Kentucky House · District 83

Josh Branscum

Republican

Where they sit

Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Branscum
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Josh Branscum'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

Kentucky House69thpercentile
More conservative than 68% of the Kentucky House.
Most liberalMost conservative
32nd most conservative of 100

On the November 3 ballot

Josh Branscum is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Kentucky House District 83)

Votes with the Speaker
98%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Josh Branscum.

On 244 contested votes where both voted99% on all 739 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
99%
Democrats Republicans 65%100%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Josh Branscum.

On 209 party-line votesPartisan rank: 8 of 100 in the House (tied with 30 others)7 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Josh Branscum sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Josh Branscum
Bills
Sponsored14
Passed both chambers3
Became law3
Vetoed by the Governor0

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

Bills that passed both chambers: Josh Branscum
BillResultFinal action
HB 692
Relating to data privacy
Became law April 13, 2026
HB 577
Relating to economic development
Became law April 13, 2026
HB 473
Relating to consumer data privacy
Became law March 15, 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

4 against the Speaker; 2 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Josh Branscum
DateBill and motion Their voteSpeakerMost of their party
April 1, 2026 HB 677: Relating to energy production and byproduct management
Final Passage
Nay Yea (split) 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
Feb. 26, 2025 HB 368: Relating to publication
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)

Every roll call

How Josh Branscum voted on each of the 782 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Josh Branscum
DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySpeakerYeas–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
Email
josh.branscum@kylegislature.gov
District office
Room Annex 357B, 702 Capital Ave., Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-8100

Committees

  • Economic Development and Workforce Investment Chair
  • Economic Development and Workforce Investment Co-chair
  • Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs
  • State Government
  • Transportation
  • Transportation
  • Workforce Attraction and Retention Task Force

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