Gary Clemons
Kentucky State Senator, District 37. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- Bills became law
- 1
- 21 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.3%
- Chamber median 2.2%
- With party
- 97%
- 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.
- Agriculture
- Agriculture
- Banking and Insurance
- Banking and Insurance
- Economic Development and Workforce Investment
- Economic Development, Tourism and Labor
- Tourism, Small Business and Information Technology
- Transportation
- Transportation
- Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection
- Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Background Checks · Failed in the Senate Feb 2026
Disasters And Recovery Efforts · Failed in committee Mar 2026
Labor And Industry · Failed in committee Feb 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Clemons sits in the Kentucky State Senate
Clemons is closer to the center than 60% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Karen Berg, Gerald Neal, Keturah Herron
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Clemons’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Kentucky State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Clemons’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Clemons | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 139: AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency. | No | No | Yes | Passed 32–6 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | SB 1: AN ACT relating to education. | No | No | Yes | Passed 31–7 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | SB 59: AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources. | No | No | Yes | Passed 31–7 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | SB 100: AN ACT relating to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission and declaring an emergency. | No | No | Yes | Passed 32–6 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | SB 65: AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. | No | No | Yes | Passed 32–6 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
How we know Clemons
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/b0cb8f76-4b91-472c-97e2-106ef21f3342
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET