Al Gentry
Kentucky State Representative, District 46 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 4
- 67 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 4.4%
- Chamber median 7.5%
- With party
- 91%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +13.2
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations · ranking member
- Economic Development and Workforce Investment
- Economic Development and Workforce Investment
- Impeachment Special
- Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations
- State Government
- State Government
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Children And Minors · Became law Apr 2026
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026
Boards And Commissions · Became law Apr 2026
Education, Elementary And Secondary · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Gentry sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives
Gentry is closer to the center than 48% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Chad Aull, Beverly Chester-Burton, Nima Kulkarni
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Gentry’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats91%
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: Gentry’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Gentry | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 70–22 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 379: AN ACT relating to postsecondary education. | No | No | Yes | Passed 80–17 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 142: AN ACT relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency. | Not voting | 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. | No | No | Yes | Passed 81–17 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Gentry 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kentucky House District 46 | Won | — | D+10.9 | — |
| 2024 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 46 | Won | D+13.2 | — | — |
| 2022 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 46 | Won | D+9.9 | — | — |
| 2020 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 46 | Won | D+19.1 | — | — |
| 2018 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 46 | Won | D+23.0 | — | — |
| 2016 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 46 | Won | D+10.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $44.9K
- Spent
- $17.8K
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings through Oct 13, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:43 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Alan Gentry (GENERAL 11/03/2026) State | Active |
| Alan Gentry (PRIMARY 05/19/2026) State | Active |
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings through Oct 13, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:43 AM ET
Seats Gentry has held
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 46 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Gentry has run against
- Brad Woolridge (R) · 2026 general, won
- Bob Devore (R) · 2024 election, won
- Ginny Mulveywoolridge (R) · 2022 election, won
- James Stansbury (R) · 2018 election, won
- Eric Crump (R) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Gentry
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/dfaa3769-decc-4c1c-9c0b-7195153ab6c8
- Wikidata Q101079621
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET