Kentucky Senate · District 23
Chris McDaniel
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Chris McDaniel'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
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Chris McDaniel.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Chris McDaniel.
Bills
The bills Chris McDaniel sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 4 |
| Passed both chambers | 1 |
| Became law | 1 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 27 of 38 in the Senate (tied with 7 others) · 27 of 32 Republicans (tied with 4 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
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 185 Relating to Kentucky State University and declaring an emergency |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
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
10 against the Senate President; 11 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2026 | SB 223: Relating to the regulation of cannabis-infused beverages Passage |
Nay | Not voting | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 25, 2026 | SB 98: Relating to welding safety Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 12, 2026 | SB 45: Relating to agritourism Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 28, 2025 | HB 444: Relating to commercial driver's licenses 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 27, 2025 | SB 19: Relating to permitted uses of time during the school day Override of Veto |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 14, 2025 | SB 19: Relating to permitted uses of time during the school day Final Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 6, 2025 | HB 241: Relating to education and declaring an emergency Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | SB 60: Relating to restoring religious liberty Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 25, 2025 | SB 19: Relating to permitted uses of time during the school day Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 13, 2025 | SB 14: Relating to pharmaceutical manufacturers Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Chris McDaniel voted on each of the 803 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President | 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
- chris.mcdaniel@kylegislature.gov
- District office
- Room Annex 203, 702 Capital Ave., Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-8100 - District office
- P.O. Box 15231, Latonia, KY 41015
Committees
- Appropriations and Revenue Chair
- 2026-2028 Budget Preparation and Submission Statutory Co-chair
- Appropriations and Revenue Co-chair
- Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board Statutory Ex officio
- Licensing and Occupations
- Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations
- Local Government
- Public Pension Oversight Board
- State Government
- State and Local Government
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