Craig Richardson
Kentucky State Senator, District 3 since 2024. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 10
- 30 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 2.2%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Health Services · vice chair
- Agriculture
- Agriculture
- Appropriations and Revenue
- Appropriations and Revenue
- Enrollment
- Government Contract Review
- Health Services
- Impeachment Special
- Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force
- Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board Statutory
- Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight
- Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection
- Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Agriculture · Became law Apr 2026
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Richardson sits in the Kentucky State Senate
Richardson is closer to the center than 26% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Matt Nunn, Robby Mills, Scott Madon
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Richardson’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Kentucky State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Richardson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Richardson | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 139: AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 32–6 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | SB 1: AN ACT relating to education. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 31–7 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | SB 59: AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 31–7 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | SB 100: AN ACT relating to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission and declaring an emergency. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 32–6 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | SB 65: AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 32–6 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Richardson 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 State Senate, District 3 | Won | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Richardson has held
- Kentucky State Senate, District 3 · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Richardson
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/3109e3ae-10c1-417e-bf7f-bf4f539bd3c8
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET