Kentucky House · District 25
Steve Bratcher
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Steve Bratcher'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 25.
Also on the ballot: Cherlyn Evette Smith (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Steve Bratcher.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Steve Bratcher.
Bills
The bills Steve Bratcher sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 23 |
| 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 652 Relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency |
Became law | April 14, 2026 |
| HB 36 Relating to interstate licensure compacts |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 303 Relating to military healthcare personnel |
Became law | March 19, 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
7 against the Speaker; 5 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 | SB 312: Relating to court-ordered transports 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 |
| March 27, 2025 | HB 694: Relating to Teachers' Retirement System benefit funding Override of Veto |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 4, 2025 | HB 416: Relating to basic and added reparation benefits Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | HB 398: Relating to occupational safety and health House Floor Amendment 2 |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
Every roll call
How Steve Bratcher 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
- steve.bratcher@kylegislature.gov
- District office
- Room Annex 424G, 702 Capital Ave., Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-8100
Committees
- Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Vice chair
- Education
- Health Services
- Health Services
- Postsecondary Education
- Primary and Secondary Education
- Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection
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