RepublicanIn office since Nov 2016

David Johnson

Kentucky State Representative, District 13 since 2016. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 4. Lost the 2026 race for Kentucky House District 91. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Kentucky State Representative, District 13Born 1957

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 10; 39 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.8%; Chamber median 7.5%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +26.5; Won 2022
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.

Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs · chair
State Government · co-chair
Natural Resources and Energy
Natural Resources and Energy
Public Pension Oversight Board
State Government
Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection
Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 39 sponsored · 10 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 6 AN ACT relating to child care and declaring an emergency.
Business Entities And Organizations · Became law Apr 2026

HB 139 AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency.
Attorney, Commonwealth's · Became law Apr 2026

HB 366 AN ACT relating to possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor.
Children And Minors · Became law Apr 2026

HB 689 AN ACT relating to the establishment of a Medicaid state-directed payment program.
Health Care Professionals · Became law Apr 2026

HB 419 AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Fire Commission.
Boards And Commissions · Became law Apr 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Johnson sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives

Johnson is closer to the center than 37% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Mike Nemes, Deanna Gordon, Ryan Bivens

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET

With Johnson’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%

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: Johnson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Johnson	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 Johnson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Kentucky House of Representatives, District 13 Kentucky House of Representatives, District 13

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 13	Won	—	R+26.0	—
2026	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 91	Lost	—	D+42.0	—
2024	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 13	Won	—	R+26.0	—
2022	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 13	Won	R+26.5	R+28.4	−1.9
2020	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 13	Won	R+7.5	—	—
2018	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 13	Lost	Even	—	—
2016	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 13	Won	R+1.6	—	—