Kentucky House · District 80
David Meade
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
David Meade'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 80.
Also on the ballot: Mary Russell (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is David Meade.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is David Meade.
Bills
The bills David Meade sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 13 |
| Passed both chambers | 3 |
| Became law | 3 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 21 of 100 in the House (tied with 18 others) · 21 of 80 Republicans (tied with 18 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
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
5 against the Speaker; 7 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2026 | SB 66: Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 1, 2026 | SB 27: Relating to cremation of dead bodies Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 3, 2026 | HB 142: Relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency Passage |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
| March 2, 2026 | HB 299: Relating to machine gun conversion devices Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 25, 2026 | HB 497: Relating to postsecondary tuition waivers Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 14, 2025 | SB 120: Relating to education House Floor Amendment 1 |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
| March 11, 2025 | HB 18: Relating to property Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How David Meade 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
- david.meade@kylegislature.gov
- District office
- Room Annex 332C, 702 Capital Ave., Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-4334 - District office
- Room Capitol 307, 700 Capital Ave., Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-4334
Committees
- Committee on Committees Vice chair
- Rules Vice chair
- Legislative Research Commission
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