Reggie Thomas
Kentucky State Senator, District 13 since 2016. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 2
- 37 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 5.3%
- Chamber median 7.5%
- With party
- 3%
- 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
- Artificial Intelligence Task Force
- Capital Projects and Bond Oversight
- Committee on Committees
- Economic Development and Workforce Investment
- Economic Development, Tourism and Labor
- Education
- Education
- Families and Children
- Families and Children
- Government Contract Review
- Judiciary
- Judiciary
- Legislative Oversight and Investigations
- Legislative Research Commission
- Rules
- Tourism, Small Business and Information Technology
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026
Courts, Circuit · Became law Apr 2026
Drugs And Medicines · Vetoed Apr 2026
Civil Rights · Failed in the House Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Thomas sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives
Thomas is closer to the center than 57% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Wade Williams, Timmy Truett, Tony Hampton
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Thomas’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats3%
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: Thomas’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Thomas | 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. | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 86–11 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 904: AN ACT relating to gaming. | No | 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 Thomas 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 13 | Won | — |
| 2020 | Kentucky State Senate, District 13 | Won | — |
| 2016 | Kentucky State Senate, District 13 | Won | — |
| 2012 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 88 | Lost | R+7.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Thomas has held
- Kentucky State Senate, District 13 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Thomas has run against
- Robert J. Benvenuti III (R) · 2012 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Thomas
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/42b259db-9ddb-4588-a463-b1a38c944c66
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET