcoholic beverages Final Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 28, 2025 | HB 606: Relating to economic development Final Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 27, 2025 | SB 89: Relating to environmental protection and declaring an emergency Override of Veto |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 14, 2025 | SB 120: Relating to education House Floor Amendment 1 |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
| March 12, 2025 | SB 89: Relating to environmental protection and declaring an emergency Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 4, 2025 | HB 416: Relating to basic and added reparation benefits Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | HB 368: Relating to publication Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | HB 346: Relating to air quality programs and declaring an emergency Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | HB 398: Relating to occupational safety and health Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | HB 398: Relating to occupational safety and health House Floor Amendment 3 |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | HB 398: Relating to occupational safety and health House Floor Amendment 2 |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
Every roll call
How Bobby McCool voted on each of the 782 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- legislature.ky.gov
- bobby.mccool@kylegislature.gov
- District office
- Room Annex 367C, 702 Capital Ave., Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-8100
Committees
- Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Chair
- Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Co-chair
- Education
- Government Contract Review
- Natural Resources and Energy
- Natural Resources and Energy
- Postsecondary Education
- Transportation
- Transportation
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Kentucky General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Kentucky General Assembly's roll-call records, Jan. 7, 2025 to April 15, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections