Kentucky House · District 85
Shane Baker
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Shane Baker'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
Shane Baker is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Kentucky House District 85)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Shane Baker.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Shane Baker.
Bills
The bills Shane Baker sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 14 |
| Passed both chambers | 2 |
| Became law | 2 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 40 of 100 in the House (tied with 14 others) · 40 of 80 Republicans (tied with 14 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
30 against the Speaker; 28 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 15, 2026 | HB 727: Relating to education and declaring an emergency Final Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 15, 2026 | SB 324: Relating to the entertainment industry Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 1, 2026 | HB 904: Relating to gaming Final Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 1, 2026 | SB 110: Relating to motor vehicles and declaring an emergency Final Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 1, 2026 | SB 199: Relating to pesticide labeling Override of Veto |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 31, 2026 | HB 6: Relating to child care and declaring an emergency Final Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 27, 2026 | SB 110: Relating to motor vehicles and declaring an emergency Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 25, 2026 | SB 101: Relating to children House Floor Amendment 2 |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 19, 2026 | HB 904: Relating to gaming Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 17, 2026 | SB 199: Relating to pesticide labeling Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 16, 2026 | HB 425: Relating to motor vehicle racing Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 9: Relating to regulated substances and declaring an emergency Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 3, 2026 | HB 142: Relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency Passage |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| March 3, 2026 | SB 145: Relating to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and declaring an emergency Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 2, 2026 | HB 299: Relating to machine gun conversion devices Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 19, 2026 | HB 414: Relating to booking procedures in local jails Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 17, 2026 | HB 6: Relating to child care and declaring an emergency Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| 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. 9, 2026 | HB 7: Relating to school bus safety Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | HB 194: Relating to cigar bars Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 28, 2025 | HB 664: Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency Final Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 28, 2025 | HB 618: Relating to alcoholic beverages Final Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 14, 2025 | HB 369: Relating to police department members Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
Nay | Not voting | Yea (split) |
| March 14, 2025 | SB 120: Relating to education House Floor Amendment 1 |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| March 14, 2025 | SB 61: Relating to swimming pools Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 13, 2025 | SB 38: Relating to school bus safety Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 7, 2025 | HB 664: Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 6, 2025 | HB 618: Relating to alcoholic beverages Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 21, 2025 | HB 566: Relating to the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation and declaring an emergency Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | HB 211: Relating to cigar bars Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Shane Baker 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
- shane.baker@kylegislature.gov
- District office
- Room Annex 357E, 702 Capital Ave., Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-8100
Committees
- Postsecondary Education Vice chair
- Education
- Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs
- Natural Resources and Energy
- Natural Resources and Energy
- State Government
- Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
- Tourism, Small Business and Information Technology
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