Phillip Wheeler
Kentucky State Senator, District 31 since 2020. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 10
- 44 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 4.4%
- Chamber median 2.2%
- With party
- 94%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +44.5
- Won 2020
- 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.
- Economic Development and Workforce Investment · co-chair
- Economic Development, Tourism and Labor · chair
- Judiciary · vice chair
- Tourism, Small Business and Information Technology · co-chair
- Judiciary
- Legislative Oversight and Investigations
- Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force
- Natural Resources and Energy
- Natural Resources and Energy
- Transportation
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Economic Development · Became law Apr 2026
Agriculture · Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Wheeler sits in the Kentucky State Senate
Wheeler is closer to the center than 74% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Steve Rawlings, Shelley Frommeyer, Julie Adams
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Wheeler’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans94%
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: Wheeler’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Wheeler | 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 Wheeler 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 31 | Won | — |
| 2020 | Kentucky State Senate, District 31 | Won | R+44.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Wheeler has held
- Kentucky State Senate, District 31 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Wheeler has run against
- Glenn Martin Hammond (D) · 2020 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Wheeler
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/18063ded-67cb-46a9-b558-14d5da92b860
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET