Chris Fugate
Kentucky State Representative, District 84 since 2016. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 7
- 30 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 5.9%
- Chamber median 7.5%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +30.1
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations and Revenue
- Appropriations and Revenue
- Natural Resources and Energy
- Natural Resources and Energy
- Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
- Tourism, Small Business and Information Technology
- Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection
- Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Actuarial Analysis · Became law Apr 2026
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Fugate sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives
Fugate is closer to the center than 79% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: David Hale, Tony Hampton, Timmy Truett
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Fugate’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Fugate’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Fugate | Rep. majority | Dem. 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 | Yes | No | Passed 80–17 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 142: AN ACT relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 86–11 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 904: AN ACT relating to gaming. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 67–7 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 652: AN ACT relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 81–17 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Fugate 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 of Representatives, District 84 | Won | — | R+62.1 | — |
| 2024 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 84 | Won | R+30.1 | R+62.1 | −32.0 |
| 2022 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 84 | Won | R+37.8 | R+56.8 | −19.0 |
| 2020 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 84 | Won | R+47.1 | — | — |
| 2018 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 84 | Won | R+11.3 | — | — |
| 2016 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 84 | Won | R+26.2 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Fugate has held
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 84 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Fugate has run against
- Zackary H. Hall (D) · 2024 election, won
- Theresa Napier Combs (D) · 2022 election, won
- Kenneth R. Hall (D) · 2020 election, won
- Thomas R. Pope (D) · 2018 election, won
- Fitz Steele (D) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Fugate
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/6843e90b-a30a-4dbf-885c-7321ccc8f73f
- Wikidata Q62017618
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET