Kentucky House · District 22
Shawn McPherson
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Shawn McPherson'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
Shawn McPherson is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Kentucky House District 22)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Shawn McPherson.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Shawn McPherson.
Bills
The bills Shawn McPherson sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 6 |
| 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
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| HB 480 Relating to state contracts |
Became law | April 14, 2026 |
| HB 355 Relating to real property appraisers |
Became law | April 14, 2026 |
| HB 647 Relating to economic relief for local communities of the Commonwealth 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
7 against the Speaker; 9 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| March 28, 2025 | HB 618: Relating to alcoholic beverages Final Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 28, 2025 | HB 437: 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 |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
| March 13, 2025 | HB 566: Relating to the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation and declaring an emergency Final Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 6, 2025 | HB 618: Relating to alcoholic beverages Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | HB 368: Relating to publication 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) |
Every roll call
How Shawn McPherson 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
- shawn.mcpherson@kylegislature.gov
- District office
- Room Annex 405D, 702 Capital Ave., Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-8100 - District office
- 801 E. Main St., Scottsville, KY 42164
Committees
- Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Co-chair
- 2026-2028 Budget Preparation and Submission Statutory
- Agriculture
- Agriculture
- Appropriations and Revenue
- Appropriations and Revenue
- Banking and Insurance
- Banking and Insurance
- Housing Task Force
- Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight
- 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