Kentucky House · District 53
James Tipton
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
James Tipton'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
James Tipton is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Kentucky House District 53)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is James Tipton.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is James Tipton.
Bills
The bills James Tipton sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 36 |
| Passed both chambers | 9 |
| Became law | 9 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 3 of 100 in the House (tied with 1 other) · 3 of 80 Republicans (tied with 1 other)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| HB 826 Relating to education |
Became law | April 23, 2026 |
| HB 96 Relating to the postsecondary education working group and declaring an emergency |
Became law | April 14, 2026 |
| HB 253 Relating to education and declaring an emergency |
Became law | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 642 Relating to the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System |
Became law | April 7, 2026 |
| HB 307 Relating to proactive postsecondary admission |
Became law | April 7, 2026 |
| HB 441 Relating to reemployment after retirement in the Teachers' Retirement System |
Became law | April 1, 2025 |
| HB 424 Relating to employment at public postsecondary education institutions |
Became law | March 27, 2025 |
| HB 298 Relating to schools identified for comprehensive support and improvement in schools |
Became law | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 38 Relating to orders of protection |
Became law | March 24, 2025 |
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
3 against the Speaker; 3 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | SB 251: Relating to the Department of Corrections Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 19, 2026 | HB 904: Relating to gaming House Floor Amendment 2 |
Nay | Not voting | Yea (split) |
| March 3, 2026 | HB 142: Relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency Passage |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| Feb. 13, 2026 | HB 526: Relating to members of the bar Motion to Suspend the Rules / House Floor Amendment 4 |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 14, 2025 | SB 120: Relating to education House Floor Amendment 1 |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How James Tipton 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
- james.tipton@kylegislature.gov
- District office
- Room Annex 313, 702 Capital Ave., Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-8100
Committees
- Postsecondary Education Chair
- Education Co-chair
- Agriculture
- Agriculture
- Primary and Secondary Education
- Public Pension Oversight Board
- State Government
- State 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