Ashley Laferty
Kentucky State Representative, District 95 since 2018. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 0
- 17 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 24.7%
- Chamber median 7.5%
- With party
- 74%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +12.6
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Transportation · ranking member
- Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force
- Economic Development and Workforce Investment
- Economic Development and Workforce Investment
- Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
- Tourism, Small Business and Information Technology
- Transportation
- Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection
- Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection
- Workforce Attraction and Retention Task Force
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Labor And Industry · Failed in committee Mar 2026
Education, Elementary And Secondary · Failed in committee Feb 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Laferty sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives
Laferty is closer to the center than 95% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Adam Moore, Matt Lehman, Daniel Grossberg
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Laferty’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats74%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Kentucky House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Laferty’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Laferty | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 70–22 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 379: AN ACT relating to postsecondary education. | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 80–17 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 142: AN ACT relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency. | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 86–11 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 904: AN ACT relating to gaming. | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 67–7 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 652: AN ACT relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency. | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 81–17 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Laferty was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 95 | Won | D+12.6 |
| 2022 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 95 | Won | D+19.7 |
| 2020 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 95 | Won | D+20.0 |
| 2018 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 95 | Won | D+15.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Laferty has held
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 95 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Laferty has run against
- Brandon Spencer (R) · 2024 general, won
- Brandon Spencer (R) · 2022 general, won
- William Matt Reynolds (R) · 2020 general, won
- Larry D. Brown (R) · 2018 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Laferty
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/6bc2a8c3-3370-4586-b0b7-a5028f336d12
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET