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Matt Nunn
Republican · Senator

Matt Nunn

Represents District 17 in the State Senate.

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Votes with Republicans
100%
on 94 party-line votes · Senate Republicans median 98%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 435 of 436 roll calls · Senate median 98%
Their bills that became law
9 of 12
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 7
Roll calls on record
436
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 10, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Regular Session.

How Matt Nunn votes

A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.

Where Matt Nunn sits in the Senate

Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Matt Nunn is circled.

Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party

0 of 94 party-line votes.

They voted with most Republicans on every party-line vote this session.

Closest votes they cast

Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.

SB199 · AN ACT relating to pesticide labeling.
Yea
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3886 · 2026-03-05 · Passed 23–13
HB904 · AN ACT relating to gaming.
In plain English Requires the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation to regulate fantasy contest operators through licensing, geolocation technology, fraud prevention, and audit requirements, among other changes.
Yea
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4138 · 2026-04-01 · Passed 24–13
SB251 · AN ACT relating to the Department of Corrections.
In plain English Allows the Department of Corrections to set execution protocols through internal policy instead of requiring formal administrative regulations.
Yea
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3936 · 2026-03-16 · Passed 24–11
SB223 · AN ACT relating to the regulation of cannabis-infused beverages.
Yea
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3965 · 2026-03-20 · Passed 25–11
SB45 · AN ACT relating to agritourism.
Yea
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3821 · 2026-02-12 · Passed 26–12
Democrats they vote with most

Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.

Keturah HerronDemocrat · District 35 · 98 shared contested votes
11%
Gary ClemonsDemocrat · District 37 · 97 shared contested votes
9%
Karen BergDemocrat · District 26 · 90 shared contested votes
8%
Their session, month by month

Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (1 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.

2026-01: 21 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2026-02: 53 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2026-03: 206 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2026-04: 156 roll calls, 1 without a Yea or NayJan 2026Apr 2026
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Their bills, from filing to law

Bills Matt Nunn was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.

Introduced12
Out of committee10
Passed one chamber10
Passed both chambers9
Became law9
Never left committee2

For comparison, the median Republican member of the Senate has 7 bills that became law this session.

What their bills are about
Commendations and Recognitions 4Education, Elementary and Secondary 3Corrections Impact 2Crimes and Punishments 2Local Mandate 2Public Officers and Employees 2
AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.
In plain English Increases fiscal reporting levels for special purpose entities, allows some entities to switch from yearly to four-year audits under certain conditions, and combines county clerk audits for vehicle-related fees and taxes.
Official synopsis: Amend KRS 65A.030 to increase the fiscal reporting levels of special purpose governmental entities; allow entities conducting yearly audits to move to an audit every 4 years if the entity receives 2 sequential audit reports with unqualified opinions and report the fact that the entity…
Became lawsigned by Governor (Acts Ch. 199) · 2026-04-27
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Steve Zahn to the Kentucky Film Leadership Council.
In plain English Confirms Steve Zahn's appointment to the Kentucky Film Leadership Council through June 30, 2028.
Official synopsis: Confirm the appointment of Steve Zahn to the Kentucky Film Leadership Council for a term expiring June 30, 2028.
Not out of committeeadopted 38-0 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring Representative Al Gentry for his leadership in the creation and success of state, national, and international golfer associations for golfers with disabilities.
Recognize and honor Representative Al Gentry for his leadership in the creation and success of associations for golfers with disabilities.
Became lawadopted by voice vote · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to sick leave for school district personnel.
In plain English Allows school district employees to use sick leave for observance of religious holidays.
Official synopsis: Amend KRS 161.155 to allow school district employees to use sick leave for observance of religious
Passed one chamberrecommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Denise Lane "Deni" Hamilton.
Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Denise Lane "Deni" Hamilton.
Became lawadopted by voice vote · 2026-04-14
AN ACT relating to first responders.
In plain English Creates a new crime for impeding a first responder and defines related terms.
Official synopsis: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 519 to define terms; establish the crime of impeding a first responder.
Became lawbecame law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 96) · 2026-04-12
AN ACT relating to children.
In plain English Requires schools to expel students for at least 12 months for intentionally injuring school staff, and allows children 14 and older charged with felony assault to be tried as adults, among other changes.
Official synopsis: Amend KRS 158.150 to require a local board of education to expel a student for at least 12 months if the student intentionally causes physical injury to educational personnel at a school or school function; amend KRS 158.155 to require that school employees report attempted…
Became lawsigned by Governor (Acts Ch. 50) · 2026-04-07
A RESOLUTION honoring the Piner Elementary School archery team for winning the 2026 Kentucky National Archery in the Schools Program 3D state championship.
Honor the Piner Elementary School archery team for winning the 2026 Kentucky National Archery in the Schools Program 3D state championship.
Became lawadopted by voice vote · 2026-03-31
AN ACT relating to the regulation of proxy advisory services.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; require proxy advisors to notify and disclose certain information to shareholders in a company doing business in Kentucky and to the company that is subject to the proxy advisory service when the proxy advisor is…
Became lawdelivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 10) · 2026-03-31
A RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Joel Barrow and the Choctaw Academy as the first Indigenous American to become a college-educated medical doctor in the country and the first federal Native American boarding school that empowered him.
Honor Dr. Joel Barrow as the first Indigenous American to become a college-educated medical doctor in the country and the Choctaw Academy as the first federal Native American boarding school and the school that empowered him to do so.
Became lawadopted by voice vote · 2026-03-27
A RESOLUTION designating March 2026 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.
Designate March 2026 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.
Became lawadopted by voice vote · 2026-03-06
AN ACT relating to nondivisible loads.
Amend KRS 189.010 to include electric vehicle batteries in the definition of "nondivisible load" as it pertains to any state-maintained highway.
Not out of committeeto Committee on Committees (S) · 2026-02-26

“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.

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SR244 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Marilyn Mason to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4223)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR243 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Chad Mills to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4222)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SB197 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4263)
Passed · 35-1
Yea
SB98 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to welding safety. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4259)
Passed · 37-0
Yea
SB133 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4257)
Passed · 37-0
Yea
HB869 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4264)
Passed · 37-0
Yea
SB324 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4261)
Passed · 37-0
Yea
HB220 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to pension spiking in the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4189)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB826 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to education. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4256)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SB66 · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4260)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
SR268 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of as Joseph Koester to Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4246)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR237 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Edward Hatchett to the Kentucky State University Board of Regents. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4216)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR231 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Andrew Wood to the Public Service Commission. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4210)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR258 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Kenton W. Bottoms II to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4237)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR271 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Dr. Kenny Burdine to the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4249)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR257 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Debra Wulfeck to the Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4236)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR269 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of William Jones to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4247)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR253 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Mark Kleiner to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4232)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR245 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Amy Miller to the Board of Tax Appeals. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4224)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR227 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Anne Veno to the Board of Nursing. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4206)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR273 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Steven Olt to the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4251)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR228 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Hope Jones to the Board of Nursing. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4207)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR251 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Kathryn Thomas to the Board of Claims. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4230)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR264 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Fritz Giesecke to the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4242)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR266 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Sean Garber to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4244)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR216 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Nicholas Pace to the Education Professional Standards Board. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4195)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR265 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Madison Silvert to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4243)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR248 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of James P. Gray II to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4227)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR218 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Michael R. Eaves to the Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4197)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR252 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of John Stovall to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4231)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR247 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Paul Todd Case to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4226)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR230 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Arthur Ryan to the Board of Nursing. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4209)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR241 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Justin Kyle Mitchell to the Education Professional Standards Board. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4220)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR272 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Frank Penn to the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4250)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR233 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Ken Hunt to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Board of Regents. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4212)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR213 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jai Y. Bokey to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4192)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR263 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Heather Graham to the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4241)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR242 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Elijah Edwards to the Education Professional Standards Board. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4221)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR246 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Leon Clark Williams to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4225)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR238 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Merideth Murphy Pittman to the Education Professional Standards Board. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4217)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR229 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Monica Kennison to the Board of Nursing. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4208)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR232 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Angela Hatton to the Public Service Commission. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4211)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR239 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Lisa Marie Rudzinski to the Education Professional Standards Board. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4218)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR250 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Hilary Sykes to the Crime Victims Compensation Board. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4229)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR249 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Elaine Wilson to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4228)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR260 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Andrew Marshall Coyle to the Kentucky State Fair Board. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4238)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR215 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Elizabeth G. Dinkins to the Education Professional Standards Board. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4194)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR267 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of F. Bruce Williams to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4245)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR234 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Tara Horn to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Board of Regents. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4213)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR221 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Misdee Wrigley Miller to the Kentucky Film Leadership Council. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4200)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR254 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Victoria Grooms to the Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4233)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR223 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Steve Zahn to the Kentucky Film Leadership Council. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4202)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR224 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Soozie Eastman as a member of the Kentucky Film Leadership Council. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4203)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR262 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Darrin Benton to the Kentucky State Fair Board. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4240)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR217 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Wilton Currie Milliken to the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4196)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR219 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of William Crawford to the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4198)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR226 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Michael James to the Parole Board. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4205)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR276 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jonathan Rabinowitz to the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4254)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR270 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Michael McGhee to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4248)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
SR222 · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jeremy Winton as a member of the Kentucky Film Leadership Council. (Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4201)
Passed · 38-0
Yea
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 436 total roll-call votes this session).
Voting data provided by LegiScan, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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