Jason Howell
Kentucky State Senator, District 1 since 2020. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 4
- 11 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 3.4%
- Chamber median 2.2%
- With party
- 98%
- 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 · co-chair
- Agriculture · chair
- Legislative Oversight and Investigations · vice chair
- Licensing and Occupations · vice chair
- Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight · co-chair
- Banking and Insurance
- Banking and Insurance
- Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force
- Economic Development and Workforce Investment
- Economic Development, Tourism and Labor
- Impeachment Special
- Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations
- Tourism, Small Business and Information Technology
- Workforce Attraction and Retention Task Force
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
Agriculture · Became law Mar 2026
Circuit Clerks · Failed in the House Jan 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Howell sits in the Kentucky State Senate
Howell is closer to the center than 59% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Danny Carroll, Jimmy Higdon, Amanda Bledsoe
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Howell’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
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: Howell’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Howell | 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 Howell 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 1 | Won | — |
| 2020 | Kentucky State Senate, District 1 | Won | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Howell has held
- Kentucky State Senate, District 1 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Howell
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/a796965c-0c0f-43b2-975b-d9726b34acd8
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET